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2021-03-04 15:24:53 | Russian cybercriminal forum hacked, user details exposed (lien direct) | A Russian cybercrime forum appears to have suffered a data breach, spilling details of users. Which is a terribly unfortunate thing to happen... | |||
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2021-03-04 14:45:31 | Wall Street targeted by new Capital Call investment email scammers (lien direct) | Business Email Compromise (BEC) scammers, who have made rich returns in recent years tricking organisations into transferring funds into their accounts, have found a new tactic which attempts to swindle Wall Street firms out of significantly larger amounts of money. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | |||
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2021-03-04 00:54:32 | Smashing Security podcast #217: Would you cuddle this revolting robot? – with Robert Llewellyn (lien direct) | Actor, presenter and writer Robert Llewellyn, famous for playing the part of Kryten in the science-fiction comedy “Red Dwarf,” joins us as we discuss robots gone rogue, electric vehicle nightmares, and creepy companions. All this and much much more can be found in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast, hosted by computer security … Continue reading "Smashing Security podcast #217: Would you cuddle this revolting robot? – with Robert Llewellyn" | |||
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2021-03-03 15:14:48 | Patch your Exchange email server now! flaws exploited by hackers to download corporate email (lien direct) | Microsoft has released emergency security patches for four zero-day vulnerabilities in its Exchange email server software, widely used by businesses. | |||
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2021-03-03 14:37:47 | (Déjà vu) Receive the latest trending threat insights delivered to your inbox with Recorded Future\'s free Cyber Daily newsletter. Sign up now! (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! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and organizing billions of data points from the web. The FREE Cyber Daily email, highlights trending threats selected from … Continue reading "Receive the latest trending threat insights delivered to your inbox with Recorded Future’s free Cyber Daily newsletter. Sign up now!" | Threat | ||
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2021-03-02 12:38:09 | Crypto firm Tether says it won\'t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak (lien direct) | Controversial cryptocurrency developer Tether says it will not give in to extortionists who are demanding a 500 Bitcoin ransom payment (currently worth approximately US $24 million). | |||
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2021-03-01 12:39:50 | “Mentally ill demon hackers” blamed for massive Gab data leak (lien direct) | Gab, the Twitter-like social networking service known for its far-right userbase, has reportedly been hacked - putting more than 40 million public and private posts, messages, as well as user profiles and hashed passwords, at risk of exposure. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-03-01 10:42:26 | Gizmodo gives poor password advice (lien direct) | On Friday, popular tech news site Gizmodo published an article with the title: “Go Update Your Passwords Right Now”. The problem is, it's just not good advice... | |||
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2021-02-26 11:31:44 | Npower scraps app, and urges customers to change passwords, after data breach (lien direct) | UK energy firm Npower has scrapped its smartphone app following an attack by hackers that saw some users' accounts accessed and personal information stolen. | Data Breach | ||
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2021-02-25 14:43:33 | (Déjà vu) Recorded Future\'s free Cyber Daily newsletter brings trending threat insights straight to your inbox (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! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and organizing billions of data points from the web. The FREE Cyber Daily email, highlights trending threats selected from … Continue reading "Recorded Future’s free Cyber Daily newsletter brings trending threat insights straight to your inbox" | Threat | ||
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2021-02-25 00:57:58 | Smashing Security podcast #216: Playboy, prison, and digital ploys – with Garry Kasparov (lien direct) | World-chess-champion-turned-activist Garry Kasparov returns to the show as we discuss a romance scammer with plenty of time on his hands, the surge in sextortion, and how social media is being swamped with claims of fake snow. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast, hosted by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. | |||
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2021-02-23 10:44:20 | NurseryCam suffers data breach after security concerns raised (lien direct) | A CCTV service designed to let parents remotely watch their children playing at nursery has suffered a data breach after it disputed concerns about its security. | Data Breach | ||
