Scammers race to cash in on Venezuelan earthquake disaster
Scammers wasted no time exploiting Venezuela's devastating earthquake, with researchers uncovering 212 newly-registered relief-themed domains in just five da...
Graham Cluley
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USB drives carrying China-linked malware infected Japanese military networks for nearly a year
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Smashing Security podcast #473: How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup
A polite caller from your bank says there is a problem with your account. Don't worry - they'll send someone round to help.
Hacker hijacks Brazil’s national alert system, sending “misanthropy” to millions of phones
Emergency alert systems work because people believe them. Every time one of these systems issues a false alert - whether through negligence or a deliberate a...
Apple’s Hide My Email tweak leaves privacy fans fuming
Apple has long marketed itself as the privacy-first tech giant. So why is it making a change to Hide My Email that will make it easier for websites to block ...
Imposter scams cost Americans $3.5 billion in 2025 – and it’s getting worse
Someone is pretending to be your bank, your government, or your local planning office. And according to the FTC, they're making billions doing it.
Smashing Security podcast #472: AI gets hacked, and BitLocker gets bypassed
What if your AI coding assistant could be tricked into stealing your own company's secrets - by reading a single booby-trapped bug report? No phishing email.
Maine forced to take down data breach portal after fake notices filed with authorities
The US state of Maine has taken its public data breach notification portal offline after someone submitted fraudulent breach disclosures impersonating two we...
Privacy own-goal: World Cup blunder leaks Lionel Messi’s passport details
Argentina's World Cup squad had their passport numbers leaked before a ball was kicked - not by hackers, but by someone who failed to redact a document prope...