Websites used by the Hive ransomware-as-a-service gang to extort ransoms and leak data stolen from corporate victims have been seized in a joint operation involving police around the world.
Category: data breach
A 22-year-old suspected of being "Seyzo", a member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime gang, has been extradited from Morocco to the United States, where - if convicted - he could face up to 116 years in prison.
The ShinyHunters gang became notorious in 2020, following a series of data breaches that impacted over 60 companies - including Microsoft.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
What are prisoners getting up to with mobile phones? Why might ransomware no longer be generating as much revenue for cybercriminals? And how on earth did an airline leave the US government's "No Fly" list accessible for anyone in the world to download?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Maria Varmazis.
Imagine you're an immigrant, who has fled your home country for the United States due to fear of being persecuted and tortured.
What you definitely do not want is the agency handling your asylum request being careless with your personal information - and potentially putting your life and that of loved ones at risk.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The important thing to realise about the most recently-reported data breach at email newsletter service Mailchimp is that it’s not just Mailchimp’s customer data that was put at risk.
Even if you’re not personally a customer of Mailchimp, even if you’ve never even heard of Mailchimp, you may be affected.
Anyone fancying a quick bite to eat in the UK may have found their choices more limited than usual on the high street.
Nearly 300 fast food restaurants, including branches of KFC and Pizza Hut, were forced to close following a ransomware attack against parent company Yum! Brands.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Wireless network operator T-Mobile has suffered yet another data breach.
And we shouldn't be at all surprised if fraudsters use the information that they have stolen to send convincing phishing messages and scams.
For the second time in less than a year, email newsletter service Mailchimp has found itself in the embarrassing position of admitting it has suffered a data breach, putting its customers' subscribers at risk.
As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...
Carole's in her sick bed, which leaves Graham in charge of the good ship "Smashing Security" as it navigates the choppy seas of credential stuffing and avoids the swirling waters of apps being sloppy with sensitive information.
Find out more in this latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast, hosted by Graham Cluley with special guest BJ Mendelson.