Assume Nothing: The story of the TalkTalk hack
The BBC has created a great documentary about the infamous TalKTalk hack. I think you would enjoy listening to it. Continue reading Assume Nothing: The story of the TalkTalk hack
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Book Review: Crime Dot Com, From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global
I had the great delight of reading Geoff White’s new book, “Crime Dot Com: From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global”, I thoroughly recommend it. The book is superbly researched and written, the author’s storytelling style not only lifts th… Continue reading Book Review: Crime Dot Com, From Viruses to Vote Rigging, How Hacking Went Global
Cyber Security Roundup for June 2020
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2020.
EasyJet’s disclosure of a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack”, which occurred in January 2020, … Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for June 2020
You won’t believe who’s heading up the UK’s Coronavirus tracing app…
Imagine you’re the UK Government in the middle of the biggest crisis the country has faced since World War II.
How are you going to instill some confidence that citizens should install a new Coronavirus tracing app?
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Hacker’s parents sentenced for selling his cryptocurrency
“You misguidedly tried to help your son” by moving his cryptocurrency, but it “didn’t help him at all,” a judge said. Continue reading Hacker’s parents sentenced for selling his cryptocurrency
Teenage TalkTalk hacker accused of $800,000 cryptocurrency theft in the United States
Elliott Gunton – aka “Glubz” – is charged in relation to the December 2017 security breach of cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta.
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What’s all the talk about TalkTalk?
Four years after the news broke that the personal data of over 150,000 UK TalkTalk customers had been stolen, the cost of the breach, both financially and reputationally, is still being reported. In the past four years we’ve heard of larger and l… Continue reading What’s all the talk about TalkTalk?
20 month prison sentence for British hacker who made fortune helping SIM-swap fraudsters
A teenage British hacker, who previously played a role in the infamous TalkTalk data breach, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling hacking services and stolen personal data for cryptocurrency.
Read more in my articl… Continue reading 20 month prison sentence for British hacker who made fortune helping SIM-swap fraudsters
Two Young Men Jailed for Involvement in TalkTalk Data Breach
Two young men received prison sentences for helping to perpetrate a data breach at the UK telecommunications provider TalkTalk. On 19 November, Judge Anuja Dhir QC at the Old Bailey sentenced Matthew Hanley, 23, to 12 months in prison. She handed down … Continue reading Two Young Men Jailed for Involvement in TalkTalk Data Breach
Two friends jailed for TalkTalk hack plot
Judge describes men connected to TalkTalk hack as “individuals of extraordinary talent.” Sigh…
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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