Collaborate Disseminate
Valve, the company behind the Steam video game platform, has announced a new security feature after multiple reports of game updates being poisoned with malware.
But have they chosen the best way to protect developers’ accounts?
Read more in my a… Continue reading After hackers distribute malware in game updates, Steam adds SMS-based security check for developers
Hackers have exploited a flaw in a widely-used app that warns of missile attacks against Israel to send a fake alert that a nuclear strike is imminent.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacktivists send fake nuclear attack warning via Israeli Red Alert app
A joint advisory from the United States’s National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has shone a light on the top ten most common cybersecurity misconfigurations found in large private and public organisa… Continue reading Revealed! The top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations, as determined by CISA and the NSA
Three Californian residents have been convicted of laundering millions of dollars tricked out of older adults who had fallen victim to government-imposter and tech support scams.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Three men found guilty of laundering $2.5 million in Target gift card tech support scam
Attackers are using the “ZeroFont” technique to manipulate the preview of a message to suggest it had already been scanned for threats.
Read more in my article in the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading ZeroFont trick makes users think that message has been scanned for threats
Johnson Controls, a multinational conglomerate that secures industrial control systems, security equipment, fire safety and air conditioning systems, has been hit by a massive cyber attack.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Ransomware group demands $51 million from Johnson Controls after cyber attack
The founder of a news outlet outlawed in Russia for its independent reporting and stance on the war in Ukraine, believes that a country in the European Union was behind the hacking of her iPhone with military-grade spyware.
Read more in my article o… Continue reading Exiled Russian journalist claims “European state” hacked her iPhone with Pegasus spyware
Many iPhone users who upgraded their iPhones to the recently-released iOS 17 will be alarmed to hear that they may have actually downgraded their security and privacy.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading iOS 17 update secretly changed your privacy settings; here’s how to set them back
The FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint advisory warning organisations about a ransomware-as-a-service operation called “Snatch.”
Learn more about the threat in my article for the Tripwire State of … Continue reading Snatch ransomware – what you need to know
Clorox, the household cleaning product manufacturer, has admitted that its financial results for the first quarter could see a “material impact” after hackers attacked its systems.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading What a mess! Clorox warns of “material impact” to its financial results following cyberattack