Collaborate Disseminate
Microsoft gets itself into a pickle with a privacy-popping new feature on its CoPilot+ PCs, the FTC warns of impersonated companies, and has your company hiring North Korean IT workers?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #374: Microsoft’s Recall controversy, and the North Korean insider threat
A vast network of millions of compromised computers, being used to facilitate a wide range of cybercrime, has been disrupted by a multinational law enforcement operation.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading “Largest botnet ever” disrupted. 911 S5’s alleged mastermind arrested
The world-renowned auction house Christie’s has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, seemingly orchestrated by a Russia-linked cybercriminal gang.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Going going gone! Ransomware attack grabs Christie’s client data for a steal
A data breach involving the Dutch city of Eindhoven left the personal information related to almost all of its citizens exposed.
And then they chose not to tell the affected 221,511 people about it.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security… Continue reading Almost all citizens of city of Eindhoven have their personal data exposed
The British Government is proposing sweeping change in its approach to ransomware attacks, proposing mandatory reporting by victims and licensing regime for all payments.
Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog. Continue reading UK Government ponders major changes to ransomware response – what you need to know
A scammer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering over US $4.5 million obtained by targeting businesses and the elderly with Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance fraud schemes.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of … Continue reading 10 years in prison for $4.5 million BEC scammer who bought Ferrari to launder money
iPhone photos come back from the dead! Scarlett Johansson sounds upset about GPT-4o, and there’s a cockup involving celebrity fakes.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity vetera… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #373: iPhone undeleted photos, and stealing Scarlett Johansson’s voice
The United States Department of Justice has dealt a blow to dark web drug traffickers by arresting a man alleged to operate the dark web drugs marketplace Incognito Market.
According to a DOJ press release, the alleged operator of a darknet platform… Continue reading 23-year-old alleged founder of dark web Incognito Market arrested after FBI tracks cryptocurrency payments
US businesses are believed to have recruited thousands of North Korean IT workers, sending earnings (and potentially data) to North Korea.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Arrests made after North Koreans hired for remote tech jobs at US companies
Nissan North America has revealed that extortionists who demanded a ransom after breaking into its external VPN and disrupted systems last year also stole the social security numbers of over 53,000 staff.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Secur… Continue reading Nissan reveals ransomware attack exposed 53,000 workers’ social security numbers