Collaborate Disseminate
London’s world-famous British Museum was forced to partially close its doors at the end of last week, following a serious security breach involving a former IT contractor.
Police were called to the museum on Friday after a recently dismissed worker … Continue reading Ex-worker arrested after ‘shutdown’ of British Museum computer systems
In episode 35 of The AI Fix, our hosts learn who the 175th best programmer in the world is, the AI supervillains put on suits for President Trump, a “not imaginary” AI turns out to be imaginary, OpenAI releases Operator and teases o3-mini, and Anthropi… Continue reading The AI Fix #35: Project Stargate, the AI emergency, and batsh*t AI cryonics
Residents of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, experienced an unexpected and unusual start to their Friday morning commute. As they boarded their public transport buses, they were greeted by a barrage of sound emanating from the vehicles’ speakers…. Continue reading Hacked buses blare out patriotic pro-European anthems in Tbilisi, attack government
The Turkish government is proposing a controversial new cybersecurity law that could make it a criminal act to report on data breaches.
But might it stifle journalism and free speech?
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Be careful what you say about data leaks in Turkey, new law could mean prison for reporting hacks
An Italian hacker makes the grade and ends up in choppy waters, and hear true stories of title deed transfer scams.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans G… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #401: Hacks on the high seas, and how your home can be stolen under your nose
The personal information of almost half a million people is now in the hands of hackers after a security breach of a company used by some of the world’s best known hotel brands.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Half a million hotel guests at risk after hackers accessed sensitive data
In episode 34 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch in horror as a vacuum cleaner sprouts a robotic arm and legs, a rivet embedded in the side of your head claims it will be able to read your mind and chat up French girls, a robot dog runs much quicker than y… Continue reading The AI Fix #34: Fake Brad Pitt and why AI means we will lose our jobs
Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platform that has targeted organisations around the world.
Read more about it in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Medusa ransomware: what you need to know
No, Brad Pitt isn’t in love with you.
A French woman was duped into believing a hospitalised Brad Pitt had fallen in love with her. The scammers even faked a “breaking news” report announcing the revelation of Brad’s new love…
Read more in my a… Continue reading No, Brad Pitt isn’t in love with you
The UK government has proposed extending its ban on ransomware payments to cover the entire public sector in an attempt to deter cybercriminal attacks and protect taxpayers.
But is a ban a good idea?
Read more in my article on the Exponential-e b… Continue reading UK government proposes ransomware payment ban for public sector