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GRAHAM CLULEY

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Hacker leaks 281 GB of data from Germany’s far-right AfD party

The AfD has confirmed that hackers breached its hosting provider. A leak site now claims to offer 421,179 of the party’s internal emails, and shows...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 12:29 pm

Smashing Security podcast #489: How a brand new crypto wallet came with a spy inside

Imagine buying a brand new hardware wallet for your cryptocurrency with the shrink-wrap still on... what could possibly be hiding inside? We break ...
Posted on 21 October 2026 | 11:12 pm

Police arrest Qilin ransomware suspect on holiday, as links made to Synnovis hack that contributed to patient’s death

A 28-year-old Russian man has been arrested by German police, suspected of being a key member of the Qilin ransomware gang. Detectives have linked ...
Posted on 20 October 2026 | 9:41 am

Irish police force has its Twitter hacked in cryptocurrency scam

There must have been red faces in the social media department of Ireland's police headquarters after two of its accounts were hijacked this week. ...
Posted on 16 October 2026 | 6:00 pm

Krybit ransomware: what you need to know

Krybit is a fast-growing ransomware gang that was hacked by a rival, hit back, and is still extorting victims. Find out how it works, who it has ta...
Posted on 16 October 2026 | 10:25 am

Smashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference

A ransomware negotiator attended a cybersecurity conference, only to be arrested by the FBI in connection with its investigation into the ShinyHunt...
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 11:06 pm

GTA 6 leaker threatens to release full playable version of game ahead of official launch

The hacker behind a high-profile string of leaks involving the upcoming release of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 videogame has threatened to release...
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 8:20 am

$10 million bounty offered for Chinese Hafnium hacker accused of Microsoft Exchange Server mega-attack

The US State Department is offering up to US $10 million for information about the whereabouts of Zhang Yu, a 44-year-old Chinese national who is a...
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 2:35 pm

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