Collaborate Disseminate
Who gets to decide who should be CEO of OpenAI? ChatGPT or the board? Plus a ransomware gang goes a step further than most, reporting one of its own data breaches to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
All this and more is discussed in the … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #349: Ransomware gang reports its own crime, and what happened at OpenAI?
The Kimsuky hacking gang has been accused of impersonating South Korean officials and journalists in a plot to steal cryptocurrency for the North Korean regime.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hackers pose as officials to steal secrets and cryptocurrency for North Korea
Who’s more incompetent – the cryptocurrency exchanges or some of the people who hack them? Plus a closer look at the reliability of AI chatbots.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurit… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #348: Hacking for chimp change, and AI chatbot birthday
The US trading arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been hit by a ransomware attack that reportedly forced it to handle trades via messengers carrying USB thumb drives across Manhattan.
Read more in my article on the Hot for… Continue reading World’s biggest bank hit by ransomware, forced to trade via USB stick
A woman’s attempt to hire an assassin online backfires badly, it’s scary just how cheap it is to buy information about US military personnel, and trolls and tattoos don’t mix.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Sm… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #347: Trolls, military data, and the hitman and her
Photos of naked patients and medical records have been posted online by extortionists who hacked a Las Vegas plastic surgery, driving victims to file a lawsuit claiming not enough care was taken to protect their private information.
Read more in my … Continue reading Women sue plastic surgery after hack saw their naked photos posted online
Want to crash someone’s iPhone or iPad? Turns out it’s not that tricky, if you have a Flipper Zero. Continue reading Making iPhones and iPads crash with a Flipper Zero
A ransomware attack impacting five hospitals in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has seen hackers gain access to a database containing 5.6 million patient visits, and the social insurance numbers of over 1400 employees.
Read more in my article on the H… Continue reading Cancer treatments cancelled after Canadian hospitals hit by ransomware attack
Google has added a new real-time app scanning capability to Google Play Protect in order to help it better protect against malicious apps installed from outside the official app store.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Google hopes to better fight malicious apps with real-time scanning on Android devices