Collaborate Disseminate
A former IT engineer is facing federal charges in the United States after his former employer found it had been locked out of its computer systems and received a demand for $750,000.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading IT worker charged over $750,000 cyber extortion plot against former employer
Who doesn’t fancy earning US $2.5 million?
That’s the reward that’s on offer from US authorities for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the man who allegedly was a key figure behind the development and distribution of the notorio… Continue reading $2.5 million reward offered for hacker linked to notorious Angler Exploit Kit
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
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
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
The US Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a dog-like robot that it says has been adapted to jam the connectivity of smart home devices.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Robot dog trained to jam wireless devices during police raids
Computers blue-screen-of-death around the world! The Paris Olympics is at risk of attack! And the FBI pull off the biggest sting operation in history by running a secret end-to-end encrypted messaging app! All this and much much more is discussed in th… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #382: CrowdStrike, Dark Wire, and the Paris Olympics
British police have arrested a 17-year-old boy believed to be linked to a cybercriminal gang that launched devastating ransomware attacks last year on MGM Resorts and other companies.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading British teen arrested in connection with MGM Resorts ransomware attack
It has been revealed that earlier this month a website which offered a DDoS-for-hire service was taken offline by law enforcement, but only after they collected data about its criminal customers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading DDoS-for-hire site DigitalStress taken down by police, suspected owner arrested
Social media fuels conspiracies galore after Donald Trump is shot at a rally, cryptocurrency websites are hijacked after a screw-up at Squarespace, and our guest takes a close look at bottoms on Instagram.
All this and much much more is discussed in… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #381: Trump shooting conspiracy, Squarespace account hijack, and the butt stops here