Graham Cluley

The State of Security

The confirmation that US President Donald Trump has been infected by the Coronavirus, and had to spend time this weekend in hospital, has – understandably – made headlines around the world. And there are plenty of people, on both sides of the political divide, who are interested in learning more ... Read More

For many companies it would be a nightmare to discover that they are the latest unwitting victim of a ransomware attack, capable of crippling computer systems and locking up data if a payment isn’t made to cybercriminals. There’s no magic wand that can make a ransomware attack simply disappear with ... Read More

A critical vulnerability in Instagram’s Android and iOS apps could have allowed remote attackers to run malicious code, snoop on unsuspecting users, and hijack control of smartphone cameras and microphones. The security hole, which has been patched by Instagram owner Facebook, could be exploited by a malicious hacker simply sending ... Read More

Members of Shopify’s support team abused access to company network Customer contact information and order details accessed FBI and international law enforcement agencies are investigating Shopify, the major ecommerce platform which powers many online stores, has revealed that it suffered a serious breach of security at the hands of two ... Read More

Ransomware attack detected and blocked at ArbiterSports But not before sensitive data was exfiltrated Questions raised about how securely firm was storing passwords and social security numbers. The details of approximately 540,000 sports referees, league officials and game officials have been stolen by hackers after an attack on ArbiterSports, a ... Read More

Your customers can be helped to change their weak passwords All your company needs to do is make one change to its website Supports new feature coming to Google Chrome next month ... Read More

US authorities have charged two Russian men with allegedly defrauding cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers out of at least $16.8 million. The men – Danil “Cronuswar” Potekhin, 25, and 35-year-old Dmitrii Karasavidi, of Voronezh and Moscow respectively – are said to be responsible for a phishing campaign that targeted customers ... Read More

The IRS want to trace Monero transactions, which – unlike Bitcoin – are entirely private Cracking Monero could help the IRS trace those who have avoided paying tax, and assist in criminal investigations Do you think you can crack Monero’s layers of privacy? The IRS would like to hear from ... Read More

2FA makes Zoom video-conferencing accounts harder for hackers to compromise Users given option of app-based or SMS-based 2FA Admins can set 2FA policy for different user groups We’ve said it once, we’ve said it twice, we’ve said it one hundred times. Hardening the security of your accounts with two-factor authentication ... Read More

European cryptocurrency exchange platform Eterbase has announced that it has suffered a security breach which saw malicious hackers access its network and steal funds worth US $5.4 million. In a message posted on Telegram, the Slovakian cryptocurrency exchange listed the six hot wallets plundered by cybercriminals for their Ether, Tezos, ... Read More