Beware! A new bug can crash iOS and macOS with a single text message
Resist the temptation to send this text bomb to anyone.
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Author Archives: Graham Cluley
Cybersecurity quiz winners rewarded with malware-infected USB sticks
No prizes for guessing that giving away USB sticks at a cybersecurity event wasn’t a good idea…
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Cybersecurity quiz winners rewarded with malware-infected USB sticks
It is a truth universally acknowledged in the infosecurity community, that giving away free USB sticks only leads to trouble. On countless occasions we’ve seen businesses embarrassed as they hand out thumb drives which are not only stuffed to the… Continue reading Cybersecurity quiz winners rewarded with malware-infected USB sticks
Hawaii’s ballistic missile false alarm and a user interface failure
Each and everyone of us goofs up every day – the only difference is that for most of us it doesn’t make international headlines.
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Hawaii’s ballistic missile false alarm and a user interface failure
Each and everyone of us goofs up every day – the only difference is that for most of us it doesn’t make international headlines.
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Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years – man charged
US authorities have charged a 28-year-old Ohio man who is alleged to have created and installed creepy spyware on thousands of computers for 13 years.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
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WhatsApp flaw could allow anyone to sneak into your private group chat
Let’s hope that WhatsApp responds appropriately to the researchers’ findings, and plugs this security hole before the threat evolves from being purely theoretical to real life.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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WhatsApp flaw could allow anyone to sneak into your private group chat
Let’s hope that WhatsApp responds appropriately to the researchers’ findings, and plugs this security hole before the threat evolves from being purely theoretical to real life.
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Smashing Security #060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House
The chips are down, as tech companies struggle to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. The White House is getting tough on leakers by banning personal devices from the West Wing. And someone has been embedding a Bitcoin wallet into their han… Continue reading Smashing Security #060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House
Post-hack, VTech has to pay $650,000 in FTC settlement – but doesn’t have to admit any wrongdoing
The FTC settlement, one of the first reached with an internet-enabled toy manufacturer over security and privacy concerns, lets the firm off the hook in one key area: it doesn’t require VTech to admit to any wrongdoing.
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