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2021-02-18 15:01:22 | US charges North Korean hackers in relation to WannaCry, Sony Pictures attack, and an attempt to steal more than a billion dollars from banks (lien direct) | The United States Department of Justice has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a range of cyber attacks that made headlines around the world. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | Wannacry | ||
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2021-02-18 00:39:48 | Breaking news: Facebook breaks news (and other pages) for Australian users (lien direct) | Facebook - angry that the Australian government wants it and other tech giants to pay for content reposted from media outlets - has blocked users in Australia from sharing or viewing news content on the platform. And in characteristic style, they've made a right pig's ear of it. The drongos. | ★★ | ||
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2021-02-18 00:18:47 | An appearance on the “Engage” podcast (lien direct) | The folks at Genetec were kind enough to invite me onto their "Engage" podcast recently, discussing some of the steps you can take to better protect yourself online. | ★★ | ||
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2021-02-18 00:01:01 | Smashing Security podcast #215: Sexy cows banned on Facebook (lien direct) | The FBI is hoping that its hunt for Capitol rioters will go viral, a cryptocurrency con lets its perpetrator live the high life... for a while, and just what does Facebook have against cows and a team of cricketers? 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 BBC technology correspondent Zoe Kleinman. | |||
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2021-02-16 11:49:23 | Get trending threat insights delivered to your inbox with Recorded Future\'s free Cyber Daily newsletter (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! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and organizing billions of data points from the Web. The FREE Cyber Daily email, highlights trending threats selected from … Continue reading "Get trending threat insights delivered to your inbox with Recorded Future’s free Cyber Daily newsletter" | Threat | ||
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2021-02-15 20:11:12 | Could an ex-employee be planting ransomware on your firm\'s network? (lien direct) | A 33-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly hacking into his former employer's computer system to plant ransomware. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-02-15 20:07:52 | NurseryCam has serious security issues, claims researcher (lien direct) | A researcher has uncovered disturbing security holes in a widely-used CCTV service designed to let parents remotely watch their children playing at nursery. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog. | |||
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2021-02-12 10:22:15 | “Microosft”. Patch Tuesday goof points users to typo-bait website (lien direct) | Microsoft made an embarrassing goof in the release notes it published for the Patch Tuesday security updates it issued earlier this week. | |||
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2021-02-11 13:30:41 | Eight men arrested following celebrity SIM-swapping attacks (lien direct) | British police have arrested eight men in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks which saw criminals hijack the social media accounts of well-known figures and their families. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | |||
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2021-02-11 10:04:02 | Smashing Security podcast #214: Valentine scams, SolarWinds, and a data deletion bungle (lien direct) | Fingerprints and DNA records have been deleted from the UK's police database, the SolarWinds hack continues to wreak havoc and raise questions, and we have some advice for how to fall in love safely under lockdown... 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 Professor Alan Woodward. | Hack | ||
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2021-02-09 11:30:09 | Hackers publish patient data stolen from two US hospital chains (lien direct) | The Florida-based Leon Medical Center and Nocona General Hospital in Texas have suffered attacks from hackers that have resulted in extensive information about their patients being published on the internet. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-02-09 00:08:22 | A hacker tried to poison Florida city\'s water supply (lien direct) | A remote hacker managed to gain access to computer systems at the water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, and briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide in the water by a dramatic amount. | |||
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2021-02-08 17:00:52 | Thanks for finding a critical bug. Have a $1.5 million bounty, and our CTO will get a tattoo of anything you like (lien direct) | It's not that unusual for a company to reward you handsomely if you find a vulnerability that could have lost them millions of dollars, but it's not often you also get the CTO offering to get a tattoo in your honour... | Vulnerability | ||
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2021-02-08 16:24:35 | Private messages between Mensa forum members are leaked onto the internet (lien direct) | Amid confusion over an alleged security breach at the British branch of Mensa, private messages have been leaked onto the internet. | |||
