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CRPx0 is a cybercrime operation that started off operating a scam before pivoting into a fully-blown ransomware and cryptocurrency business. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
Location data sold by the ad industry has reportedly helped adversaries target US troops. The Pentagon has responded by switching off ad tracking on its devices - and you can do the same on yours. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
If you ever linked your Dropbox account to a Lenovo ID - perhaps to make life easier when logging in via a Lenovo laptop - you might want to take heed. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
You've had your iPhone stolen. A day later, you get a text from Apple saying they've found it, and a very helpful woman called Alice from Apple Support calls to walk you through recovering it. She's polite. She's professional. But she is not from Apple. She's not even human. And she's about to break into your iPhone. Meanwhile, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta ha…
If you live in Jersey and bank with Revolut, you should be on your guard against scam phone calls. Because local police on the largest of the Channel Islands have warned that over a single four-week period, an astonishing 75% of all scam crime reports they have received have involved Revolut accounts Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
More than 1,000 organisations, 500,000 stolen credentials, and one self-propagating worm named after a Dune sandworm - two men now face charges over TeamPCP's global hacking spree. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The US Navy has told its entire workforce of 340,000 active-duty personnel, 58,000 reservists, and 210,000 civilian employees to clean up their social media profiles, because adversaries might be using them to determine who they are, where they live, and when they may not be at home. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A hacker calling themselves "CYBERLEEK" has been leaking gameplay footage from GTA 6 ahead of its official reveal this week - but they're not asking Rockstar Games for a ransom. Instead, they've launched their own cryptocurrency, promising to release ever more juicy clips from a virtual strip club... Meanwhile, your smart TV might be doing more than binge-wa…
Every time you add an extension or plugin to your browser, there's a risk that you might be doing more than managing your cryptocurrency wallet, generating passwords, taking notes, or tracking sports results. There's a chance that you have just handed a complete stranger access to your savings. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The ransomware gang Gunra has been creating havoc - exploiting unpatched VPNs and firewalls to steal data, encrypt systems, and extort victims across healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and more. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
At Black Hat this month, a group of security researchers took a $9,000 robot dog, plugged Google's AI into its brain, and jailbroke it by telling it - with a completely straight face - that it was a Pokemon. What followed involved a wall, a blue ice chest, and anyone in the room wearing white shoes. Oh, and did we mention you can buy a flamethrower attachmen…
When Cameron Curry discovered that his contract as a data analyst wasn't going to be renewed, he could have updated his LinkedIn profile. He could have started sending out his resume. But what the 27-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, did instead was turn to extortion. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A cybersecurity expert has demonstrated how computer-generated patterns can successfully prevent surveillance cameras from detecting vehicles - such as the controversial AI-powered Flock licence plate readers that are becoming increasingly common on American streets. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Would you like access to Anthropic's Claude at 90% off the normal price? All you have to do is redirect your traffic to a mysterious service called "Poison Claude". Only problem is that it's run by fraudsters... Meanwhile, a phishing-as-a-service platform called "Greatness" has come up with something rather nasty: a phishing attack that doesn't need a fake w…
A growing number of UK venues have decided to act against privacy-busting smart glasses. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
f someone offered you 90% off the official price to access Claude, the powerful AI model from Anthropic, would you be tempted? It turns out that around 900 people were, and they may be regretting their decision. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
Apple has imposed strict new submission limits on its bug bounty portal after finding itself overwhelmed by low-quality, AI generated vulnerability reports - many of which were found to be describing security flaws that simply didn't exist. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Graham gets a phone call from the police. Well, someone who sounds convincingly like the police. There's just one small problem: what they really want is the 24-word seed key to Graham's cryptocurrency wallet. Meanwhile, if you've stayed in a hotel recently, the free Wi-Fi you connected to might have come with an unexpected extra: an all-you-can-eat buffet o…