Collaborate Disseminate
Crypto fraud meets cuddly toys!
US authorities have charged a group accused of stealing $263 million in cryptocurrency – and then laundering the cash by stuffing it into Squishmallows.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading DOJ charges 12 more in $263 million crypto fraud takedown where money was hidden in squishmallow stuffed animals
In this week’s episode, Graham investigates the mysterious Iberian Peninsula blackout (aliens? toaster? cyberattack?), Carole dives in the UK legal aid hack that exposed deeply personal data of society’s most vulnerable, and Dinah Davis recounts how In… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #418: Grid failures, Instagram scams, and Legal Aid leaks
In episode 51 of The AI Fix, a Greek man’s marriage is destroyed after ChatGPT reads his coffee, a woman dumps her husband to marry an AI called Leo, and Graham wonders whether it’s time to upload his brain into a lunchbox-packing robot.
Meanwhile, … Continue reading The AI Fix #51: Divorce by coffee grounds, and why AI robots need your brain
Eric Council Jr. pleaded guilty to charges related to the January 2024 hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Twitter account, which saw a fake announcement about the Bitcoin cryptocurrency posted to its followers.
Read more in my… Continue reading SEC Twitter hack: Man imprisoned for role in attack that caused Bitcoin’s price to soar.
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Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare companies in the United States, has confirmed that the personal data of some 437,329 patients has been exposed following an attack by cybercriminals.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading Prescription for disaster: Sensitive patient data leaked in Ascension breach
Don’t get duped, doxxed, or drained! In this episode of “Smashing Security” we dive into the creepy world of sextortion scams, and investigate how crypto wallet firm Ledger’s Discord server was hijacked in an attempt to phish for cryptocurrency recover… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #417: Hello, Pervert! – Sextortion scams and Discord disasters
In episode 50 of The AI Fix, AI brings a slain man back from the dead so he can appear at his killer’s trial, Mark gets a mysterious phone call, Trump uses AI to become Pope Donald the First, Zuck ponders the nature of friendship, Apple says the quiet … Continue reading The AI Fix #50: AI brings dead man back for killer’s trial, and the judge loves it
A man has been jailed in Ireland for two years after pleading guilty to offences related to his illegal online business that sold ransomware and other malware, as well as stolen credit card details, and false bank accounts.
Read more in my article o… Continue reading Two years’ jail for down-on-his-luck man who sold ransomware online
Oh dear, what a shame, never mind.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading LockBit ransomware gang breached, secrets exposed