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2021-10-21 00:00:05 | Smashing Security podcast #248: Press F12 to hack (lien direct) | A journalist is threatened with prosecution after choosing to "View Source" on a public webpage, Amazon Ring owners might be in line for a hefty fine if their neighbours complain, and is the school lunch queue a good place for facial recognition? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner. | Hack | ||
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2021-10-19 10:16:39 | Free BlackByte decryptor released, after researchers say they found flaw in ransomware code (lien direct) | Security experts have released a free decryption tool that can be used by BlackByte ransomware victims to decrypt and recover their files. That's right - you don't need to pay the ransom. Predictably, the ransomware gang isn't happy. | Ransomware Tool | ||
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2021-10-15 11:08:34 | Acer hacked (for the second time this year) (lien direct) | Hardware and electronics giant Acer has suffered a data breach, with hackers claiming they have stolen 60GB worth of files from the company's Indian servers. | |||
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2021-10-15 10:11:48 | Disrupt adversaries and prevent identity fraud with Recorded Future Identity Intelligence (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Strong identity authentication is more important than ever as organizations face an unprecedented level of attacks targeting their dynamic and remote ecosystem of employees, partners, and customers. An intelligence-driven approach to identity … Continue reading "Disrupt adversaries and prevent identity fraud with Recorded Future Identity Intelligence" | |||
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2021-10-14 15:53:08 | Analysis of 80 million ransomware samples reveals a world under attack (lien direct) | VirusTotal's first Ransomware Activity Report reveals that it received ransomware submissions from 140 different countries around the world, and discovered at least 130 different ransomware families had been active since January 2020. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-10-13 23:17:19 | Smashing Security podcast #247: Rickrolling submarine secrets (lien direct) | A married couple are accused of selling nuclear sub secrets, Facebook continues to make young lives a misery, and a school hacker lets loose one heck of a prank. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Maria Varmazis. | |||
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2021-10-12 08:41:34 | Bank of America employee indicted for email scam that targeted businesses (lien direct) | A 30-year-old man employed at Bank of America and TD Mark is alleged to have exploited his position to defraud five businesses out of more than $1.1 million in a Business Email Compromise plot. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-10-12 08:40:14 | Google gives away 10,000 free security keys to high-risk users (lien direct) | 10,000 high-risk users are being provided with free hardware security keys by Google, with the aim of better protecting their accounts from hackers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-10-11 15:02:35 | Man charged with hack which shared COVID-19 test details in protest against vaccine pass (lien direct) | Police in France have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man with hacking into a "secure" file-sharing systems used by a Parisian hospital trust, and stealing the COVID-19 test details for 1.4 million people. | Hack | ||
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2021-10-11 13:38:10 | An appearance on the IntoSecurity Chats podcast (lien direct) | Eleanor Dallaway, the editor of InfoSecurity Magazine, was kind enough to invite me onto her podcast "IntoSecurity Chats" this week. In it we discuss infosecurity rockstars, podcasts, how I would feel if I was stranded on a beautiful tropical island, and some other surprising subjects... | |||
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2021-10-07 14:11:17 | Ransom disclosure law would give firms 48 hours to disclose payments to ransomware gangs (lien direct) | Organisations who find their networks hit by a ransomware attack may soon have to disclose within 48 hours any payments to their extortionists. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-10-07 12:50:51 | Cherie Blair and the Dubai ruler who spied on his ex-wife\'s phone with Pegasus spyware (lien direct) | The UK High Court has determined that the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, had his ex-wife's smartphone hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware, sold by the equally notorious NSO Group. But what I find particularly fascinating is who blew the whistle... | |||
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2021-10-07 00:04:57 | Smashing Security podcast #246: Facebook has fallen (lien direct) | Facebook suffers a massive (and very public) failure, Britain announces plans for counter-attacking nation states in cyberspace, and there’s a tragic story related to ransomware. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by … Continue reading "Smashing Security podcast #246: Facebook has fallen" | |||
