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GRAHAM CLULEY

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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

Malicious Firefox add-ons caught stealing cryptowallet seed phrases and browser credentials

Every time you add an extension or plugin to your browser, there's a risk that you might be doing more than managing your cryptocurrency wallet, ge...
Posted on 24 August 2026 | 3:00 pm

Gunra ransomware: what you need to know

The ransomware gang Gunra has been creating havoc - exploiting unpatched VPNs and firewalls to steal data, encrypt systems, and extort victims acro...
Posted on 24 August 2026 | 12:52 pm

Smashing Security podcast #481: Never say this to a robot dog

At Black Hat this month, a group of security researchers took a $9,000 robot dog, plugged Google's AI into its brain, and jailbroke it by telling i...
Posted on 19 August 2026 | 11:10 pm

Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employer

When Cameron Curry discovered that his contract as a data analyst wasn't going to be renewed, he could have updated his LinkedIn profile. He could ...
Posted on 19 August 2026 | 7:26 am

An “invisible” car? Researcher uses machine learning to hide vehicles from Flock cameras

A cybersecurity expert has demonstrated how computer-generated patterns can successfully prevent surveillance cameras from detecting vehicles - suc...
Posted on 17 August 2026 | 2:10 pm

Smashing Security podcast #480: This is the AI service you should never sign up to

Would you like access to Anthropic's Claude at 90% off the normal price? All you have to do is redirect your traffic to a mysterious service called...
Posted on 12 August 2026 | 11:12 pm

Meta’s Ray-Bans are being banned from pubs, restaurants, and theatres

A growing number of UK venues have decided to act against privacy-busting smart glasses. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Posted on 10 August 2026 | 7:31 pm

Beware cut-price AI services that read your every word

f someone offered you 90% off the official price to access Claude, the powerful AI model from Anthropic, would you be tempted? It turns out that ar...
Posted on 7 August 2026 | 3:33 pm

Apple’s bug bounty program is drowning in so much AI slop, it is in danger of missing serious exploits

Apple has imposed strict new submission limits on its bug bounty portal after finding itself overwhelmed by low-quality, AI generated vulnerability...
Posted on 6 August 2026 | 10:26 am

Smashing Security podcast #479: How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham’s cryptocurrency

Graham gets a phone call from the police. Well, someone who sounds convincingly like the police. There's just one small problem: what they really ...
Posted on 5 August 2026 | 11:10 pm

Fake IRS letters target cryptocurrency holders

Do you hold cryptocurrency? Have you received a letter telling you that you must register with a so-called "Digital Asset Compliance Portal"? If...
Posted on 4 August 2026 | 9:02 am

The $5 million threat: AI Is supercharging phishing attacks

According to the newly-published study, phishing and social engineering are becoming more expensive to recover from, trickier to detect, and increa...
Posted on 31 July 2026 | 11:43 am