Collaborate Disseminate
TikTok is making headlines again, and – as usual – it’s not for a good reason.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Now TikTok is even banned from US govt contractors’ personal smartphones
The Russia-linked cybercrime gang thought to be behind a hack that has impacted companies around the world has posted a message to its corporate victims.
In short, firms affected by the MOVEit hack are being told to congtact the Cl0p ransomware grou… Continue reading Cl0p gang tells MOVEit hack victims to contact it before June 14, or else…
North Korean state-sponsored hackers are targeting think tanks, research centres, media organisations, and academics in the United States and South Korea to gather intelligence.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Academics, media, and think tanks warned of North Korean hacking campaign
Staff at the BBC have been warned that their personal data may now be in the hands of cybercriminals, following the exploitation of a vulnerability in a software tool used by the company that manages their payroll. Continue reading BBC staffers warned of payroll data breach. Other firms also affected by MOVEit vulnerability
Twitter awarded “gold checkmark” to unofficial Disney Twitter account which posted racial slurs.
Is it any wonder that Twitter’s ad sales in the United Sales have plunged 59% in the past year? Continue reading Hate speech is driving advertisers away from Twitter
Jetpack. an extremely popular WordPress plugin that provides a variety of functions including security features for around five million websites, has received a critical security update following the discovery of a bug that has lurked unnoticed since 2… Continue reading Decade-old critical vulnerability in Jetpack patched on millions of WordPress websites
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ChatGPT hallucinations cause turbulence in court, a riot in Wales may have been ignited on social media, and do you think .MOV is a good top-level domain for “a website that moves you”?
… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #324: .ZIP domains, AI lies, and did social media inflame a riot?
RaidForums, the notorious hacking and data leak forum seized and shut down by the authorities back in April 2022, is – perhaps surprisingly – at the centre of another cybersecurity breach. Continue reading Hacking forum hacked, user database leaked online
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has received a US $3 million ransom demand following a prolonged campaign of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against its online services.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading SAS Airlines hit by $3 million ransom demand following DDoS attacks
The BBC reports that the Venezuelan government is paying people to tweet in support of it, in an attempt to drown out the noise of its critics. Continue reading Venezuela pays people to tweet state propaganda and deepfake videos