Graham Cluely

Shoppers at Dutch supermarkets may have noticed that some cheeses were in short supply last week, and it was cybercriminals who are to blame. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Many Facebook users think they only have to worry about the data that they personally share about themselves on Facebook, by posting messages on the site, connecting with their friends, and liking posts. But the truth is that Facebook knows much more about you than that, by collecting data from your activities off-site as well.

Indian stock trading firm Upstox has revealed to users that it has suffered a serious security breach that may have seen unauthorised criminal access to millions of customers' personal information.

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Deepfake expert Nina Schick joins us as we discuss synthetic media, Facebook's latest data fiasco, and some less-than-brilliant April Fool's tricks. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast, hosted by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Cybercriminal extortionists have adopted a new tactic to to apply even more pressure on their corporate victims: contacting the victims' customers, and asking them to demand a ransom is paid to protect their own privacy. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

Would it have been so hard for Facebook to apologise for allowing 533 million personal records - including users' phone numbers - to leak onto the internet? I don't think so. And yet sorry seems to be the hardest word...

Cybersecurity can be hard. Even for the professionals. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.

Food-delivery company Delveroo thought it would be fun to play an April Fool's trick on its customers in France. Unfortunately, what Deliveroo France did just wasn't funny. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

CISA, the US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has told federal agencies that they have until 1April 5 to scan their networks for evidence of intrusion by hackers, and report back the results. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

FatFace stumps up $2 million to its ransomware extortionists, an IT administrator is caught with his pants down, Mobikwik blames its users for a data breach, and we burgle a house... virtually. All this and much much 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 Host Unknown's Thom Langford.

When an unintelligible tweet was made by the US Strategic Command's Twitter account, it's understandable that some folks might imagine a password was accidentally published to the world, or that perhaps the account had been compromised, or... gulp!... that it might be a US nuclear launch code.

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and organizing billions of data points from the Web. And now, with its FREE Cyber Daily email all IT … Continue reading "Get FREE threat intelligence on hackers and exploits with the Recorded Future Cyber Daily"

Live broadcasts from Australia's Channel 9 TV network were disrupted this weekend following what is believed to have been a cyber attack. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

It's just two days since former SNP leader Alex Salmond launched a brand new political party to campaign for an independent Scotland. And already it has suffered a data breach.

UK fashion retailer FatFace, which made headlines this week by appearing to ask its customers to keep its cyber attack “strictly private and confidential”, has reportedly paid a $2 million ransom to the criminals responsible.

Insurance firm CNA Hardy says that it has suffered a “sophisticated cybersecurity attack” that has impacted its operations, including its email system. According to a statement posted on the firm’s website, CNA determined it had fallen foul of hackers on March 21: “Out of an abundance of caution, we have disconnected our systems from our … Continue reading "Cyber insurance giant CNA hit by ransomware attack"

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and organizing billions of data points from the Web. And now, with its FREE Cyber Daily email all IT … Continue reading "Get FREE threat intelligence on hackers and exploits with the Recorded Future Cyber Daily"

Organisations hit by ransomware attacks are finding themselves paying out more than ever before, according to a new report. According to the research, the average payment following a ransomware attack in 2020 rocketed up 171% to $312,493 compared to $115,123 in 2019. And it’s not just the case that the criminals behind ransomware attacks are making more from their victims – they’re also becoming greedier. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

British fashion retailer FatFace has been hacked. Whoops! I said it. Sorry. I'm not sure they wanted anyone to talk about it, so maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it.