Collaborate Disseminate
First reported earlier in March 2025, VanHelsing is a new ransomware-as-a-service operation.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading VanHelsing ransomware: what you need to know
According to some reports, Kuala Lumpur International Airport had to resort to using whiteboards to communicate with passengers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Malaysian PM says “no way” to $10 million ransom after alleged cyber attack against Kuala Lumpur airport
A YouTuber has unleashed an innovative AI bot army to disrupt and outwit the world of online scammers, and a New York Times investigation looks into the intricate web of global money laundering.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition o… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #410: Unleash the AI bot army against the scammers – now!
In episode 43 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover a robot that isn’t terrifying, a newspaper shuns journalists in favour of AI, Graham watches a robot dog learn to stand, an AI computer programmer develops a familiar attitude, and New York tries to stop … Continue reading The AI Fix #43: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords!
BlackLock has become a big deal, very quickly. It has been predicted to be one of the biggest ransomware-as-a-service operations of 2025.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading BlackLock ransomware: What you need to know
In episode 409 of the “Smashing Security” podcast, we uncover the curious case of the Chinese cyber-attack on Littleton’s Electric Light Company, and a California landlord’s hidden camera scandal.
Find out about this, and more, in the latest editio… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #409: Peeping perverts and FBI phone calls
A security researcher has discovered that the websites of over 100 car dealerships have been compromised in a supply-chain attack that attempted to infect the PCs of internet visitors.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Supply-chain CAPTCHA attack hits over 100 car dealerships
In episode 42 of the AI Fix, our hosts discover why ads for the Neo Gamma robot are so sinister, Graham plays peek-a-boo with a crow, humans give up writing, an AI designs a drug, an upstart AI agent gets everyone’s attention, and a talking fish offers… Continue reading The AI Fix #42: AIs with anxiety, and why AIs don’t know what happened
An ingenious phishing scam is targeting cryptocurrency investors, by posing as a mandatory wallet migration.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Mandatory Coinbase wallet migration? It’s a phishing scam!
Whether you’re downloading a video from YouTube or converting a Word document into a PDF file, there’s a chance that you might be unwittingly handing control of your PC straight into the hands of cybercriminals.
Read more in my article on the Hot fo… Continue reading Free file converter malware scam “rampant” claims FBI