Five reasons why your small business may become a victim of modern cyberthreats.

A Japanese worker, after a drunken night out, lost a flash drive containing the personal information of every single one of his city's residents.

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

Researchers are monitoring an advanced persistent threat (APT) codenamed ToddyCat that has been linked to attacks on government and military entities in Europe and Asia since at least December 2020. Using an unknown exploit to deploy the Chopp...

Kaspersky experts have studied the eight most-common ransomware groups and analyzed their techniques, tactics, and procedures in detail.

According to reports, an unnamed hacker has stolen the most expensive CS:GO inventory of all time with an estimated value of $2,000,000.

Amazon has demonstrated an experimental feature that demonstrates how a child can choose to have a bedside story read to him by his Alexa... using his dead grandmother's voice.

The UK's National Health Service has warned the public about a spate of fake messages, sent out as SMS text messages, fraudulently telling recipients that they have been exposed to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Read more in my article on the Trip...

From Metal Gear Solid 2 to “BidenCash” and NFTs, it’s episode 256 of the Transatlantic Cable!

Vishing scams have quickly become another major security threat for people around the globe. And although Interpol has cracked down in recent days, the risk of being targeted — and falling victim — to vishing scams has reached new heights.

David Bohnett was born 13 years before the Stonewall Revolution, which kicked off the modern day gay civil rights movement in 1969 – and his early life tragically mirrored the struggle. His first lover took his own life because he couldn’t rec...

Last week, the US Department of Justice announced the takedown of Russian IoT botnet and proxy service for hire RSocks. Working with various European law enforcement agencies, the FBI used undercover purchases of the site’s services to map out...

The Strava fitness-tracking app is being used to spy upon members of the Israeli military, tracking their movements at secret bases across the country and potentially even help observe their activities when they travel overseas.

Read more in my arti...

Have you received an email notification that there is a voicemail waiting to be listened to by you?

Maybe you would be wise to think carefully before clicking on the attachment.

Queryable Encryption in MongoDB database management system, and how it can help prevent data leaks.

How organizations can minimize cybersecurity risks when they take on young, inexperienced interns and involve them in the organization’s business processes.

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at SolCyber. Thanks to the great team there for their support! If the bad guys aren’t discriminating who they are attacking, how can your business settle for anything less than Fortu...

Meet Valter Generoso, Technical Account Manager at Kaspersky Latin America.

When I first attended Money20/20, the conference’s name was a nod towards a vision of financial services in a future year. Ironically, when the year 2020 finally arrived, the conference organizers were unable to continue their guidance - in th...

We explain how to boost privacy and security of your Vivino profile and how to correctly configure app permissions.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced last week that user-generated tools like Crayta will help bridge the 2D gaming experiences on Facebook with the 3D world of the metaverse. Meta acquired Crayta last year when it bought Unity 2 Games. The comp...

Avast’s views and opinion on the Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity. Published by...

Kaspersky's experts studied adverts on the darkweb and found out how much access to your company's infrastructure can cost.

How are you all doing out there, Internet People? According to the first ever Avast Digital Wellbeing Report, it’s a mixed bag. We wanted to analyze the relationship between a country’s freedom of the internet, measured by its Freedom on the N...

Authors: Sadia Afroz and Vibhor Sehgal.
On February 24, a conspiracy theory emerged that Russia attacked Ukraine to destroy a clandestine U.S. weapons program. This narrative, started by a QAnon follower on Twitter, quickly became one of the ...

With Father's Day falling this weekend in the United States and UK, more people might be more willing than normal to believe the latest scam to be spreading via WhatsApp is true. But I'm afraid it isn't.

Sorry dads, Heineken isn't giving away free c...

From possible sentient AI to leaky stalkerware and digital doubles – it’s episode 255 of the Transatlantic Cable!

This article is part of a multi-article series celebrating Pride month and the role the internet has played in the history of the LGBTQIA+ community. 
The internet has played an outsized and very visible role in the massive political and...

Law enforcement agencies around the world appear to have scored a major victory in the fight against fraudsters, in an operation which has seized tens of millions of dollars and seen more than 2000 people arrested.

Read more in my article on the Tri...

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Specops. Thanks to the great team there for their support! With the help of live attack data, Specops Software’s Breached Password Protection can detect over 2 billion known breac...

The US authorities have sentenced a man to 24 months in a federal prison after he was found to have run a DDoS-for-hire service that knocked websites off the internet.

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

The transition to a digital-first world enables us to connect, work and live in a realm where information is available at our fingertips. The children of today will be working in an environment of tomorrow that is shaped by hyperconnectivity. Operating in this environment means our present and future generations need to understand the importance […]
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Boffins at the University of California San Diego have found a way to track individuals via Bluetooth.

Researchers discovered that the Bluetooth signals emitted by mobile phones carry a unique fingerprint, caused by small imperfections accidentally ...

A Windows zero-day vulnerability dubbed "DogWalk" has not received an official patch yet from Microsoft, but that hasn't stopped others from offering free fixes to protect users.

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

Trouble brews with the Tim Hortons app, Mandiant gets in a tussle with a Russian ransomware gang, and should good faith security researchers be at risk of prosecution?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "S...

A new manipulation technique of window objects in kernel memory that leads to privilege escalation. The Avira Threat Protection Labs is a dedicated team, with members based around the world. Its research focuses on emerging and developing cyberthreats....

An Iranian hacking gang called Bohrium has had its activities disrupted after Microsoft seized control of 41 domains used in spear-phishing attacks.

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

The presence of a top-notch CISO is critical today for any organization. Check out about various roles and responsibilities a CISO plays
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The popularity of online gaming surged during the COVID-19 pandemic—and so did cyberattacks against gamers. If you’re the parent of a gamer, or if you’re a gamer yourself, it’s important to learn about the risks. Why are cyber threats to gamers on the rise? It might seem strange that cybercriminals are targeting gamers. But there […]
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The cyber threat landscape keeps evolving at lightning-speed. According to the latest 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are particularly vulnerable to becoming a victim of a ransomware attack. Cybercriminals also are becoming more selective of the organizations they target. Without human security experts and solutions at their disposable, these businesses remain […]
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Webroot Console 6.5 is here To help get us closer to retiring the Endpoint Protection Console, we’ve introduced three new functionality features with Webroot Console 6.5. Friendly name support To help get us closer to retiring the Endpoint Protection Console, we’ve introduced three new functionality features with Webroot Console 6.5. Friendly name support To improve […]
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With the increasing popularity of online services such as banking, streaming, shopping, and the like, it’s no surprise that cybercrime is also booming. And where is it easier to get illegal things like drugs, weapons, stolen accounts, and data ot...

Passwords have become a common way to access and manage our digital lives. Think of all the accounts you have with different providers. Having a password allows you to securely access your information, pay bills or connect with friends and family on various platforms. However, having a password alone is not enough. Your password for […]
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Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Specops. Thanks to the great team there for their support! With the help of live attack data from our own honeypots, Specops Software’s Breached Password Protection can now detect over ...

Smishing attack has become a common term cybersecurity arena. Learn about smishing attacks, how to guard against it and more.
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