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Arion Kurtaj, a teenager from the UK, amassed a fortune through audacious cybercrimes. From stealing Grand Theft Auto 6 secrets to erasing Brazil’s COVID vaccination data, his exploits were legendary. But his hacking spree took a bizarre turn when he w… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #393: Who needs a laptop to hack when you have a Firestick?
SelectBlinds, a popular online retailer of blinds and shades, has disclosed a security breach that has impacted 206,238 of its customers.
Hackers successfully managed to embed malware onto the company’s website, capable of stealing sensitive informa… Continue reading 200,000 SelectBlinds customers have their card details skimmed in malware attack
A Facebook friend request leads to arrest, Twitter scams ride again via promoted ads, and adult websites expose their members. Oh, and Graham finds out what Rule 34 is.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smash… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #392: Pasta spies and private eyes, and are you applying for a ghost job?
One of the largest internet providers in France, Free S.A.S, has confirmed that it recently suffered a cybersecurity breach after a hacker attempted to sell what purported to be stolen data from the organisation on the dark web.
Read more in my arti… Continue reading French ISP Free confirms data breach after hacker puts customer data up for auction
The SolarWinds have returned to haunt four cybersecurity companies who tried to hide their breaches and ended up with their trousers around their ankles, and North Korea succeeds in getting one of its IT workers hired… but what’s their plan?
Security researchers have uncovered a new flaw in some AI chatbots that could have allowed hackers to steal personal information from users.
The flaw, which has been named “Imprompter”, which uses a clever trick to hide malicious instructions within… Continue reading AI chatbots can be tricked by hackers into helping them steal your private data
No-one would be bold enough to say that the ransomware problem is receding, but a newly-published report by Microsoft does deliver a slither of encouraging news amongst the gloom.
And boy do we need some good news – amid reports that 389 US-based h… Continue reading A glimmer of good news on the ransomware front, as encryption rates plummet
WordPress’s emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts, leaving millions of websites hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive, a digital library preserving our online history, is under siege fro… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #389: WordPress vs WP Engine, and the Internet Archive is down
In what appears to be one of the biggest leaks in Pokémon history, troves of information related to multiple incarnations of the video game has leaked online – creating ripples of excitement and concern throughout the fanbase.
Read more in my articl… Continue reading Hackers breach Pokémon game developer, source code and personal information leaks online
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a debt collection agency previously used by Comcast, was the subject of a ransomware attack in February 2024, which had a database of names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, and Comca… Continue reading Ransomware attack leaks social security numbers of over 230,000 Comcast customers