A hack in hand is worth two in the bush
We analyzed the data published by Cyber Av3ngers and found it to be sourced from older leaks by another hacktivist group called Moses Staff. Continue reading A hack in hand is worth two in the bush
Category Archives: Social networks
Smashing Security podcast #324: .ZIP domains, AI lies, and did social media inflame a riot?
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ChatGPT hallucinations cause turbulence in court, a riot in Wales may have been ignited on social media, and do you think .MOV is a good top-level domain for “a website that moves you”?
… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #324: .ZIP domains, AI lies, and did social media inflame a riot?
Smashing Security podcast #322: When you buy a criminal’s phone, and paying for social media scams
Personal information is going for a song, and the banks want social media sites to pay when their users get scammed.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cl… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #322: When you buy a criminal’s phone, and paying for social media scams
Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker
A cryptocurrency hack leads us down a mazze of twisty little passages, Joe Biden’s commercial spyware bill, and Utah gets tough on social media sites.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker
Smashing Security podcast #309: Synthetic voices, ChatGPT reflections, and social skirmishes
AI-generated voices are weaponised by online trolls, how ChatGPT reflects who we are as a society, and social media is in the firing line again. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podca… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #309: Synthetic voices, ChatGPT reflections, and social skirmishes
Smashing Security podcast #304: Oxford’s dating disaster, cheap security robots, and faking a suicide
Someone called OxShagger thinks he has come up with the perfect Valentine’s surprise for Oxford students, but is the way he has gone about “bookworms with benefits” really a good idea? Robot security guards are trundling the streets of – you guessed it… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #304: Oxford’s dating disaster, cheap security robots, and faking a suicide
Data breach at Social Blade confirmed. Hacker offers to sell database on underground website
Social media analytics service Social Blade has confirmed that it is investigating a security breach, after a hacker offered its user database for sale on an underground criminal website.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Data breach at Social Blade confirmed. Hacker offers to sell database on underground website
Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques
Phishing in social networks and messengers, marketplace fraud, exploitation of Google Forms and other services: we uncover what’s trending among attackers in 2022 Continue reading Main phishing and scamming trends and techniques
TikTok “Invisible Challenge” porn malware puts us all at risk
An injury to one is an injury to all. Especially if the other people are part of your social network. Continue reading TikTok “Invisible Challenge” porn malware puts us all at risk
Privacy predictions 2023
We think the geopolitical and economic events of 2022, as well as new technological trends, will be the major factors influencing the privacy landscape in 2023. Here we take a look at the most important developments that, in our opinion, will affect online privacy in 2023. Continue reading Privacy predictions 2023