Data loss
Twitter says a “phone spear phishing” attack helped hackers – what’s that?
Jul 31, 2020What’s a phone spear phishing attack? Twitter shares some more details related to its serious security breach earlier this month which saw celebrity accounts tweeting a cryptocurrency scam.
Smashing Security podcast #189: DNA cock-up, Garmin hack, and virtual kidnappings
Jul 30, 2020Why are students faking their own kidnappings? What’s the story behind Garmin’s ransomware attack? And a genetic genealogy website suffers a hack or two. 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 Ray REDACTED.
Garmin staggers back online after ransomware attack
Jul 27, 2020Garmin’s online services are beginning to come back to life after it was hit badly by ransomware last week. But did it pay a ransom to its attackers or not?
Over 1000 Twitter staff and contractors had access to internal tools that helped hackers hijack accounts
Jul 27, 2020As Twitter and law enforcement agencies investigate the high profile attack against Twitter accounts, there is a clear lesson for other businesses to learn. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
Smashing Security podcast #188: Dinner with Elon Musk and Kris Jenner
Jul 23, 2020Who stopped Twitter’s hackers from stealing more money? Why are Covid-19 researchers being told to ramp up their cybersecurity? How can you find out if your smartphone is infected with stalkerware? And who does Graham think he is turning down a celebrity dinner invite? Find out in the latest “Smashing Security” podcast, with special guest Lisa Forte.
Politician amongst those who had their direct messages accessed during Twitter hack
Jul 23, 2020More information has emerged related to last week’s attack which saw a number of high profile Twitter accounts hijacked for the purposes of spreading a cryptocurrency scam, as it is revealed a far-right politician had his private messages accessed. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Coinbase stopped scammers from stealing an extra $280,000 during Twitter hack
Jul 21, 2020Maybe Coinbase should send Twitter an invoice, because it certainly sounds like their quick thinking helped prevent last week’s hack from leaving a lot more Twitter users with empty wallets. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Smashing Security podcast #187: Huawei ban, MGM hack, and a contact-tracing cock-up
Jul 16, 2020Login chaos for England’s contact tracing service, our drill-down on the Britain’s Huawei 5G ban, MGM’s blockbuster breach, and how to pronounce “Gigabyte.” All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast with Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, and special guest Maria Varmazis.
Man who lived luxury lifestyle after hacking LinkedIn and Dropbox is found guilty
Jul 13, 2020Yevgeniy Nikulin lived the high life, funded by a life of cybercrime. Now he faces a significant prison sentence after stealing millions of user records from the likes of LinkedIn and Dropbox. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Millions of LiveAuctioneers passwords offered for sale following data breach
Jul 13, 2020Researchers claim to have found evidence that cybercriminals are offering for sale a database containing the personal details of 3.4 million users of an online art and antiques auction website, as well as three million cracked passwords.
LiveAuctioneers security breach puts users at risk
Jul 11, 2020LiveAuctioneers, the online website which broadcasts live auctions selling antiques, art, and collectibles, has warned that user details have fallen into unauthorised hands following a security breach.
Ex-Yahoo employee avoids jail, despite hacking 6000 accounts, and stealing nude photos and videos
Jul 6, 2020A former employee of Yahoo has been sentenced and ordered to pay a fine after exploiting his privileged access to hack into the personal accounts of thousands of Yahoo users, in his hunt for naked photographs and videos of young women. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Hackers hijack Twitter account of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, offer to sell stolen data
Jul 4, 2020A hacked Russian government Twitter account offers to sell a tourist database for 66 bitcoins (approximately US $499,000).
How to better protect your Roblox account from hackers with two-step verification (2SV)
Jul 3, 2020Accounts on the popular online gaming platform keep getting hacked. So, how can you better protect your Roblox account?
Websites of eight US cities poisoned by malware skimming the credit card details of residents
Jul 2, 2020Beware if you’re paying your bills for local government services – the payment information you type into that web form may be heading straight to cybercriminals.
22,900 MongoDB databases held to ransom by hacker threatening to report firms for GDPR violations
Jul 2, 2020Hackers are once again finding unsecured MongoDB databases, wiping their contents, and leaving ransom demands. So far, so normal. But what’s different this time is that they’re also threatening to report their victims for violating GDPR. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.