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2021-10-06 14:29:22 | (Déjà vu) Recorded Future\'s intelligence summit, Predict 21, is happening next week – and you\'re invited! (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Predict 21, the world’s premier virtual event for analysts, network defenders, and cybersecurity executives interested in learning about how intelligence helps companies with their proactive and persistent security, is taking place October … Continue reading "Recorded Future’s intelligence summit, Predict 21, is happening next week – and you’re invited!" | |||
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2021-10-04 12:33:13 | €70 million ransomware gang busted in Ukraine (lien direct) | Law enforcement agencies may have had a significant victory in the battle against ransomware gangs, following the arrest of two men in Ukraine. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-10-04 12:27:42 | The Pandora Papers is the Panama Papers turned up to 11 (lien direct) | It's bad news for billionaires, world leaders, politicians, celebrities, fraudsters and royal family members who wanted to keep their tax-dodging activities secret. | Guideline | ||
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2021-09-30 14:57:04 | Beware poisoned Apple AirTags that exploit unpatched “Lost Mode” flaw (lien direct) | A feature in Apple's AirTag location-tracking devices can be abused to deliver malware or steal credentials from the unwitting Good Samaritan who is trying to locate an AirTag's genuine owner. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Malware | ||
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2021-09-30 14:20:47 | Secret backdoor allegedly lets the REvil ransomware gang scam its own affiliates (lien direct) | A secret backdoor in the notorious ransomware's code is said to allow the Ransomware-as-a-service gang to steal ransom proceeds from under the noses of its affiliates. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-09-29 23:01:19 | Smashing Security podcast #245: The Julian Assange assassination plot, and IoT toilets (lien direct) | While Julian Assange was killing time in the Ecuador's embassy in London, the CIA were trying to dream up ways to kill him, and urine trouble if you put your trust in an IoT lavatory. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. | |||
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2021-09-29 11:41:36 | US cryptocurrency expert pleads guilty to helping North Korea evade sanctions (lien direct) | A US cryptocurrency expert has pleaded guilty to conspiring to assist North Korea in evading sanctions, and could now face years in prison. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Guideline | ||
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2021-09-28 22:25:49 | How secrets (mis)management is the next big cybersecurity threat – download the 1Password report (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at 1Password. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Infrastructure secrets are a major security liability for today's businesses. Learn the scope and complexity of the secrets management problem with 1Password's free research report. Growing complexities have turned secrets management into a … Continue reading "How secrets (mis)management is the next big cybersecurity threat – download the 1Password report" | Threat | ||
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2021-09-28 15:34:20 | Romance scammers arrested in Texas for defrauding elderly lonely hearts (lien direct) | 33 individuals linked to Business Email Compromise attacks and romance scams have been arrested and charged in Texas. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-09-28 15:12:01 | Assume Nothing: The story of the TalkTalk hack (lien direct) | The BBC has created a great documentary about the infamous TalKTalk hack. I think you would enjoy listening to it. | Hack | ||
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2021-09-24 10:38:29 | Lithuania warns firms not to use Xiaomi and Huawei smartphones after investigation finds security and censorship concerns (lien direct) | Lithuania's National Cyber Security Centre, an agency within the country's Ministry of National Defence, has warned companies and individuals of smartphone security risks following an investigation of devices manufactured by Huawei, Xiaomi, and OnePlus. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-09-23 16:39:38 | Smashing Security podcast #244: Facebook Ray-Bans, VPN spies, and AI camouflage (lien direct) | How much do you trust the people who work at your VPN provider? How are folks fighting facial recognition? And what on earth is Ray-Ban thinking getting into bed with Facebook? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mark Stockley. | |||
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2021-09-23 15:49:38 | US Government tells firms not to give in to ransomware demands, as first crypto exchange sanctioned for laundering cyber ransoms (lien direct) | The US Government has underlined once again that it continues to strongly discourage organisations hit by ransomware from giving in to extortion demands, as for the first time it sanctions a cryptocurrency exchange "for laundering cyber ransoms." Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-09-22 22:00:27 | Predict 21 – the intelligence summit from Recorded Future you cannot afford to miss, October 12-13 2021 (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Next month Predict 21, the world’s premier virtual event for analysts, network defenders, and cybersecurity executives interested in learning about how intelligence helps companies with their proactive and persistent security, is taking … Continue reading "Predict 21 – the intelligence summit from Recorded Future you cannot afford to miss, October 12-13 2021" | |||
