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Smashing Security podcast #347: Trolls, military data, and the hitman and her

A woman’s attempt to hire an assassin online backfires badly, it’s scary just how cheap it is to buy information about US military personnel, and trolls and tattoos don’t mix. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, […]

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Smashing Security podcast #347: Trolls, military data, and the hitman and her

A woman’s attempt to hire an assassin online backfires badly, it’s scary just how cheap it is to buy information about US military personnel, and trolls and tattoos don’t mix. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, […]

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Women sue plastic surgery after hack saw their naked photos posted online

Graham CLULEY November 08, 2023 Promo Protect all your devices, without slowing them down. Free 30-day trial Photos of naked patients and medical records have been posted online by extortionists who hacked a Las Vegas plastic surgery, driving victims to file a lawsuit claiming not enough care was taken to protect their private information. As […]

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Microsoft Warns of Election Threats in 2024

To address these challenges, Microsoft is introducing several initiatives

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  • November 8, 2023

Identifying Group Policy attacks

A threat hunt looks at three attacker changes to a compromised Active Directory, and explains how to both understand and overcome them

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  • November 8, 2023

Scam Texts Are More Painful Than Getting a Root Canal

Sick and tired of scam messages? So are the 54% of Americans who said they’d rather get a root canal than fall for one of those scams.  That’s one of the striking findings we uncovered in our Global Scam Message Study. We surveyed more than 7,000 adults worldwide — including more than 1,000 in the […]

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  • November 8, 2023

MGM and Caesars Attacks Highlight Social Engineering Risks

Relying on passwords to secure user accounts is a gamble that never pays off.

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Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Social Engineering Scams

Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Social Engineering Scams Are You Swimming With The Sharks, Or Sleeping With The Fishes? Cyber mobsters craft tempting emails with offers you can’t refuse—but be careful before you click the bait, or you could find your data wearing cement shoes at the bottom of a river. In an era where […]

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  • November 8, 2023

Researchers Uncover Undetectable Crypto Mining Technique on Azure Automation

Cybersecurity researchers have developed what’s the first fully undetectable cloud-based cryptocurrency miner leveraging the Microsoft Azure Automation service without racking up any charges. Cybersecurity company SafeBreach said it discovered three different methods to run the miner, including one that can be executed on a victim’s environment without attracting any attention. “While this research is significant […]

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