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Technical difficulties or cyber attack? Ingram Micro’s website goes down just in time for the holiday weekend

Ingram Micro faces prolonged global outage

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Nothing says "Holiday Weekend" like a mysterious IT outage.

Catwatchful stalkerware app spills secrets of 62,000 users – including its own admin

Catwatchful stalkerware exposes user data

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Another scummy stalkerware app has spilled its guts, revealing the details of its 62,000 users - and data from thousands of victims' infected devices.

Hunters International ransomware group shuts down – but will it regroup under a new guise?

Hunters International ransomware shuts down

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The notorious Hunters International ransomware-as-a-service operation has announced that it has shut down, in a message posted on its dark web leak site. In a statement on its extortion site, the ransomware group says that it has not only "decided to close the Hunters International project" but is also offering free decryption tools to its previous victims - with no ransom payment required. Read m

Jul 2, 2025

Smashing Security podcast #424: Surveillance, spyware, and self-driving snafus

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A Mexican drug cartel spies on the FBI using traffic cameras and spyware — because "ubiquitous technical surveillance” is no longer just for dystopian thrillers. Graham digs into a chilling new US Justice Department report that shows how surveillance tech was weaponised to deadly effect. Meanwhile, Carole checks the rear-view mirror on the driverless car industry. Whatever happened to those millio

Swiss government warns attackers have stolen sensitive data, after ransomware attack at Radix

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Federal data leaked in cyberattack

The Swiss government has issued a warning after a third-party service provider suffered a ransomware attack, which saw sensitive information stolen from its systems and leaked onto the dark web. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.

Jul 1, 2025

When hackers become hitmen

Sinaloa cartel hacked FBI surveillance

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So, you think hacking is just about stealing information, extorting ransoms, or wiping out company data? The truth is, sometimes it's about killing people too...

Hackers breach Norwegian dam

Norwegian dam cyberattack opens valves

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A group of hackers gained remote access to a hydroelectric dam’s control systems in Norway and fully opened a drainage valve, releasing a large amount of water.

Apple Wallet just went full Bono (but with Brad Pitt this time)

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Apple has spammed millions of iPhones with a promotion for Brad Pitt's new (Apple-backed) F1 movie.

The AI Fix #57: AI is the best hacker in the USA, and self-learning AI

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In episode 57 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover an AI “dream recorder”, Mark Zuckerberg tantalises OpenAI staff with $100 million signing bonuses, Graham finds out why robot butlers sit in chairs, Wikipedia holds the line against AI slop, an AI cat collar can tell you if your cat is annoyed by its AI cat collar, and some German scientists accidentally create a new AI Fix slogan. Graham reveals tha

50 customers of French bank hit after insider helped SIM swap scammers

Intern aids SIM swap scam

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French police have arrested a business student interning at the bank Société Générale who is accused of helping SIM-swapping scammers to defraud 50 of its clients. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Jun 27, 2025

BreachForums broken up? French police arrest five members of notorious cybercrime site

Four French hackers arrested BreachForums

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Suspected high-ranking members of one of the world's largest online marketplaces for leaked data have been arrested by French police. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

SafePay ransomware: What you need to know

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SafePay is a relatively new ransomware that is making a big impact. Find out how it is different from other ransomware, and read more in my article on the Fortra blog.

Jun 25, 2025

Smashing Security podcast #423: Operation Endgame, deepfakes, and dead slugs

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In this episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast, Graham unravels Operation Endgame - the surprisingly stylish police crackdown that is seizing botnets, mocking malware authors with anime videos, and taunting cybercriminals via Telegram. And BBC cyber correspondent Joe Tidy joins us to talk about "Ctrl-Alt-Chaos", his new book diving into the murky world of teenage hackers, ransomware gangs, and

Cybercrime is surging across Africa

Cybercrime surges in Africa

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A new INTERPOL report has sounded the alarm over a dramatic increase in cybercrime across Africa, with digital crime now accounting for a significant proportional of all criminal activity across the continent. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Jun 24, 2025

Iranian State TV hacked, and that’s modern warfare

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In modern warfare, it’s not just about who has the biggest bombs — it's about who controls the story.

Yes, the Co-op lost your data. Have a £10 shopping voucher

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Co-op opens new store Bapchild

The Co-op is offering a £10 shopping discount to members after a cyber-attack saw hackers steal personal data including names, home address, email addresses, and membership card numbers.

Infecting insurance firms with ransomware… for dummies

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Is it any wonder that ransomware gangs are targeting cyberinsurance companies? There is *so* much valuable data to steal, which can help them earn even more money from more victims.

Breaking news – the Washington Post has been hacked

Cyberattack compromises Washington Post

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The Washington Post says that the email accounts of some of its journalists have been hacked. The likely culprits? A foreign government (take your pick...) Why would they want to do that? Because journalists are often afforded access to valuable and sensitive information, and may be in touch with human-rights activists in oppressive regimes.

Cybercriminals left hanging as Victoria’s Secret bounces back

Victoria's Secret website down due to security

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Lingerie giant Victoria's Secret says that it has restored all of its critical systems and is fully operational again, three weeks after revealing it had been hit by a cyber attack.

Chinese-owned VPN apps hide their origin

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According to a new report, there are 13 China-owned VPN apps in the Apple App Store. None of them clearly disclose their links to China, and some use shell companies to hide their origin.

The AI Fix #56: ChatGPT traps man in a cult of one, and AI is actually stupid

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In episode 56 of The AI Fix, Anthropic and Apple have a bar fight, a woman describes her husband falling in love with ChatGPT as “not ideal”, WhatsApp's AI helper isn't helpful, Graham serenades a pack of headless robot dogs with his rendition of “Don't stop me know”, and our hosts debate whether AI turning our brains to porridge is actually a bad thing. Graham tells the harrowing story of how cha

Aflac, one of the USA’s largest insurers, is the latest to fall “under siege” to hackers

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Aflac reports customer data breach

The Wall Street Journal reports that Aflac is investigating a breach that may have exposed claims information, health details, Social Security numbers, and other personal data.

Marks & Spencer ransomware attack was good news for other retailers

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When Marks & Spencer paused online orders after it was hit by ransomware, it was bad news for them... but GOOD news for other big online retailers. Fashion rivals like Next, John Lewis, and Zara saw a nice little bump while M&S sales floundered.

Twitter refuses to explain what it’s doing about hate speech and misinformation, sues New York State for asking

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Elon Musk’s Twitter is suing New York State. Why? Because apparently being asked to explain how your social media platform handles hate speech and misinformation is an unconstitutional burden.

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