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2021-09-22 19:57:56 | Facebook\'s Ray-Ban Stories glasses have got a problem (lien direct) | Facebook-powered Rayban-Stories - digital spectacles that are worn, and can take photos and movies of the unsuspecting public. What could possibly be wrong with that? | |||
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2021-09-21 09:25:25 | 106 arrests as police dismantle Mafia-linked online crime gang (lien direct) | 106 people have been arrested, mostly in Spain and some in Italy, following a multi-national investigation into online fraud. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-09-17 12:08:37 | (Déjà vu) Free decryptor for past REvil ransomware victims released (lien direct) | The experts at security firm Bitdefender, in collaboration with "a trusted law enforcement partner", have made available a universal decryptor for victims of the REvil ransomware (also sometimes known as Sodinokibi). | Ransomware | ||
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2021-09-17 06:23:46 | Fake Walmart press release causes cryptocurrency price surge (lien direct) | The cryptocurrency Litecoin soared in value earlier this week upon the news that supermarket giant Walmart would accept it as a form of payment at its retail stores across America. The only problem was... it simply wasn't true. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-09-16 00:04:40 | Smashing Security podcast #243: Breaking news, Apple zero-clicks, and bad blood (lien direct) | A Walmart press release says it's jumping aboard the cryptocurrency bus - but is it true? Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial, and have you updated your Apple gadgets to protect against the latest NSO Group spyware attack? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Host Unknown's Thom Langford. | |||
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2021-09-15 17:01:19 | (Déjà vu) Don\'t miss Predict 21 – Recorded Future\'s intelligence summit, October 12-13 2021 (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Have you signed-up for your free ticket for Predict 21 yet? It’s the virtual event where intelligence analysts, network defenders, and cybersecurity executives will join together to discuss the constantly expanding cyber … Continue reading "Don’t miss Predict 21 – Recorded Future’s intelligence summit, October 12-13 2021" | |||
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2021-09-13 15:28:15 | (Déjà vu) “Foolish” university hacker jailed after selling exam papers to fellow students (lien direct) | A former student at the University of South Wales has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, after hacking into the institution's computer systems and selling the answers to exam papers for thousands of pounds. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-09-09 14:16:23 | Microsoft warns of a Windows zero-day security hole that is being actively exploited (lien direct) | In a security advisory, Microsoft has warned that malicious hackers are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Windows to launch targeted attacks against organisations. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | Vulnerability | ||
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2021-09-09 11:07:48 | Hear me speak about endpoint security and ransomware at two free webinars next week (lien direct) | I'm excited to be participating in two webinars next Thursday (16 September 2021), and you're welcome to attend them for free. Spaces are limited, and both events should be a lot of fun, so register now if you're interested in attending. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-09-09 09:53:19 | Smashing Security podcast #242: ProtonMail privacy questioned, and Banksy blunder (lien direct) | ProtonMail finds itself in a privacy pickle, the big problem with Facebook's algorithmic amplification, and strange things are happening on Banksy's website. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner. | |||
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2021-09-08 10:32:47 | Alleged Russian malware developer arrested after being stranded in South Korea due to COVID-19 pandemic (lien direct) | I hate to give advice to those who work for cybercrime gangs, but maybe - if they care about their liberty - they should think long and hard before making any international travel plans. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Malware | ||
