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Authorities in the United States have charged two people in connection with a series of notorious ransomware attacks.
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How are scammers stealing your money through Google Maps? Why did the FBI create a fake FedEx website? And how are US senators hoping to stop Grinch bots ruining Christmas?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning … Continue reading Smashing Security #106: Google Maps, Fed phishing, and Grinch bots
The German government has published draft guidelines on how it believes broadband routers should be secured. But some people think more could be done.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Box blog.
Continue reading Germany proposes security guidelines for routers, but not everybody is happy
A school district in Indiana which had $120,000 transferred from its bank account after its email account was hacked, has failed in an attempt to reclaim the cash.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading School district fails to reclaim $120,000 wired by bank to scammer
A school district in Indiana which had $120,000 transferred from its bank account after its email account was hacked, has failed in attempt to reclaim the cash dismissed. The problems for Lake Ridge Schools began in October 12 2016 when money earmarked… Continue reading School district fails to reclaim $120,000 wired by bank to scammer
New information has come to light which makes it more difficult to defend York city council’s actions and communications in response to being told about a vulnerability in its One Planet York app.
Continue reading More details on One Planet York app vulnerability don’t paint council in a good light
Fraudsters beware! The Feds are prepared to use your own tricks against you.
Continue reading When the FBI rather than the fraudsters make the fake FedEx website
Some in the computer security community feel that the council over-reacted by reporting the incident to the police.
I’m not so sure.
Continue reading Did UK city council over-react to a vulnerability report in its recycling app or not?
Prosecutors believe 21-year-old Manhattan resident Nicholas Truglia targeted the cellphones of Silicon Valley executives in “SIM-swapping” attacks.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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Prosecutors believe 21-year-old Manhattan resident Nicholas Truglia targeted the cellphones of the rich in SIM-swapping attacks.
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