Political hackers strike City of Fort Worth, in protest at anti-trans legislation

The city of Fort Worth in Texas announced on Saturday that it had suffered a security breach that saw hackers claim to have gained unauthorised access to data.

But it doesn’t appear, for now at least, that the hackers are attempting to extort a rans… Continue reading Political hackers strike City of Fort Worth, in protest at anti-trans legislation

BlackLotus bootkit patch may bring “false sense of security”, warns NSA

The NSA has publsihed a guide about how to mitigate against attacks involving the BlackLotus bootkit malware, amid fears that system administrators may not be adequately protecting against the threat.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of… Continue reading BlackLotus bootkit patch may bring “false sense of security”, warns NSA

Apple issues fix for zero-day flaws used in spy attacks against Kaspersky. Patch now!

If you have an Apple computer, watch, or smartphone you have hopefully already received a notification that you should install an update to your operating system.

And yes, you really should update your devices. Continue reading Apple issues fix for zero-day flaws used in spy attacks against Kaspersky. Patch now!

Hackers threaten to release photos of Beverly Hills plastic surgery patients

Patients of a Beverly Hills plastic surgery clinic face the potential horror of having highly sensitive images of their bodies leaked onto the internet by hackers.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hackers threaten to release photos of Beverly Hills plastic surgery patients

Smashing Security podcast #327: Mark’s metaverse for minors, and getting down to business

There’s some funny business going on on Google, and Zuckerberg’s $14 billion bet on the metaverse is beginning to look a little childish…

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity vete… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #327: Mark’s metaverse for minors, and getting down to business

Ensure the security and reliability of your applications at every stage, from development to production, with Uptycs

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Uptycs. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Your developer’s laptop is just a hop away from cloud infrastructure. Attackers don’t think in silos, so why would you have sil… Continue reading Ensure the security and reliability of your applications at every stage, from development to production, with Uptycs