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2021-09-07 12:01:33 | If you contact the police, we *will* leak your data – warns Ragnar Locker ransomware gang (lien direct) | The Ragnar Locker group, a gang of cybercriminals behind a series of costly ransomware attacks against companies, has warned victims that they should not seek the assistance of law enforcement agencies. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-09-06 13:39:14 | Priti Patel backs ad campaign that criticises Facebook\'s stance on end-to-end encryption (lien direct) | British Home Secretary Priti Patel is backing a new ad campaign that will accuse Facebook of "blindfolding" police investigations into child sex abuse. But isn't it a good thing if Facebook gives all of its users a more secure way to communicate? | |||
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2021-09-06 11:21:50 | Save your free seat for Recorded Future Predict 21: The intelligence summit (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Predict 21 is the virtual event where intelligence analysts, network defenders, and cybersecurity executives will join together to discuss the constantly expanding cyber threat landscape, and the importance of intelligence in proactive … Continue reading "Save your free seat for Recorded Future Predict 21: The intelligence summit" | Threat | ||
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2021-09-02 15:14:36 | “Attackers don\'t take the weekends off, and neither should your cybersecurity” (lien direct) | The FBI and CISA has issued an advisory to US organisations, warning about an increase in the number of attacks coinciding with weekends and holidays. The warning comes just before the Labor Day holiday. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | |||
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2021-09-02 09:58:49 | How a Bumble dating app vulnerability revealed any user\'s exact location (lien direct) | Hundreds of millions of people around the world use dating apps in their attempt to find that special someone, but they would be shocked to hear just how easy one security researcher found it to pinpoint a user's precise location with Bumble. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Vulnerability | ||
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2021-09-02 09:49:57 | (Déjà vu) Build a culture of security security and productivity in your business with 1Password (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the team at 1Password. Thanks to the great folks there for their support! The shift to remote and hybrid work has created an ecosystem of new vulnerabilities, putting your critical data at risk. With less oversight into security protocols and employee behaviors, it's more important than … Continue reading "Build a culture of security security and productivity in your business with 1Password" | |||
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2021-09-02 00:16:21 | Smashing Security podcast #241: Flipping dating apps, and crypto rewards for criminals (lien direct) | How to find your match on the Bumble dating app, convicted criminals make money out of cryptocurrency, and there are concerns about data in Afghanistan. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by … Continue reading "Smashing Security podcast #241: Flipping dating apps, and crypto rewards for criminals" | |||
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2021-08-31 20:12:29 | Ragnarok ransomware gang shuts down, universal decryption key released (lien direct) | The notorious Ragnarok ransomware gang appears to have abruptly closed its operations and entered retirement, releasing a universal decryption key for its past victims. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-08-26 12:07:02 | FBI warns of OnePercent ransomware gang – what you need to know (lien direct) | The FBI has published a warning about a ransomware gang called the OnePercent Group, which has been attacking US companies since November 2020. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | Ransomware | ★★★★★ | |
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2021-08-26 10:14:06 | Smashing Security podcast #240: 3D printer hijacks, crypto fails, and a tech billionaire\'s revenge (lien direct) | A bug unravels 3D printer security, cryptocurrency sites can't stop getting hacked, and hear our special guest spill a cup of tea while inhabiting his wife's knicker drawer. All this and much more can be found in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by BBC cybersecurity correspondent Joe Tidy. | |||
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2021-08-25 20:26:58 | Man admits impersonating Apple support staff to steal 620,000 photos from iCloud accounts (lien direct) | A 40-year-old man has agreed to plead guilty to US court charges that he broke into thousands of Apple iCloud accounts and stole hundreds of thousands of images and videos of young women. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Guideline | ||
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2021-08-25 15:31:23 | (Déjà vu) Build and improve your company\'s culture of security with 1Password (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at 1Password. Thanks to the great team there for their support! The shift to remote and hybrid work has introduced new vulnerabilities, putting your critical data at risk. With less oversight into security protocols and the behavior of your staff, it's more important than … Continue reading "Build and improve your company’s culture of security with 1Password" |
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