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2021-02-08 13:44:56 | Report: Adoption of passwordless security takes off amid COVID-19 (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at HYPR. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Below, George Avetisov, Cofounder & CEO of HYPR, describes some of the findings of their recent State of Passwordless Security report. 2020 put Digital Identity challenges front and center. Our rapid shift to … Continue reading "Report: Adoption of passwordless security takes off amid COVID-19" | |||
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2021-02-05 09:22:13 | Fake WhatsApp app may have been built to spy on iPhone users – what you need to know (lien direct) | A fake version of the WhatsApp messaging app is suspected of being created by an Italian spyware company to snoop upon individuals and steal sensitive data. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-02-04 16:31:45 | Test Amber Alert accidentally sent out warning of Chucky from the Child\'s Play horror movies (lien direct) | Repeat after me: you should be very careful when running tests not to accidentally "go live." | |||
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2021-02-04 15:28:44 | Sloppy vendor patches are a breeding ground for zero-day exploits, says Google (lien direct) | Security researchers at Google have claimed that a quarter of all zero-day software exploits could have been avoided if more effort had been made by vendors when creating patches for vulnerabilities in their software. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | |||
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2021-02-04 15:10:29 | Cybersecurity firm Stormshield hacked. Data (including source code) stolen (lien direct) | French cybersecurity firm Stormshield has revealed that it has suffered a security breach, and hackers have accessed sensitive information. | ★★★★★ | ||
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2021-02-04 14:40:31 | (Déjà vu) Orca\'s “State of Public Cloud Security” report reveals how most cloud security breaches happen (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Orca Security. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Public cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform keep their platforms secure, but customers are still responsible for securing the workloads, data, and processes they … Continue reading "Orca’s “State of Public Cloud Security” report reveals how most cloud security breaches happen" | |||
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2021-02-04 00:35:41 | Smashing Security podcast #213: No security smarts at Mensa, long-term identity theft, and GameStop\'s share frenzy (lien direct) | Mensa - the social club for people with high IQs - is accused of not being so smart about security, an Indian TV journalist gets an unbelievable job offer from Harvard, and we take a look at what's being going on with GameStop short selling. 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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2021-02-03 18:22:07 | A video Q&A session with Graham Cluley (lien direct) | Dutch penetration tester Melvin Boers, aka V1s3r1on, was kind enough to invite me onto his live stream on Monday night for an hour-or-so of chit-chat. In the video I describe how I first got into computers, joke programs I wrote to play pranks on my fellow students, how I entered the cyber security industry, and much much more... | |||
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2021-02-01 14:54:37 | Hacked road sign talks back after driver complains to council (lien direct) | Karen Banks from Swadlincote in South Derbyshire, England, isn't very happy with whoever managed to post a message on an electronic traffic information sign in the neighbouring town of Burton. | |||
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2021-01-31 16:39:21 | Poor password security at the British branch of Mensa? (lien direct) | The website of Mensa - the club for people who have scored highly in an IQ test but who feel their social lives would be improved by hanging out with other people who chose to join a club after scoring highly in an IQ test - is said to have suffered a cyber attack. Coincidentally (or not) the news comes as a board member of British Mensa resigns, citing poor password security. | |||
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2021-01-29 16:18:26 | Hackers could live-stream your home through your LifeShield security camera (lien direct) | Anyone buying a home security camera is probably buying it with the intention of increasing their security, not decreasing it. And yet once again an internet-enabled CCTV camera has proven itself to be vulnerable to attack, allowing Peeping Toms to spy on unsuspecting users who believe they are safe in the privacy of their home. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog. | |||
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2021-01-29 09:35:20 | BEC scammers take advantage of “Out-of-office” Microsoft 365 users (lien direct) | Fraudsters found a way during the recent holiday season to take advantage of users' "Out of office" messages to sneak messages into business inboxes. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog. | |||
