Australian teen who hacked into Apple and stole 90 GB of files avoids jail

An Australian teenager who hacked into Apple’s network on multiple occasions over several months, and stole sensitive files, has been told that he will not be imprisoned.
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Smashing Security #097: Dash cam surveillance, robocall plague, and Zoho woe

Why was Zoho’s website taken offline by its own domain registrar? How are dash cams making you less secure? And why are robocalls on the rise in the United States?
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Malware steals passwords from 6.4 million SHEIN customers

Women’s fashion retailer SHEIN has suffered a major security breach that has exposed the personal information and passwords of over six million customers. In a press statement, SHEIN reveals that it discovered on August 22 2018 that malicious hac… Continue reading Malware steals passwords from 6.4 million SHEIN customers

14 years prison for man who helped hackers evade detection by anti-virus software

A US court has sentenced the creator of a notorious service that helped malware authors avoid detection by anti-virus software to 14 years in prison. Ruslans Bondars, a 37-year-old Latvian citizen, was convicted earlier this year of conspiracy to viola… Continue reading 14 years prison for man who helped hackers evade detection by anti-virus software

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Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support!
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Smashing Security #096: Bribing Amazon staff, and blinking deepfakes

Amazon staff are being bribed to delete negative reviews and leak data, deepfakes are getting more dangerous, an update on John McAfee’s bitcoin bet, and our guest gets a shock…
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