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Transport for London (TfL) suffers a cybersecurity incident and tells its 30,000 staff they will all have to their identities verified… in-person. Who might have been behind the attack and why? Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s curious relationship with cr… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #385: TFL security derailed, and is Trump the king of crypto?
It’s a case of algorithm and blues as we look into an AI music scam, Ukraine believes it has caught a spy high in the sky, and a cocaine-fuelled bear goes on the rampage.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #384: A room with a view, AI music shenanigans, and a cocaine bear
More of Microsoft’s clients are being warned that emails they exchanged with the company were accessed by Russian hackers who broke into its systems and spied on staff inboxes.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Russian hackers read the emails you sent us, Microsoft warns more customers
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that scammers are impersonating its employees, in an attempt to commit fraud.
Impersonation scams are on the rise, warns the agency.
Read more, and learn how to protect you… Continue reading Watch out! CISA warns it is being impersonated by scammers
Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber’s name to defraud a TV company.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #375: Crashing robo-taxis, and name-dropping rappers
US businesses are believed to have recruited thousands of North Korean IT workers, sending earnings (and potentially data) to North Korea.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Arrests made after North Koreans hired for remote tech jobs at US companies
The UK Government takes aim at IoT devices shipping with weak or default passwords, an identity thief spends two years in jail after being mistaken for the person who stole his name, and are you au fait with the latest scams?
All this and much more … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #370: The closed loop conundrum, default passwords, and Baby Reindeer
Czech news agency ČTK announced on Tuesday that a hacker had managed to break into its systems and published fake news reports of a plot to murder the president of a neighbouring country.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Hacker posts fake news story about Ukrainians trying to kill Slovak President
MPs aren’t just getting excited about an upcoming election, but also the fruity WhatsApp messages they’re receiving, can we trust AI with our health, and who on earth is pretending to be a producer for the Drew Barrymore TV show?
All this and much m… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #367: WhatsApp at Westminster, unhealthy AI, and Drew Barrymore
Roku users are revolting after their TVs are bricked by the company, we learn how to make money through conspiracy videos on TikTok, and just how much is your car snooping on your driving?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest editi… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #363: Stuck streaming sticks, TikTok conspiracies, and spying cars