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“Fake crypto millionaire” charged with alleged $1.7M cryptomining scam
PRIVACY PRIVACY A self-proclaimed cryptocurrency millionaire has been charged with multiple felonies for his alleged role in a scam that purported to sell a high-powered cryptomining machine called the “Bitex Blockbuster” that did not actually exist. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Come to the National Information Security Conference in October, and see Smashing Security LIVE!
PRIVACY PRIVACY Between 5-7 October, I will be chairing the UK’s National Information Security Conference (better known as NISC), at Carden Park in Cheshire. It’s a great event – you should come along. Oh, and we’ll do the podcast “live” there as well… Read More
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Leaking Screen Information on Zoom Calls through Reflections in Eyeglasses
PRIVACY PRIVACY Okay, it’s an obscure threat. But people are researching it: Our models and experimental results in a controlled lab setting show it is possible to reconstruct and recognize with over 75 percent accuracy on-screen texts that have heights as small as 10 mm with a 720p webcam.” That corresponds to 28 pt, a…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: 6 Things That Matter Right Now
PRIVACY PRIVACY Topics that are top of mind for the week ending Sept. 23 | A digital trust disconnect between theory and practice | Don’t ignore attack surface management | An SBOM 101 | Report finds hackers targeting small businesses | And much more! 1 – For digital trust, organizations talk the talk but don’t…
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Seven-Year Mobile Surveillance Campaign Targets Uyghurs
PRIVACY PRIVACY Scarlet Mimic group uses over 20 Android malware variants Read More
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NSA Reveals “Hackers’ Playbook” for OT Attacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY New report outlines key mitigations for OT owners Read More
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Europol “Hackathon” Identifies Scores of Human Trafficking Victims
PRIVACY PRIVACY Over 100 online platforms checked for illegal activity Read More
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A third of Australian population likely affected in Optus cyberattack
PRIVACY PRIVACY Australia’s second largest telecommunications provider, Optus, revealed it suffered a cyberattack where data from customers have possibly been accessed. However, the company claims the attack has not affected the platforms and services supporting wholesale, satellite and enterprise customers, and that of enterprise customers. Mobile and home internet services have also not been affected.…
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Ransomware operators might be dropping file encryption in favor of corrupting files
PRIVACY PRIVACY Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed with compromising videos taken through their webcams by malware. The threat has since come a long way, moving from consumers to enterprises, adding…
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Optus Hit By Cyber-Attack, Breach Affects Nearly 10 Million Customers
PRIVACY PRIVACY Home addresses, driver’s licenses and passport numbers were potentially accessed by the attacker Read More