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Clearview AI receives something of a slap in the face, and who is wrestling over an internet wormhole?
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #274: Hands off my biometrics, and a wormhole squirmish
For years, “The Spine Collector” has been haunting publishers around the world, attempting to steal manuscripts by famous authors.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading The Spine Collector: Man arrested for using fake email addresses to steal hundreds of unpublished manuscripts
Google loses its domain in Argentina, how do gripe sites make their dough, and has John Deere solved the cybersecurity problem?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer se… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #225: Master of your domain, gripe sites, and John Deere Farmergeddon
Should insurance companies be banned from helping companies pay ransomware demands? How has malware messed with motorcars in the United States? And how are cybercriminals exploiting alcohol drinking during the pandemic?
All this and much more is d… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #223: Booze, nudes, and insurance dudes
Cybersecurity can be hard. Even for the professionals.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog. Continue reading Check you own the website before you send out the press release
The FBI is warning internet users to be on their guard against copycat websites that spoof FBI-related domain names. Continue reading FBI warns of criminals spoofing its website domain names
As people increasingly work from home and online communication platforms such as Zoom explode in popularity in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the spike in usage by registering new fake “Zoom” domains and malici… Continue reading COVID-19: Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom’s Overnight Success to Spread Malware
He hired his cousin to break in, hold the rightful domain holder at gunpoint, and force a transfer to his own GoDaddy account. Continue reading DoItForState domain name thief gets 14 years for pistol-whipping plot
Security researchers propose that there might be an additional simple step your company might like to take to better defend your users against threats: aggressively block all domains less than one month old.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire Stat… Continue reading Block newly-registered domains to reduce security threats in your organisation
What’s the worst that can happen if you join a Hollywood hard man’s Facebook page? What drove a man to hijack a website’s name at gunpoint? And can you solve the mystery of the Canadian Hamburglar?
Find out in the award-winning “… Continue reading Smashing Security #126: Zombie chickens and fast-food victims