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GRAHAM CLULEY

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Smashing Security podcast #487: Clippy’s crypto comeback

Microsoft's Twitter account, with its 13 million followers, was hijacked by a paperclip. There was no ransomware or data theft, just Clippy, a dodg...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 11:10 pm

N0n ransomware: what you need to know

N0n is a newly-emerged cyber extortion gang. The group was first spotted in the middle of September 2026, and within days it had published on its d...
Posted on 3 October 2026 | 8:29 am

FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in, after arrest of alleged leader

The FBI has a very simple message for the ShinyHunters gang: give yourselves up. On Tuesday, FBI cyber division assistant director Brett Leather...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 10:53 am

ShinyHunters suspect arrested, and is now investigated over alleged murder plots

An alleged key figure in the ShinyHunters cybercrime group has been arrested in the Netherlands, and - in a sinister twist - the 24-year-old suspec...
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 10:52 am

Pentagon personnel database breach exposes personal data of millions

A Pentagon personnel database was breached for nine months without anyone noticing. Over three million people are affected. Read more in my arti...
Posted on 30 September 2026 | 10:20 am

Ukrainian ransomware developer jailed for nearly 13 years

A court in Zurich has sentenced a Ukrainian man to 12 years and nine months in prison, and banned him from Switzerland for ten years, for developin...
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 12:42 pm

Smashing Security podcast #486: Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras

A store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair of crusty socks, an $850 ba...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 11:15 pm

US Coast Guard and FBI board oil tanker to investigate cyber attack

An oil tanker bound for Texas was boarded mid-voyage by the US Coast Guard and FBI last month, after its network may have been compromised by malic...
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 2:43 pm

Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV

Researchers wanted to test if LG's smart TVs come with any security risks - but their lawyers noticed a snag: the terms and conditions would forbid...
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 11:07 pm

Former AT&T store worker jailed after moonlighting as a SIM-swap gang’s inside man

44-year-old Kenneth Carter from Portland, Oregon, used to work in an AT&T retail store. But now he has been sentenced to 16 months in a federal...
Posted on 15 September 2026 | 9:43 am

‘Anne Hathaway’ admits leading $245 million crypto theft gang that spent a fortune on nightclubs, watches, and luxury cars

Here's a tip for any budding cybercriminals out there. If you're going to steal a quarter of a billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency, maybe do...
Posted on 10 September 2026 | 1:32 pm

Smashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence

When a chap called Matt noticed his Bluetooth headphones wouldn't switch to his phone, he was surprised to realise the reason was a single AliExpre...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 11:05 pm

CRPx0 ransomware: what you need to know

CRPx0 is a cybercrime operation that started off operating a scam before pivoting into a fully-blown ransomware and cryptocurrency business. Rea...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 8:42 am

The US military just turned off ad tracking on its phones. Maybe you should too

Location data sold by the ad industry has reportedly helped adversaries target US troops. The Pentagon has responded by switching off ad tracking o...
Posted on 8 September 2026 | 3:33 pm

How a hole in Lenovo’s login system let hackers walk into 5,000 Dropbox accounts

If you ever linked your Dropbox account to a Lenovo ID - perhaps to make life easier when logging in via a Lenovo laptop - you might want to take h...
Posted on 7 September 2026 | 10:30 am

Smashing Security podcast #483: This AI helps thieves steal your iPhone

You've had your iPhone stolen. A day later, you get a text from Apple saying they've found it, and a very helpful woman called Alice from Apple Sup...
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 11:10 pm

Revolut scam wave steals £180,000 from Jersey residents in just four weeks

If you live in Jersey and bank with Revolut, you should be on your guard against scam phone calls. Because local police on the largest of the Ch...
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 2:48 pm

Shai-Hulud hackers: two men charged over TeamPCP’s global supply chain crime spree that hit OpenAI, and thousands more

More than 1,000 organisations, 500,000 stolen credentials, and one self-propagating worm named after a Dune sandworm - two men now face charges ove...
Posted on 28 August 2026 | 10:23 am

US Navy tells sailors and their families: scrub your social media, enemies are watching

The US Navy has told its entire workforce of 340,000 active-duty personnel, 58,000 reservists, and 210,000 civilian employees to clean up their soc...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 9:46 am

Smashing Security podcast #482: This hacker leaked GTA 6 – and launched their own cryptocurrency

A hacker calling themselves "CYBERLEEK" has been leaking gameplay footage from GTA 6 ahead of its official reveal this week - but they're not askin...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 11:10 pm