Collaborate Disseminate
In our latest episode we discuss how a woman hid under the bed after scammers told her she was under “digital arrest”, how hackers are hijacking YouTube channels through malicious sponsorship deals, and how one phone company is turning the tables on fr… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #394: Digital arrest scams and stream-jacking
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?
As the United States of Americas enter the final days of the race for the White House, the FBI has warned that fraudsters are using the presidential election campaign to scam citizens out of their savings and personal data.
Read more in my article o… Continue reading Fraudsters exploit US General Election fever, FBI warns
A US $10 million reward is being offered to anyone who has information about four members of an Iranian hacking group.
The US government’s Rewards for Justice initiative is making the reward available for information about four men believed to be me… Continue reading US offers $10 million bounty for members of Iranian hacking gang
The UK’s Sellafield nuclear waste processing and storage site has been fined £332,500 by regulators after its IT systems were found to have been left vulnerable to hackers and unauthorised access for years.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Sec… Continue reading Sellafield nuclear site hit with £332,500 fine after “significant cybersecurity shortfalls”
From family tree to jail cell? A hacker is alleged to have exploited information on genealogy websites to steal millions from public companies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky’s US customers are wondering – what on earth is UltraAV?
All this and more is disc… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #387: Breaches in your genes, and Kaspersky switcheroo raises a red flag
A London-based man is facing extradition to the United States after allegedly masterminding a scheme to hack public companies prior to their earnings announcements and use the secrets he uncovered to make millions of dollars on the stock market.
If you believed some of the news headlines in the UK on Thursday, you would think that something much more serious had happened.
People are understandably worried when they read headlines about terror attacks and railway stations – but the facts of … Continue reading When UK rail stations’ Wi-Fi was defaced by hackers the only casualty was the truth
Two men are accused of stealing almost a quarter of a billion dollars from one person’s cryptocurrency wallet, but why on earth would they be handing out handbags to strangers? And social media comes under the spotlight once more, as we ask if you are… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #386: The $230 million crypto handbag heist, and misinformation on social media
Two men have been arrested by the FBI and charged in relation to their alleged involvement in a scam which saw almost a quarter of a billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security… Continue reading Two men arrested one month after $230 million of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim