Collaborate Disseminate
A phishing exercise conducted by the IT department of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) has backfired, after causing unnecessary panic amongst students and staff.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading University criticised for using Ebola outbreak lure in phishing test
A production partner of Netflix has suffered a serious security breach which has resulted in yet-to-be-released episodes of popular shows to be leaked online.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacker leaks upcoming episodes of Netflix shows online following security breach
Cybercriminals have succeeded in stealing the payment card information from over 110,000 animal lovers over several months after meddling with Oregon Zoo’s online ticket payment system.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Over 100,000 Oregon Zoo visitors warned that their payment card details were stolen in security breach
An investigation dating back almost ten years has seen the extradition this week to the United States of a man suspected to be the head of one the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercriminal gangs.
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) says … Continue reading Ransomware kingpin who called himself “J P Morgan” extradited to United States
Scammers are once again using deepfake technology to dupe unwary internet Facebook and Instagram users into making unwise cryptocurrency investments.
AI-generated videos promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform Immediate Edge have used d… Continue reading UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William deepfaked in investment scam campaign
Scammers are once again using deepfake technology to dupe unwary internet Facebook and Instagram users into making unwise cryptocurrency investments.
AI-generated videos promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform Immediate Edge have used d… Continue reading UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William deepfaked in investment scam campaign
A notorious ransomware group has demanded more than half a billion dollars from victims in less than two years.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading The BlackSuit ransomware gang has demanded over $500 million since 2022
According to the FBI, billions of dollars have been lost through Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks in recent years, so you may well think that there is little in the way of good news.
However, it has been revealed this week that police managed… Continue reading Over $40 million recovered and arrests made within days of firm realising it had fallen for Business Email Compromise scam
Cybersecurity journalist Joe Tidy has found himself in the unusual position of being targeted by a scammer calling herself “Jessica”, he revealed this week.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Pig-butchering scammer targets BBC journalist
Are you eager for your credit report to be “cleaned-up” so lenders and landlords will have a better opinion of your financial responsibility and creditworthiness?
You might be wise to read my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading FTC warns consumers of scammers offering to remove all negative information from credit reports