Garmin knocked out by ransomware attack

Garmin, the wearable tech company famous for its GPS fitness trackers and activity smartwatches, is suffering a global outage – and ransomware appears to be to blame.

A free iPhone from Apple? It’s possible, but there are some catches

Who wouldn’t want the latest and greatest iPhone for free?

Well, if you’re a security researcher then you might be able to get just that…

Politician amongst those who had their direct messages accessed during Twitter hack

More 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

Maybe 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.

UK Government chose not to investigate if Russian hackers interfered in Brexit referendum, report reveals

No-one in Government knew if Russia had interfered in the EU vote, and they actively avoided any effort to ask questions to find out…

Mitre, the creepy company checking your fingerprints on Facebook for the US Government

Cybercrime reporter Thomas Brewster has written a fascinating exposé of the activities of Mitre Corporation, which has taken on some eyebrow-raising projects for the US government.

Career Notes podcast – Have to be able to communicate to everybody

The folks behind The Cyberwire podcast interviewed me for a new series of shows, looking at how people joined the cybersecurity industry.

Insecure IoT devices could be banned and destroyed if they fail to meet UK security standards

IoT devices could be banned from sale and destroyed if they fail to meet basic security standards, according to proposals put forward by the UK Government.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender BOX blog.

The Twitter hack: Why Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and others might have reason to be worried

The real worry of the Twitter hack is not the cryptocurrency scam that was spammed out, but that attackers might have accessed private messages sent and received by the rich and powerful.

The Twitter mega-hack. What you need to know

Multiple Twitter accounts have been hacked as part of a Bitcoin scam, and it’s one of the biggest security disasters in Twitter’s history.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security.

“Secure in your thoughts” – malware memories and brain passwords in the Stroke of Genius podcast

I’m in the latest episode of the “Stroke of Genius” podcast, which looks at passwords and how researchers are exploring ways to use brain patterns as a way to unlock devices.

I’m on hand to describe the workings of some notorious password-stealing malware, and also share some stories of how computer games helped me get a job in the cybersecurity industry.

Man who lived luxury lifestyle after hacking LinkedIn and Dropbox is found guilty

Yevgeniy 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

Researchers 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.

Password security is critical in a remote work environment – see where businesses are putting themselves at risk

LastPass finds that many businesses are making significant strides in some areas of password and access security – but there is still a lot of work to be done.

Download LastPass’s free report to see the current state of password security, access, and authentication – and learn what you can do to better secure your company.