Collaborate Disseminate
A 40-year-old man could face up to 10 years in prison, after admitting in a US District Court to sabotaging his former employer’s computer systems.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading IT admin admits sabotaging ex-employer’s network in bid for higher salary
Anti-porn “shamware” apps take a privacy pounding, is your image already being used by AI, and deepfake danger continues to deepen.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by compute… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #291: Deepfake dangers, AI image opt out, and controlling your urges
Politicians including Portugese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa are amongst those who have had their personal information leaked following an attack by the notorious Ragnar Locker gang against the country’s national airline TAP.
Read more in my ar… Continue reading TAP Air Portugal confirms hack, as Ragnar Locker gang leaks data – including that of Portugese president
Users of Revolut, the popular banking app, would be wise to be on their guard – as scammers are sending out barrages of SMS text messages, posing as official communications from the financial firm. Continue reading Beware Revolut frozen card scams sent via SMS text
Could the 16-year-old arrested in Oxford in March now be the 17-year-old arrested in Oxfordshire and charged with breaching his bail conditions? Continue reading Teen hacking suspect charged with computer misuse and breach of bail conditions
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Pentera. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Leaked and stolen credentials continue to pose a critical risk to organizations globally. In fact, 65% of breaches involve lea… Continue reading See how Pentera identifies and mitigates the risk of your most exploitable exposed credentials
The boy, who has not been named, was arrested as part of an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA). He remains in police custody.
Although at the time of writing no more details have been shared, there is speculation online that the arrest… Continue reading Oxford teen arrested in UK on suspicion of hacking
A self-proclaimed cryptocurrency millionaire has been charged with multiple felonies for his alleged role in a scam that purported to sell a high-powered cryptomining machine called the “Bitex Blockbuster” that did not actually exist.
Read more in m… Continue reading “Fake crypto millionaire” charged with alleged $1.7M cryptomining scam
Between 5-7 October, I will be chairing the UK’s National Information Security Conference (better known as NISC), at Carden Park in Cheshire. It’s a great event – you should come along.
Oh, and we’ll do the podcast “live” there as well… Continue reading Come to the National Information Security Conference in October, and see Smashing Security LIVE!
Can negotiating your firm’s ransomware payment actually be fun? Well, if it’s a game rather than the real thing then yes! The inventive bods at the Financial Times have created an imaginative ransomware negotiation simulator which lets you … Continue reading How to have fun negotiating with a ransomware gang