Collaborate Disseminate
It’s time for you and your colleagues to become more skeptical about what you read.
That’s a takeaway from a series of experiments undertaken using GPT-3 AI text-generating interfaces to create malicious messages designed to spear-phish, scam, harra… Continue reading Researchers warn AI-generated phishing attacks are becoming more convincing
Someone called OxShagger thinks he has come up with the perfect Valentine’s surprise for Oxford students, but is the way he has gone about “bookworms with benefits” really a good idea? Robot security guards are trundling the streets of – you guessed it… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #304: Oxford’s dating disaster, cheap security robots, and faking a suicide
Three weeks after The Guardian newspaper was hit by a ransomware attack, it warns staff members that their personal data was accessed. Continue reading Post-ransomware attack, The Guardian warns staff their personal data was accessed
The experts at security firm Bitdefender have released a universal decryptor for victims of the MegaCortex family of ransomware, which is estimated to have caused more than 1800 infections – mostly of businesses. Continue reading Free decryptor for victims of MegaCortex ransomware released
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