Journey with us to Myanmar's shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company's mandatory hold time for tech support could lead to innocent users having their computers compromised.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Plus - don't miss our featured interview with Acronis CISO Gerald Beuchelt!
Author: Graham Cluley
Cactus is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that encrypts victim's data and demands a ransom for a decryption key.
Read more about it in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
What is the Cactus ransomware? Cactus is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that encrypts victim's data and demands a ransom for a decryption key. Hundreds of organisations have found themselves the victim of Cactus since it was first discovered in March 2023, with their stolen data published on the dark web as an "incentive" to give in to the extortionists' demands. So far, so sadly normal. What makes Cactus different? Cactus made a name for itself by exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN appliances to gain access to corporate networks and encrypting its own code in an attempt to avoid...
Have you had a phone call from police about your cryptocurrency wallet?
Be on your guard - you could be about to be scammed.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
In episode 40 of the AI Fix, Graham meets a shape-shifting GOAT, a robot dog gets wet, Mark likes Claude 3.7 Sonnet, OpenAI releases its dullest model yet, Grok 3 needs to go home and have a lie down, and everyone loses their minds over two AI agents booking a hotel room using 90s-era modem dial-up sounds.
Graham tells the incredible story of a woman whose life was saved after ChatGPT told her to go to the emergency room, stat! And Mark explains how just a little negativity made GPT-4o bad to the bone.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of "The AI Fix" podcast by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.
It's been a confusing few days in the world of American cybersecurity...
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The Trump administration has told US cyber command and CISA to stop following or reporting on Russian cyber threats.
Yes, Russia! That country everyone used to agree was home to lots of ransomware gangs and hackers. Hmmm...
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Companies are being warned that malicious hackers are using a novel technique to break into businesses - by pretending to offer audits of the company's cybersecurity.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Companies are being warned that malicious hackers are using a novel technique to break into businesses - by pretending to offer audits of the company's cybersecurity. With ransomware and other cybersecurity threats high in the mind of many business owners, it is all too easy to imagine how many companies might react positively to an invitation to have the security of their networks tested. But computer crime fighters in Belgium and Ukraine have warned that your business could be falling for a scam if it is duped into granting access to someone with malicious intent. Safeonweb, an initiative...
In episode 406 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, we explore how the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been hacked to the jaw-dropping tune of $1.5 billion, and we look at what is being done to better defend women and girls' safety online.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.