An Australian teenager has admitted hacking into Apple’s internal network and stealing 90 GB worth of files. The 16-year-old has pleaded guilty to breaking into Apple’s systems on multiple occasions over the course of a year, from his parent’s home in Melbourne’s suburbs.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Fabled British holiday camp chain Bultin’s has admitted that it has suffered a data breach that may have exposed details of 34,000 guests.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Poor security measures have reportedly put the personal details of Comcast Xfinity customers at risk, a researcher has revealed.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Snap, the parent company of SnapChat, has revealed that an update earlier this year to the social media app accidentally exposed some of its source code.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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.
PODCASTRansomware 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.
Company now says approximately 10 million personal records could have been accessed in security breach.
Up to 1.3 million customers of a number of UK clothing and accessories websites have had their personal information exposed following a security breach at an IT services provider that they were sharing.
Security researchers have discovered 157 gigabytes of sensitive data from over 100 manufacturing companies left exposed online for anyone to access.
‘Time capsule’ app Timehop has revealed that it made a boo-boo when it initially shared details over the weekend of a data breach involving millions of users’ names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Data breaches are getting more expensive.
That’s one of the findings of a new global study by the Ponemon Institute that examines the financial impact of a corporate data breach.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
PODCASTCrypto scamming Thai cave scoundrels! $25 million to make anti-fake news videos! TimeHop data breach! Phone number port out scams!
All this and much 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 B J Mendelson.
Facebook will be fined £500,000 - the maximum amount possible - for two breaches of the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
But under new European legislation, the fine could have been as high as £1.2 billion.
Thousands of holidaymakers relying upon Thomas Cook Airlines to get them to their vacation may have had their personal information put at risk due to sloppy security.
PODCASTDoctor Who’s TARDIS has sprung a data leak, Facebook’s creepy patents are unmasked, and an app to keep women safe on dates has surprising origins.
All this and much 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.
Carole Cadwalladr, the investigative journalist who revealed how the personal data of millions of Facebook users was used to influence the US election, speaks about what went on behind the headlines.
