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Twitter is in chaos. I’d rather delete my Direct Messages one-by-one than one day find that they are in the hands of a hacker or a disgruntled Twitter employee who goes rogue. Continue reading It’s time. Delete your Twitter DMs
Healthcare organisations in the United States are being warned to be on their guard once again, this time against a family of ransomware known as Venus.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading Healthcare sector warned of Venus ransomware attacks
A man with dual Russian and Canadian nationality has been arrested in connection with his alleged part in the LockBit ransomware conspiracy that has demanded more than $100 million from its victims.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Alleged LockBit ransomware operator arrested in Canada
PC manufacturer Lenovo has been forced to push out a security update to more than two dozen of its laptop models, following the discovery of high severity vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious hackers.
Security researchers at ESET dis… Continue reading Update your Lenovo laptop’s firmware now! Flaws could help malware survive a hard disk wipe
Graham offers some security and privacy advice for those exodusing Twitter to Mastodon, and Carole slams the door shut on a notorious scammer with a huge Instagram following.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #297: Mastodon 101, and the Hushpuppi saga
A ransomware gang has begun to publish data on the dark web stolen from Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank.
Curiously, the hackers have released details of insured customers, sorted into two files bearing the label “naughty-list” and “good-… Continue reading Having refused to pay ransom, health insurer Medibank sees customer data posted online by hackers
Mastodon is hot right now. After some years of only being used by geeks (yes, I’ve had an account for a while now) it’s at the tipping point of becoming mainstream. If you’re part of the exodus of users leaving Twitter for Mastodon, what are the secu… Continue reading Mastodon: What you need to know for your security and privacy
Embattled Australian health insurer Medibank says that it will not pay a ransom to cyber extortionists who stolen the personal data of almost ten million customers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Medibank refuses to pay ransom after 9.7 million health insurance customers have their data stolen
The metaverse is evolving, and tech giants like Meta (the firm previously known as Facebook), Microsoft, and Google are betting big that you’ll want to be a part of it.
You know who else might be keen? Criminals.
Read more in my article on the H… Continue reading Crime in the metaverse – police face new challenges in a virtual world
The world’s richest man’s plans for the news junkie’s favourite social network inevitably get a great deal of attention. Not everyone will be aware of the details of what Elon Musk might be planning for Twitter, but they will certainly be aware that i… Continue reading Verified users beware! Scammers are exploiting Twitter turmoil caused by Elon Musk’s takeover