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A cybersecurity firm is buying access to underground crime forums to gather intelligence. Does that seem daft to you?
And over in Nigeria, even if romance scammers would like to update their LinkedIn profiles, just how easy is it to turn a new leaf… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #413: Hacking the hackers… with a credit card?
A data breach at insurance firm Lemonade left the details of thousands of drivers’ licenses exposed for 17 months.
According to the company, on March 14 2025 Lemonade learnt that a vulnerability in its online car insurance application process contai… Continue reading Insurance firm Lemonade warns of breach of thousands of driving license numbers
RansomHouse is a cybercrime operation that follows a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model, where affiliates (who do not require technical skills of their own) use the ransomware operator’s infrastructure to extort money from victims.
Read … Continue reading RansomHouse ransomware: what you need to know
In episode 46 of The AI Fix, China trolls US tariffs, a microscopic pogoing flea-bot makes a tiny leap forward for robotics, Google unveils the Agent2Agent protocol, a robot dog is so cute it ruins Graham’s entire day, and Europe commits €20 billion an… Continue reading The AI Fix #46: AI can read minds now, and is your co-host a clone?
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Medusa ransomware gang claims to have hacked NASCAR
Will you be shedding a tear for the cybercriminals?
Read more in my article on the Tripwire blog. Continue reading Ransomware reaches a record high, but payouts are dwindling
QR codes are being weaponised by scammers — so maybe think twice before scanning that parking meter. And in a blunder so dumb it makes autocorrect look smart, the White House explains how it leaked war plans on Signal because an iPhone mistook a journa… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #412: Signalgate sucks, and the quandary of quishing
In episode 45 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover that ChatGPT is running the world, Mark learns that mattress companies have scientists, Gen Z has nightmares about AI, OpenAI gets a bag, Graham eats too many cheese sandwiches, and too much training make… Continue reading The AI Fix #45: The Turing test falls to GPT-4.5
Internet users in Romania are finding their social media posts and online news articles bombarded with comments promoting blatant propaganda, inciting hatred towards the EU and NATO, and support for Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Read more in my article o… Continue reading Russian bots hard at work spreading political unrest on Romania’s internet
A Florida man, linked to the notorious Scattered Spider hacking gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to cryptocurrency thefts which have netted hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading King Bob pleads guilty to Scattered Spider-linked cryptocurrency thefts from investors