Smashing Security podcast #473: How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup

A polite caller from your bank says there is a problem with your account. Don’t worry – they’ll send someone round to help. They’ll even take your cards away to keep them safe. The scam has run rampant, until Dutch police plastered blurred photos of 10… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #473: How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup

Hacker hijacks Brazil’s national alert system, sending “misanthropy” to millions of phones

Emergency alert systems work because people believe them. Every time one of these systems issues a false alert – whether through negligence or a deliberate attack – trust erodes.

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Hacker hijacks Brazil’s national alert system, sending “misanthropy” to millions of phones

Emergency alert systems work because people believe them. Every time one of these systems issues a false alert – whether through negligence or a deliberate attack – trust erodes.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacker hijacks Brazil’s national alert system, sending “misanthropy” to millions of phones

Smashing Security podcast #472: AI gets hacked, and BitLocker gets bypassed

What if your AI coding assistant could be tricked into stealing your own company’s secrets – by reading a single booby-trapped bug report? No phishing email. No malware. No password ever stolen. Just an AI doing exactly what it was told.

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Maine forced to take down data breach portal after fake notices filed with authorities

The US state of Maine has taken its public data breach notification portal offline after someone submitted fraudulent breach disclosures impersonating two well-known technology companies.

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Privacy own-goal: World Cup blunder leaks Lionel Messi’s passport details

Argentina’s World Cup squad had their passport numbers leaked before a ball was kicked – not by hackers, but by someone who failed to redact a document properly. document. It’s a mistake that has been made many times in the past…

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