Collaborate Disseminate
Law enforcement agencies in the United States, UK, Netherlands, Poland, and Germany have brought down the most popular DDoS-for-hire services on the internet, responsible for tens of millions of attacks against websites.
Read more in my article on t… Continue reading Operation Power Off: 50 DDoS-services taken offline in international crackdown
Drug dealers come unstuck while using the Encrochat encrypted-messaging app, and we put the Lensa AI’s avatar-generation tool under the microscope.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer s… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #302: Lensa AI, and a dog called Bob
Sports retail giant Intersport, which boasts some 6000 stores worldwide in 57 countries, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack which disabled checkouts in France during what should have been one of the busiest times of the year.
Read more in my a… Continue reading Hive ransomware gang claims responsibility for attack on Intersport that left cash registers disabled
As ever, what matters most is not so much whether an organisation gets hit or not by a ransomware attack, but how well it handles the aftermath and recovery.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Rackspace customers rage following ransomware attack, as class-action lawsuits filed
Researchers at Sophos have investigated so-called “metaparasites” – the scammers who scam other scammers. Continue reading Metaparasites: The cybercriminals who rip each other off
Malicious hackers, hell-bent on infiltrating an organisation, have no qualms about exploiting even the most tragic events.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading North Korean hackers exploit Seoul Halloween tragedy in zero-day attack
An AI chatbot is causing a stir – both impressing and terrifying users in equal measure. A security researcher discovers that a “smart” cam that doesn’t use the internet is err.. using the internet. And university students revolt over under-the-belt … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #301: AI chatbot or the start of Skynet? Eufy privacy, and hot desks
Russian courts and government agencies have been hit by a previously-undocumented strain of data-wiping malware known as CryWiper.
It poses as ransomware, but isn’t interested in making money out of its victims…
Read more in my article on the H… Continue reading Russian courts attacked by CryWiper malware that poses as ransomware
Your car’s mobile app might have allowed hackers to remotely unlock your vehicle, turn on or off its engine, and even honk its horn.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacking cars remotely with just their VIN
Researchers investigating a newly-discovered botnet have admitted that they “accidentally” broke
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Whoops! Researchers accidentally crash botnet used to launch DDoS and cryptomining campaigns