Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as "Ray Hushpuppi," might have imagined he had it all.

The self-proclaimed "Billionaire Gucci Master", flamboyantly boasted about his luxurious life of expensive cars, private jets, and designer clothes to his 2.3 mi...

Social media app Clubhouse, for which member invitations were highly coveted throughout the pandemic, has ditched its invite-only exclusivity with a general release last week that makes the platform available to all users. After launching i...

A new ransomware gang that calls itself BlackMatter has launched itself on the dark web, and is actively attempting to recruit criminal partners and affiliates to attack large organisations in the United States, UK, Canada, and Australia.

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New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang have been covering the trials and tribulations of Facebook for the past several years, and they have used their reporting to form the basis of their new book, An Ugly Truth: Inside Fa...

You may already have won! How many scams have begun with these words? 
There is a new breed of scammers gaining popularity, thanks to the wild swings in the cryptocurrency market. Avast researcher Matěj Račinský has tracked three diff...

Ahmed, Dave, and Jeff discuss Kaseya, making Bitcoin more trackable, and more on this week’s podcast.

Have you ever gotten a call from an unknown number claiming that there’s a serious problem with your computer? It’s likely you have — these types of calls, called tech support fraud, are more common than they ever have been before. Scammers...

Earlier this month, I had the unique opportunity to observe the National Guard conduct its cybersecurity exercises at Cyber Shield 21. This is perhaps the largest training effort of its kind, with more than 800 people across the U.S. taking...

Twitter has revealed that the vast majority of its users have ignored advice to protect their accounts with two-factor authentication (2FA) - one of the simplest ways to harden account security.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Apple has released a major security update for its devices, after finding a zero-day flaw that the company indicates has been the focus of in-the-wild attacks by hackers, and might have been used to plant malware.

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Kaseya hasn't paid anyone for the decryptor it managed to get its paws on last week, and is offering to customers hit by a massive ransomware attack.

Which only raises the question - who did?

The latest research finds that ransomware attackers are attempt to extort, on average, a smaller amount of money through their criminal activities.

The No More Ransom website has become one of the first ports of call for any individual or company whose computer has been hit by a ransomware attack.

It seems my boss here at “Grahamcluley” has decided that I deserve a wage increase. This is not only terrific news for my bank balance, but also terribly exciting as I never knew I even had a boss – let alone that my company had a human resources depar...

Take these seven steps to ensure truly secure Zooming.

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at 1Password. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Learn from security experts at top organizations, hear about new security and technology trends, and get quick tips for buil...

We’re continuing to analyze and review the upcoming privacy features which will be included in Apple’s iOS 15 and Monterey OS, which will be released later this year. As we've previously mentioned, some features will be included free of cha...

With so many people on the go, cybercriminals are back in business, too. A quick refresher is necessary to ensure that you stay safely connected during your summer travels.
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We chat with the Geneva Dialogue about the program, where things stand, and where they’re going.

At Carbonite + Webroot, we’re always preaching about the importance of layering security solutions. Because here’s the truth: data’s always at risk. Whether from cybercriminals, everyday mishaps or mother nature, businesses can put up all the defenses they want but disaster only has to successfully strike once. The global pandemic means more work is being […]
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Dutch police have arrested suspected members of a notorious cybercrime gang known as "Fraud Family," following a spate of sophisticated phishing attacks that have targeted users in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Read more in my article on the Hot for ...

IT service firm Kaseya says that it has "obtained" a universal decryptor for customers hit by the REvil ransomware gang earlier this month. REvil had earlier offered to sell the decryptor for $70 million...

This week, parent company Facebook announced that it was rolling out Sensitive Content Control on Instagram, a filter to limit the amount of potentially upsetting content that the platform suggests to users in the Explore tab. Users are enc...

Police in Spain have arrested a British man in connection with what many consider the worst hack in Twitter's history.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

17 domains used in Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams have been seized by Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), following an investigation by the software giant into attacks that could have stolen millions of dollars from innocent firms.

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This week on the Kaspersky podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss REvil and its victims, plus LuminousMoth and whether to buy a Cold War bunker.

Following up on our big win at the end of 2020, we’re now excited to announce that Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus has received the “Approved Business Product” award for July 2021 by AV-Comparatives.

Earlier in July, a group of security researchers revealed that they had been working together to uncover a widespread surveillance of journalists, politicians, government officials, chief executives, and human rights activists. The tool of ...

A senior official of the US Catholic Church has resigned after a blog revealed it had cellphone data that showed he was a regular user of the gay dating app Grindr.

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and orga...

I have the pleasure of leading the Avast Red Team, a specialized unit dedicated to protecting our business applications, products and network infrastructures. You could say my team is all business, literally. We keep our clients’ data safe ...

If you have apps with advertisements, you are at risk of being de-anonymized by data brokers. Here is how your confidential data could be unmasked.
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One of the less publicized features of the upcoming Apple iOS 15 is the ability to add your driver’s license into your Apple Wallet. Without a doubt, it will be very convenient to store your digital driver’s license alongside your proof of ...

Finding out someone’s address used to be kind of hard — or at least took some effort. I’m old enough to remember a time when you had to grab that brick called the “yellow pages” to search for someone’s address. We were taught how to do it i...

If you have an email address, chances are you’ve received a spam email before. Spam emails are unsolicited messages that may ask for monetary donations,…
The post How to Stop Spam Emails and Save Your Inbox appeared first on Panda Security Mediacenter.

Download and install the latest Android Messages app to enable encrypted messaging and protect yourself against hackers.
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Kaspersky investigates how things stand with security and privacy in online dating apps.

Instagram has rolled out a new feature in the hope of better securing its one billion monthly active users' accounts.

Is your account properly protected?

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Advances in voice cloning have brought computer-generated audio to a level the BBC reports “is now said to be unnervingly exact” and that some experts believe may constitute a substantial security hazard. The AI-led technology learns and ad...

It’s not just that they’re making headlines more often. Ransomware rates really are rising. Given the recent spate of high-profile attacks, it’s worth remembering the difference between standard backup and high-availability replication. Our research suggests that the costs of ransomware for businesses can amount to much more than an extortion payment. They include lost hours […]
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The United States Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone, working for a foreign government, who participates in a cybercriminal attack against American critical infrastructu...

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Recorded Future provides deep, detailed insight into emerging threats by automatically collecting, analyzing, and orga...