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Ransomware Costs Financial Services $32bn in Five Years
PRIVACY PRIVACY The figure accounts for losses due to downtime alone Read More
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UK Financial Regulator Urges Banks to Tackle AI-Based Fraud
PRIVACY PRIVACY Prime Minister wants UK to be a global center of AI regulation Read More
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British teens accused of hacks against Uber and Rockstar Games’s Grand Theft Auto 6
PRIVACY PRIVACY A London court has heard that two British teens hacked and blackmailed a series of companies, causing millions of dollars worth of damage. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Smashing Security podcast #330: Deepfake Martin Lewis, and a deadly jog in the park
PRIVACY PRIVACY Going for a jog can be bad for your privacy (but even worse for your health), and Britain’s consumer finance champion finds his face is being faked. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Read More
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Cybersecurity pro charged with $9 million cryptocurrency exchange hack
PRIVACY PRIVACY A computer security engineer has been charged in connection with a multi-million dollar hack of a cryptocurrency exchange. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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SEO Expert Hired and Fired By Ashley Madison Turned on Company, Promising Revenge
PRIVACY PRIVACY [This is Part II of a story published here last week on reporting that went into a new Hulu documentary series on the 2015 Ashley Madison hack.] It was around 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, when I received a message through the contact form on KrebsOnSecurity.com that the marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com…
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New CVSS Version Unveiled Amid Rising Cyber Threats
PRIVACY PRIVACY FIRST has released details of version 4.0 of the standard, which aims to address criticisms of CVSS 3.1 Read More
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Mandiant Unveils Russian GRU’s Cyber Playbook Against Ukraine
PRIVACY PRIVACY Mandiant has observed that the same playbook has been used by various Russian threat actors since the breakout of war in Ukraine, making them likely to be part of a GRU-led deliberate strategy Read More
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White House Publishes Plan to Implement US National Cybersecurity Strategy
PRIVACY PRIVACY The plan details over 65 federal initiatives, each of which is assigned to a responsible agency Read More
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French Police Will Be Able to Spy on People through Their Cell Phones
PRIVACY PRIVACY The French police are getting new surveillance powers: French police should be able to spy on suspects by remotely activating the camera, microphone and GPS of their phones and other devices, lawmakers agreed late on Wednesday, July 5. […] Covering laptops, cars and other connected objects as well as phones, the measure would…