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Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Edgescan. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Edgescan simplifies Vulnerability Management (VM) by delivering a single full-stack SaaS solution integrated with world-class… Continue reading Does a hybrid model for vulnerability management make sense?
Do ransomware gangs actually have a heart? Perhaps…
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading LockBit ransomware gang says sorry, gives free decryptor to SickKids hospital
A security researcher has won a $107,500 bug bounty after discovering a way in which hackers could install a backdoor on Google Home devices to seize control of their microphones, and secretly spy upon their owners’ conversations.
Read more in my ar… Continue reading Google Home smart speaker bug could have allowed hackers to spy on your conversations
Music-streaming service Deezer has owned up to a data breach, after hackers managed to steal the data of over 200 million of its users. Continue reading Data of over 200 million Deezer users stolen, leaks on hacking forum
Do you use the LastPass password manager? Did you know they suffered a data breach, and that your passwords may be at risk?
You do now. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading LostPass: after the LastPass hack, here’s what you need to know
The FBI is warning US consumers that cybercriminals are placing ads in search engine results that impersonate well-known brands, in an attempt to spread ransomware and steal financial information.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Sec… Continue reading Don’t click too quick! FBI warns of malicious search engine ads
Beware your Roomba’s roving eye, the Finns warn of AI threats around the corner, and watch out when hailing a cab in Dublin…
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer sec… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #303: Secret Roomba snaps, Christmas cab scams, and the future of AI
Social media analytics service Social Blade has confirmed that it is investigating a security breach, after a hacker offered its user database for sale on an underground criminal website.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Data breach at Social Blade confirmed. Hacker offers to sell database on underground website
Celebrated crime author Ann Cleeves turned to Twitter this week, desperate for help.
The reason? The author, whose novels had been the inspiration for TV series like “Vera”, had lost her HP laptop during a blizzard in Shetland. Continue reading Backup saves the day after crime author loses laptop in blizzard
Microsoft has warned that malicious hackers were able to get the software giant to digitally sign their code so it could be used in attacks, such as the deployment of ransomware.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Microsoft approved and digitally-signed malicious drivers used in ransomware attacks