Collaborate Disseminate
Yamaha Corporation, the world’s largest producer of musical equipment, has confirmed that has suffered a “cybersecurity incident” during which hackers gained unauthorised access to its systems, and stole data.
Read more in my article on the Hot for … Continue reading Following claims by two ransomware groups, Yamaha confirms cyberattack
Fake blockchain games, that are being actively promoted by cybercriminals on social media, are actually designed to infect the computers of unsuspecting Mac users with cryptocurrency-stealing malware. Continue reading New Realst Mac malware, disguised as blockchain games, steals cryptocurrency wallets
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at PlexTrac. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Reports are the critical deliverables that make pentest results actionable, but do they have to be so painful to prepare? Not… Continue reading How to write a killer pentest report
Some employees at Google will have internet access from their desktop PCs significantly restricted, with only internal web-based tools and Google-owned sites such as Google Drive, Google Maps, and Gmail accessible.
But will such an approach protect … Continue reading Google blocks staff’s internet access to reduce attacks – but will it work?
If you thought hackers might be causing your company a few headaches, pity the folks at Estée Lauder.
Two different ransomware groups have listed the cosmetics maker on their leak sites on the dark web, as a result of seemingly separate attacks.
The FBI warns that tech support scammers are increasingly telling their victims to send actual cash, concealed in newspaper or a magazine, rather than wiring funds.
But why?
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Tech support scammers trick victims into old-school offline money transfer
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to hand over his WhatsApp messages – or does he? And a couple of fun-loving girls from Aberdeen have come up with a sinister twist on sextortion scams.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition o… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #331: Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, and sextorting party girls
A federal grand jury has indicted a former employee of a contractor operating a California town’s wastewater treatment facility, alleging that he remotely turned off critical systems and could have endangered public health and safety.
Read more in m… Continue reading Former contractor accused of remotely accessing town’s water treatment facility
A London court has heard that two British teens hacked and blackmailed a series of companies, causing millions of dollars worth of damage.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading British teens accused of hacks against Uber and Rockstar Games’s Grand Theft Auto 6
Going for a jog can be bad for your privacy (but even worse for your health), and Britain’s consumer finance champion finds his face is being faked.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecu… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #330: Deepfake Martin Lewis, and a deadly jog in the park