Collaborate Disseminate
A huge collection of email addresses and passwords, which can be used in attempts to break into online accounts, has been discovered.
If you are one of the affected users, what should you do about it?
Continue reading The Collection #1 data breach – what you need to do about it
A criminal Magecart gang successfully compromised hundreds of ecommerce websites via a malicious script that silently harvested personal data and payment card information as customers bought goods and services online.
Read more in my article on the Tri… Continue reading Magecart hits hundreds of websites via ad supply chain hijack
A criminal Magecart gang successfully compromised hundreds of ecommerce websites via a malicious script that silently harvested personal data and payment card information as customers bought goods and services online.
The post Magecart hits hundreds of… Continue reading Magecart hits hundreds of websites via ad supply chain hijack
Why a business spat resulted in Liberia falling off the internet, how the US Government shutdown is impacting website security, and the perplexing world of extreme IoT devices.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winn… Continue reading Smashing Security #111: When rivals hack, and ‘extreme’ baby monitors
This year, for the first time ever, a popular car will be amongst the products hackers will be trying to exploit at the Pwn2Own contest.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Huge prizes up for grabs for anyone who can hack a Tesla
If you’re going to the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver this March you’ll have the chance to participate in the Pwn2Own ethical hacking contest. As usual hackers will be working hard to crack the security of browsers and operating systems… Continue reading Huge prizes up for grabs for anyone who can hack a Tesla
TV fraudsters are using the disguise of emails from the TV Licensing authority to steal large sums of money from the bank accounts of unwary Brits.
Continue reading British TV viewers targeted by email fraudsters
A 34-year old man has been jailed after being found guilty of launching a massive denial-of-service attack against Boston Children’s Hospital.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading The DDoS attacker rescued by a Disney cruise ship is sentenced to over 10 years in prison
A 34-year old man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, after being found guilty of launching a massive denial-of-service attack against Boston Children’s Hospital. The sentencing of Martin Gottesfeld, from Somerville, Massachusetts… Continue reading The DDoS attacker rescued by a Disney cruise ship is sentenced to over 10 years in prison
A large number of Reddit users are being told that they will have to reset their passwords in order to regain access to their accounts following what the site is calling a “security concern.”
The lockout has occurred as Reddit’s security team investiga… Continue reading Reddit users locked out of accounts after ‘security concern’