Graham Cluley

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• Smashing Security podcast #371: Unmasking LockBitsupp, company extortion, and a Tinder fraudster
  May 8, 2024
  The kingpin of the LockBit ransomware is named and sanctioned, a cybersecurity consultant is charged with a $1.5 million extortion, and a romance fraudster defrauded women he met on Tinder of £80,000. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and […]
• Smashing Security podcast #370: The closed loop conundrum, default passwords, and Baby Reindeer
  May 1, 2024
  The UK Government takes aim at IoT devices shipping with weak or default passwords, an identity thief spends two years in jail after being mistaken for the person who stole his name, and are you au fait with the latest scams? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing […]
• “Junk gun” ransomware: the cheap new threat to small businesses
  April 25, 2024
  A wave of cheap, crude, amateurish ransomware has been spotted on the dark web – and although it may not make as many headlines as LockBit, Rhysida, and BlackSuit, it still presents a serious threat to organizations. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
• Hacker posts fake news story about Ukrainians trying to kill Slovak President
  April 25, 2024
  Czech news agency ČTK announced on Tuesday that a hacker had managed to break into its systems and published fake news reports of a plot to murder the president of a neighbouring country. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
• Smashing Security podcast #369: Keeping the lights on after a ransomware attack
  April 24, 2024
  Leicester City Council suffers a crippling ransomware attack, and a massive data breach, but is it out of the dark yet? And as election fever hits India we take a close eye at deepfakery. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and […]
• City street lights “misbehave” after ransomware attack
  April 24, 2024
  The UK's Leicester City Council was thrown into chaos last month when a crippling cyber attack forced it to shut down its IT systems and phone lines. But the ransomware attack also had a more unusual impact… Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
• Change Healthcare data for sale on dark web as fallout from ransomware attack spirals out of control
  April 18, 2024
  February's crippling ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, which saw prescription orders delayed across the United States, continues to have serious consequences. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.