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Friday Squid Blogging: Searching for the Colossal Squid
A cruise ship is searching for the colossal squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Read More
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Over 850 Vulnerable Devices Secured Through CISA Ransomware Program
CISA’s RVWP program sent 1754 ransomware vulnerability notifications to government and critical infrastructure entities in 2023, leading to 852 devices being secured Read More
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Long Article on GM Spying on Its Cars’ Drivers
Kashmir Hill has a really good article on how GM tricked its drivers into letting it spy on them—and then sold that data to insurance companies. Read More
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Ring to Pay Out $5.6m in Refunds After Customer Privacy Breach
The US Federal Trade Commission will send $5.6m worth of refunds to the spied-on customers of the Amazon-owned home camera company Read More
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How to Avoid Romance Scams
It’s the romance scam story that plays out like a segment on a true crime show. It starts with a budding relationship formed on an online dating site. It ends with an ominous note and an abandoned car on a riverside boat ramp hundreds of miles away from the victim’s home. The story that follows…
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“Junk gun” ransomware: the cheap new threat to small businesses
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. Read More
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US Takes Down Illegal Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Samourai Wallet
The two founders of Samourai Wallet have been charged with money laundering and unlicensed money-transmitting offenses Read More
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Hacker posts fake news story about Ukrainians trying to kill Slovak President
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. Read More
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State-Sponsored Espionage Campaign Exploits Cisco Vulnerabilities
An advisory from Cisco Talos has highlighted a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign targeting government networks globally Read More
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How to Protect Your Smartphone from SIM Swapping
You consider yourself a responsible person when it comes to taking care of your physical possessions. You’ve never left your wallet in a taxi or lost an expensive ring down the drain. You never let your smartphone out of your sight, yet one day you notice it’s acting oddly. Did you know that your device can fall into cybercriminals’ hands without…