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  • Smashing Security podcast #464: Rockstar got hacked. The data was junk. The secrets it revealed were not

    Smashing Security podcast #464: Rockstar got hacked. The data was junk. The secrets it revealed were not A company that ran anonymous tip lines for 35,000 American schools – handling reports of bullying, weapons, and self-harm – boasted on its website that it had suffered zero security breaches in over 20 years. A hacker called…

  • Hong Kong Police Can Force You to Reveal Your Encryption Keys

    Hong Kong Police Can Force You to Reveal Your Encryption Keys According to a new law, the Hong Kong police can demand that you reveal the encryption keys protecting your computer, phone, hard drives, etc.—even if you are just transiting the airport. In a security alert dated March 26, the U.S. Consulate General said that,…

  • Proton Mail Shared User Information with the Police

    Proton Mail Shared User Information with the Police 404 Media has a story about Proton Mail giving subscriber data to the Swiss government, who passed the information to the FBI. It’s metadata—payment information related to a particular account—but still important knowledge. This sort of thing happens, even to privacy-centric companies like Proton Mail. Bruce Schneier…

  • Dutch police arrest man for “hacking” after accidentally sending him confidential files

    Dutch police arrest man for “hacking” after accidentally sending him confidential files Police in The Netherlands say they have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of hacking… after police officers accidentally sent him a link granting him access to their own confidential documents Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham…

  • Ireland Proposes Giving Police New Digital Surveillance Powers

    Ireland Proposes Giving Police New Digital Surveillance Powers This is coming: The Irish government is planning to bolster its police’s ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier

  • Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios

    Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities­—five in total—­in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and others. The standard has been used in radios since the ’90s, but…

  • Loaf and order: Belgian police launch bread-based cybersecurity campaign

    Loaf and order: Belgian police launch bread-based cybersecurity campaign The future of cybersecurity awareness might just be… gluten-based. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley

  • Smashing Security podcast #425: Call of Duty: From pew-pew to pwned

    Smashing Security podcast #425: Call of Duty: From pew-pew to pwned In episode 425 of “Smashing Security”, Graham reveals how “Call of Duty: WWII” has been weaponised – allowing hackers to hijack your entire PC during online matches, thanks to ancient code and Microsoft’s Game Pass. Meanwhile, Carole digs into a con targeting the recently…

  • Surveillance in the US

    Surveillance in the US Good article from 404 Media on the cozy surveillance relationship between local Oregon police and ICE: In the email thread, crime analysts from several local police departments and the FBI introduced themselves to each other and made lists of surveillance tools and tactics they have access to and felt comfortable using,…

  • Dutch police identify users as young as 11-year-old on Cracked.io hacking forum

    Dutch police identify users as young as 11-year-old on Cracked.io hacking forum Dutch police have announced that they have identified 126 individuals linked to the now dismantled Cracked.io cybercrime forum. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley

  • Fake police call cryptocurrency investors to steal their funds

    Fake police call cryptocurrency investors to steal their funds Have you had a phone call from police about your cryptocurrency wallet? Be on your guard – you could be about to be scammed. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley

  • Atlas of Surveillance

    Atlas of Surveillance The EFF has released its Atlas of Surveillance, which documents police surveillance technology across the US. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier