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Rex Mundi hacking extortion gang busted by Europol
There’s so much bad news about computer security that we sometimes forget to applaud when something good happens.
Let’s change that right now.
Tesla saboteur caused extensive damage and leaked highly sensitive data, claims Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes that the company is the victim of deliberate sabotage perpetrated by an employee.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Dixons Carphone data breach - millions put at risk of fraud
Once again a large company has suffered a huge data breach, putting millions of innocent customers at risk.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Creepy CloudPets pulled from stores over security fears
Major retailers have begun pulling CloudPets cuddly toys from their shelves after warnings were issued that the internet-enabled toys posed a risk to privacy.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog.
Jail for the man who helped Russia hack Yahoo’s email accounts
A hacker who lived the high life with expensive cars has been sentenced to jail for his part in a serious security breach at Yahoo.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
£120,000 fine for university after details of 20,000 staff and students exposed in data breach
The University of Greenwich in London has received a fine of £120,000 because of the substantial damage and substantial distress caused by a security breach that exposed the private information of approximately 20,000 people.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
The Dark Overlord: Suspected hacking group member arrested in Serbia
Is The Dark Overlord’s days numbered?
Serbian police have arrested a man suspected of being a member of the notorious and high profile hacking and extortion group.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Rail Europe data breach lasted almost three months
Travel website Rail Europe has informed customers that their lifelong dream to see the sights of Europe by train may have turned into a nightmare.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Four-million Facebook users’ data wide open for anyone to download for years
Yet another instance of a Facebook app putting innocent users’ sensitive private data at risk has been uncovered.
Data breach disclosure is still taking too long, report reveals as GDPR looms
The accepted wisdom in the field of cybersecurity is that things are getting worse, and that more businesses are losing control of more data than ever before.
What a bunch of pessimists we are… The truth, however, might be rather different.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
Drupe app removed from Google Play store after photos and messages leaked publicly
A popular Android app called Drupe, downloaded over 10 million times, has been leaving users’ selfie snapshots, audio messages, and other sensitive data exposed for anybody to see.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Yes, you should change your Twitter password - but don’t panic
Yes, you should change your Twitter password. And you should ensure you’re not using the same password anywhere else. And you should enable Login Verification.
But you shouldn’t panic.
Goodbye Cambridge Analytica, hello Emerdata?
Cambridge Analytica, the shady firm at the centre of the recent Facebook data scandal, is shutting down.
But is it simply going to resurrect itself with a new name?
PODCASTSmashing Security #076: Spying phones, hacked ski lifts, and World Password Day
Cheap Android smartphones sold on Amazon have been sending customers’ full text messages to a Chinese server, ski lifts are found to be the latest devices left open to abuse by hackers, and we remind you why password managers are a good idea on World Password Day. Oh, and our guest serenades us with a hit from the 1980s!
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by broadcaster and journalist David McClelland.
48 million people put at risk after firm that scraped social networks left data exposed for anyone to download
Chances are that you’ve never heard of Washington-based data firm LocalBlox. But that doesn’t mean that they haven’t heard of you. And it doesn’t mean that your personal information hasn’t been recklessly exposed through their sloppy disregard for the most basic security.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
