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Apple has removed “Adware Doctor” from the macOS App Store amid claims that the program was uploading browser histories to China. And it turns out that wasn’t the only popular app stealing users’ private information.
The post Apps that steal usersR… Continue reading Apps that steal users’ browser histories kicked out of the Mac App store
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British police have announced that they have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a series of hoax bomb threats and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Teenage hacker admits making hoax bomb threats against schools and airlines
British police have announced that they have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a series of hoax bomb threats and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. George Duke-Cohan (who goes by online aliases such as “7R1D3N7”, R… Continue reading Teenage hacker admits making hoax bomb threats against schools and airlines
Hackers have stolen the personal and payment card information of hundreds of thousands of British Airways passengers from its website.
Continue reading British Airways hacked – customer data and details of 380,000 card payments stolen
Unpopular podcasts are manipulating Apple Podcasts to artificially inflate their ranking, and get themselves a coveted place towards the top of the charts.
Continue reading How to manipulate Apple’s podcast charts, and get yourself a top-rated show
What’s the danger when browser extensions go bad? Is Twitter sharing your online status a boon for stalkers? And which of the show’s hosts is going to admit to cheating in their exams?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of t… Continue reading Smashing Security #094: Rogue browser extensions, Twitter presence, and how to cheat in exams
Ran Levi of “Malicious Life” interviewed me about the early days of the anti-virus industry, how my career started, how cybercrime has changed, and why I’ve got a very good personal reason to abhor Facebook.
Continue reading Ran Levi interviews Graham Cluley on the Malicious Life podcast
The official Chrome browser extension for Mega.nz was compromised with a malicious update, stealing passwords and private keys.
Keep your browser extensions to a minimum, and always be wary if they ask for elevated permissions.
Continue reading If an extension goes rogue, everything you do in your browser is compromised
A class-action lawsuit against a hacked health insurer is claiming that a crucial computer was wilfully destroyed, erasing critical evidence that could prove the severity of the security breach.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Premera Blue Cross victims accuse insurer of deliberately destroying hacking evidence