Collaborate Disseminate
If an app gives you the option of turning off its access to your microphone I expect it to do precisely that – not to keep pulling audio from the built-in mic regardless.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Shazam for Mac keeps listening, even after you’ve switched it off
Bought a cheap Android phone on Amazon?
Surprise! It’s secretly sending your text messages (and more) to a server in Shanghai.
Continue reading Backdoor in some Android phones caught secretly sending data to China
TalkTalk would love the world to think that they suffered a highly sophisticated and sustained attack.
But if you watch my video you’ll find the true story is somewhat different.
Continue reading As teenager admits hack, let’s not forget TalkTalk’s shameful security
Theft, even if virtual, is still theft.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading FBI says FIFA Ultimate Team console game hackers stole millions in virtual currency
A simple human error saw email at the UK’s National Health Service brought to a standstill.
Find out more in my latest video.
Continue reading The NHS suffered a massive email storm today
If you… or umm… a friend is concerned about AdultFriendFinder being hacked – here is what you need to know.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading AdultFriendFinder data breach – what you need to know
Facebook has made a “terrible error.”
What is it this time? Oh, only that they’ve been telling folks that their friends and loved ones have died…
Continue reading Did Facebook tell your friends that you had died?
Whether you’re pleased or not that Donald Trump has won the keys to the White House, you might still have problems with government mass surveillance.
Continue reading Encrypted email service ProtonMail says new users up 100% since Trump victory
I’m honoured to be a guest on the inaugural episode of Jenny Radcliffe’s brand new podcast “The Human Factor.” Check it out!
Continue reading Graham Cluley on Jenny Radcliffe’s new podcast, ‘The Human Factor’
International recruitment agency Michael Page is contacting hundreds of thousands of job seekers, warning them that their personal information was exposed on a publicly accessible web server.
Continue reading Capgemini sloppily leaks data of 780,000 Michael Page job seekers to anyone on the internet