World Leaks is a cyber extortion operation that steals sensitive data from organizations and threatens to leak it via the dark web if a ransom is not paid. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
A ransomware gang that claims to be a group of "investigative journalists"? Meet LeakNet - the group using fake CAPTCHA pages to trick employees into hacking themselves. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
A Wikipedia security engineer accidentally wakes a dormant JavaScript worm that hadn't stirred since 2024 - and within minutes, giant woodpecker images are plastered across the internet's favourite encyclopaedia. Meanwhile, a crypto contractor hired to help the US Marshals manage seized digital assets allegedly decides to help himself to $46 million of it - and then brags about it on a recorded Telegram call. Plus: Graham champions Asterix, Trisha discovers the fantasy novels of Robin Hobb, and someone called "Lick" ends up in the nick. All this, and much more, in episode 458 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, and special guest Tricia Howard.
There is a certain poetic justice in a cybersecurity-related story that has emerged from Moscow this week: A man has been accused of trying to extort money... from a notorious Russian ransomware gang. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
It took six months for notifications to start, and we still don't know exactly what went down... but here's our advice on what to do. Categories: Naked Security Tags: data breach, MDR, Mom's Meals, PurFoods, ransomre, Ransomware
WYSIWYG is short for "what you see is what you get". Except when it isn't... Categories: Naked Security Tags: Airplane Mode, data leakage, iPhone, WYSIWYG
Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.) Categories: Naked Security Tags: bust, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, data leakage, hacking, surveillance
Fast, quiet, smooth, consistent and low impact... why true hacker-grade touch-typing might keep you more secure. Categories: Naked Security Tags: audio, data leakage, serious security, surveillance
Serious security stories explained clearly in plain English - listen now. (Full transcript available.) Categories: Naked Security Tags: BWAIN, data leakage, Firefox, SEC