Collaborate Disseminate
The FBI has recently issued a public service announcement that warns that since January 2025 there have been more than 5,100 complaints of account takeover fraud, and total reported losses in excess of US $262 million.
Read more in my article on the F… Continue reading FBI warns of surge in account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes – what you need to know
In episode 79 of The AI Fix, Gemini 3 roasts the competition, scares Nvidia, and can’t remember what year it is. Meanwhile, Graham investigates a fight between a fridge and robot, and Mark discovers that poetry could be a universal jailbreak for LLMs.
… Continue reading The AI Fix #79: Gemini 3, poetry jailbreaks, and do we even need safe robots?
Asahi Group Holdings, the makers of the popular Japanese beer Asahi Super Dry, has confirmed that the ransomware attack that disrupted its operations in late September also saw a significant data breach that affects more than 1.5 million customers and … Continue reading Asahi cyber attack spirals into massive data breach impacting almost 2 million people
CISA, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has issued a new warning that cybercriminals and state-backed hacking groups are using spyware to compromise smartphones belonging to users of popular encrypted messaging apps such as Signa… Continue reading State-backed spyware attacks are targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, CISA warns
America’s airwaves are haunted by zombies again, as we dig into a decade of broadcasters leaving their hardware open to attack, giving hackers the chance to hijack TV shows, blast out fake emergency alerts, and even replace religious sermons with expli… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #445: The hack that brought back the zombie apocalypse
Shadow AI – the use of artificial intelligence tools by employees without a company’s approval and oversight – is becoming a significant cybersecurity risk.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading Shadow AI security breaches will hit 40% of all companies by 2030, warns Gartner
In episode 78 of The AI Fix, alien robot spiders invade Antarctica (or Facebook says they do), Mark prepares humanity for AI-powered fighter jets with loyalty issues, and Graham tries to work out why his AI-generated country music career hasn’t yet pai… Continue reading The AI Fix #78: The big AI bubble, and robot Grandma in the cloud
International cybercrime-fighting agencies, co-ordinated by Europol, took down over 1000 servers and seized 20 domains earlier this month as part of Operation Endgame 3.0.
Their target? Three major malware platforms: the infostealer known as Rhadamant… Continue reading Operation Endgame disrupts Rhadamanthys information-stealing malware
After years of delays, the UK government has finally introduced landmark cybersecurity legislation that could reshape how British organisations defend against digital attacks.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog. Continue reading UK’s new cybersecurity bill takes aim at ransomware gangs and state-backed hackers
A technical manager at a Dutch wind farm operator has been sentenced after it was discovered he had secretly installed cryptocurrency mining rigs at two wind farm sites – just as the company was recovering from a ransomware attack.
Read more in my art… Continue reading Wind farm worker sentenced after turning turbines into a secret crypto mine