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Davis Lu had planted malicious Java code onto his employer’s network that would cause “infinite loops” that would ultimate result in the server crashing or hanging.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Man found guilty of planting infinite loop logic bomb on ex-employer’s system
In episode 41 of the AI Fix, our hosts learn that society needs to be completely reordered by December, Grok accuses Trump of being a Russian asset, Graham discovers that parents were wrong about computer games all along, and Mark wonders if a kung-fu … Continue reading The AI Fix #41: Can AIs be psychopaths, and why we should be AI optimists
On Tuesday, March 18 2025, at 1pm EST, I will be joining the experts at Dashlane for an online chat all about credential security in the age of AI.
Learn more and make sure to book your free seat. Continue reading Webinar: Credential security in the age of AI: Insights for IT leaders
Journey with us to Myanmar’s shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company’s mandatory hold time for tech support could lead to innocent users having their com… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking
Cactus is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that encrypts victim’s data and demands a ransom for a decryption key.
Read more about it in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Cactus ransomware: what you need to know
Have you had a phone call from police about your cryptocurrency wallet?
Be on your guard – you could be about to be scammed.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Fake police call cryptocurrency investors to steal their funds
In episode 40 of the AI Fix, Graham meets a shape-shifting GOAT, a robot dog gets wet, Mark likes Claude 3.7 Sonnet, OpenAI releases its dullest model yet, Grok 3 needs to go home and have a lie down, and everyone loses their minds over two AI agents b… Continue reading The AI Fix #40: ChatGPT saved my life, and making evil AIs by accident
It’s been a confusing few days in the world of American cybersecurity…
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading CISA refutes claims it has been ordered to stop monitoring Russian cyber threats
The Trump administration has told US cyber command and CISA to stop following or reporting on Russian cyber threats.
Yes, Russia! That country everyone used to agree was home to lots of ransomware gangs and hackers. Hmmm…
Read more in my articl… Continue reading Stop targeting Russian hackers, Trump administration orders US Cyber Command
Companies are being warned that malicious hackers are using a novel technique to break into businesses – by pretending to offer audits of the company’s cybersecurity.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Warning issued as hackers offer firms fake cybersecurity audits to break into their systems