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2021-01-28 13:21:36 | Emotet botnet takedown – what you need to know (lien direct) | Law enforcement agencies across the globe say that they have dealt a blow against Emotet, described by Interpol as "the world's most dangerous malware", by taking control of its infrastructure. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | |||
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2021-01-28 10:44:22 | (Déjà vu) How do most cloud security breaches happen? Orca\'s “State of Public Cloud Security” report reveals all (lien direct) | Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Orca Security. Thanks to the great team there for their support! You're probably familiar with the shared responsibility model. The basic idea is that public cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform keep their platforms secure, … Continue reading "How do most cloud security breaches happen? Orca’s “State of Public Cloud Security” report reveals all" | |||
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2021-01-28 00:04:50 | Smashing Security podcast #212: Dutch leaks, Peeping Toms, and researchers under fire (lien direct) | Google warns security researchers that North Korean hackers are pretending to be their buddies, sensitive information connected to Coronavirus testing is available for sale in the Netherlands, and is a Peeping Tom at your home security provider spying on you through CCTV? 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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2021-01-27 21:31:38 | FTC warns of scam website that promises refund for victims of online scams (lien direct) | The Federal Trade Commission is warning computer users not to be fooled by a website that appears to have stolen the look-and-feel of the genuine FTC in an attempt to defraud consumers. | |||
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2021-01-27 21:01:01 | Update your iPhone now to protect against vulnerabilities that hackers may have actively exploited (lien direct) | Apple is encouraging owners of iPhones and iPads to update their devices to the latest version of iOS and iPadOS in order to protect against serious vulnerabilities that could have already been actively exploited by malicious hackers. | |||
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2021-01-27 20:24:01 | North Korean hackers attempt to hack security researchers investigating zero-day vulnerabilities (lien direct) | Threat experts at Google say that they have identified an ongoing hacking campaign that has targeted computer security experts, specifically those researching the very type of software vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Hack Threat | ||
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2021-01-25 12:56:08 | Hundreds of thousands of cryptocurrency investors put at risk after BuyUCoin security breach (lien direct) | Another day, and another report that a cryptocurrency exchange has been breached by malicious hackers. Indian cryptocurrency exchange BuyUCoin says that is investigating claims that sensitive data related to hundreds of thousands of its users has been published on the dark web, where it is available for free download. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | |||
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2021-01-22 10:58:45 | Hackers release over 4,000 files stolen from Scottish environment agency in ransomware attack (lien direct) | The Conti ransomware gang has published corporate plans, contracts, spreadsheets, and personal information about staff, amongst other files stolen in a ransomware attack against the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. | Ransomware | ||
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2021-01-21 16:44:09 | Is Joe Biden\'s Peloton a cybersecurity risk? Don\'t sweat about it (lien direct) | Joe Biden is now the President of the United States of America, and what are the papers talking about? His internet-connected Peloton exercise bike. | ★★★★★ | ||
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2021-01-21 13:12:49 | Google Chrome wants to fix your unsafe passwords (lien direct) | In the coming weeks Google will be rolling out a new feature to users of its Chrome browser which will make it easier to check for weak passwords and warn if stored passwords have been compromised in a past data breach. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. | |||
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2021-01-21 13:10:52 | Post-ransomware attack, Hackney Council wants to change its cybersecurity culture (lien direct) | Following a devastating ransomware attack, the London Borough Council of Hacney is looking for some external expertise to evaluate its staff's understanding of their security responsibilities, and help them adopt effective security practices. Do you think you could help them? | Ransomware | ||
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2021-01-21 00:26:32 | Smashing Security podcast #211: Fleeking, COVID-19 hacking, and Bitcoin balls-ups (lien direct) | Your privacy may be at risk if you're on Fleek, hackers not only steal COVID-19 vaccine data but then tamper with it to spread mistrust, and the Bitcoin bungles keep on coming... 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 Hacker Valley Studio's Ron Eddings. |
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