Some in the computer security community feel that the council over-reacted by reporting the incident to the police.
I’m not so sure.
Published November 26, 2018 11:41 pm in Data loss, Law & order, Mobile, Vulnerability 0
Some in the computer security community feel that the council over-reacted by reporting the incident to the police.
I’m not so sure.
Published November 22, 2018 1:58 pm in Guest blog, Law & order, Mobile 0
Prosecutors believe 21-year-old Manhattan resident Nicholas Truglia targeted the cellphones of Silicon Valley executives in “SIM-swapping” attacks.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Published November 8, 2018 12:20 pm in Apple, Law & order, Mobile, Phishing, Podcast, Vulnerability 0
One travel blogger finds you don’t have to be Kylie Jenner to be targeted by an Instagram hacker. When 40 iPhones at a hospital mysteriously die, what could be the explanation? And, surprise surprise, political parties in the USA are throwing around hacking accusations.
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 Naked Security’s Mark Stockley.
Published November 7, 2018 11:24 am in Encryption, Guest blog, Law & order, Mobile, Privacy 0
Dutch police have revealed that they were able to spy on the communications of more than 100 suspected criminals, watching live as over a quarter of a million chat messages were exchanged.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published October 31, 2018 12:06 pm in Apple, Guest blog, iOS, Privacy, Vulnerability 0
The latest iOS passcode bypass bug appears to have been introduced by Apple’s new Group Facetime feature.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published October 12, 2018 12:49 am in Celebrities, iOS, Privacy 12
You can bet mischievous hackers are right now trying to crack into Kanye West’s online accounts with equally diabolical passwords.
Published October 2, 2018 2:29 pm in Apple, Guest blog, iOS, Privacy, Vulnerability 0
Once again, a way of bypassing the iPhone’s passcode lock to expose users’ photos and contacts has been discovered.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published September 17, 2018 8:49 am in Apple, Apple Safari, Denial of Service, Guest blog, iOS, Vulnerability 0
A security researcher has revealed a method of crashing and restarting iPhones and iPads, with just a few lines of code that could be added to any webpage.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published August 31, 2018 3:00 pm in Data loss, Guest blog, Mobile, Privacy, Vulnerability 0
All 1.7 million users of Air Canada’s mobile app have had their passwords reset by the company following a security breach which saw hackers compromise up to 20,000 accounts last week.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published August 27, 2018 2:32 pm in Android, Google, Malware 2
Epic Games isn’t happy about how Google handled the disclosure of the serious security vulnerability in Fortnite.
Published August 23, 2018 4:31 pm in Apple, Guest blog, iOS, Privacy 0
Facebook has withdrawn its Onavo Protect VPN app from the iOS App Store after Apple determined that it was breaking data-collection policies.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published August 13, 2018 12:40 pm in Mobile, Privacy, Security threats 5
A former reality TV star was able to sneak in her smartphone and record secret conversations in the Situation Room, supposedly the most secure place in the White House.
Published August 9, 2018 12:17 am in Android, Denial of Service, Google, Law & order, Malware, Podcast, Privacy 1
Fortnite players are told they’ll have to disable a security setting on Android, the FCC finally admits that it wasn’t hit by a DDoS attack, and Verizon’s VPN smallprint raises privacy concerns.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast hosted by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by David Bisson.
Published August 6, 2018 12:13 pm in Android, Google, Malware 1
Encouraging Android users to download apps from non-official sources is not a good idea from the security point of view, but Epic Games wants to maximise its profits.
Published August 2, 2018 3:19 pm in Data loss, Guest blog, Mobile, Privacy 0
Yes, SMS-based 2FA can be intercepted by someone determined to hack into your account.
But it’s also better than not having any multi-factor authentication in place at all.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Published August 2, 2018 11:14 am in Data loss, Law & order, Malware, Mobile, Podcast, Privacy, Ransomware 0
Ransomware rears its head again, Dixons Carphone reveals its data breach was almost 1000% worse than they previously thought, a man is accused of stealing five million dollars worth of cryptocurrency through hijacking mobile phones, and a Canadian guy called Norman is rushing to get the typewriters out of storage.
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 journalist Geoff White.