Collaborate Disseminate
In an audacious attack, a hacker attempted to get his friend released from prison early.
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What’s a lad to do if his school grades just aren’t up to snuff, and it looks like his dreams of ever getting to a prestigious Ivy League college are in tatters?
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Modern-day ‘Ferris Bueller’ hacks school, changes grades, applies to Ivy League colleges
A leaked memo from the US Department of Homeland Security has potentially drawn a cloud over the excitement of unwrapping a DJI drone this Christmas.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog.
Continue reading DJI drones likely spying for China, claims leaked intelligence bulletin
Nadine Dorries MP has – perhaps unintentionally – exposed the appalling computer security practices that she and her fellow politicians have in place.
Continue reading The lax computer security of British MPs – as detailed in their own tweets
Nadine Dorries MP has – perhaps unintentionally – exposed the appalling computer security practices that she and her fellow politicians have in place.
Continue reading The lax computer security of British MPs – as detailed in their own tweets
Uber covers up a data breach, the noose tightens on net neutrality, and Bulletproof’s website spills the data beans.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #055: Uber, net neutrality, and website hacks
Clarksons, the global shipping firm, has turned the tables on criminal hackers who attempted to extort a ransom payment after stealing confidential information from the company’s network.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Continue reading Shipping giant refuses to pay hackers ransom after data stolen
To their credit, it didn’t take Apple long to fix their horrendous bug that allowed *anyone* to log into computers running macOS High Sierra with admin rights, without needing to know a password.
But it should really never have got past quality control… Continue reading Apple fixes root password bug: ‘Install this update as soon as possible’
Google Play’s security team has uncovered a family of Android malware capable of stealing sensitive data from social media apps and spying on WhatsApp, Viber, and Skype communications.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Android spyware found secretly recording WhatsApp, Viber, and Skype chats
Yes, you can log into macOS High Sierra’s root account with no password.
In this special “emergency” edition of the podcast computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault discuss the breaking news of a serious Apple macOS bug that allows… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #054: A great big fat macOS bug