This online fraud was carried out by a 17 year old boy – not an international hacking group. He made over £2m from impersonating a popular shopping site. Lincolnshire boy has £2m of cryptocurrency seized by police – BBC News
Ransomware is “highly profitable” – #BeCyberSmart
I make no apology, we are back to ransomware. This was reported by the BBC yesterday: Cyber-attack hits UK internet phone providers – BBC News Earlier in the week, The Guardian quoted, Jeremy Fleming, the head of GCHQ saying that ransomware is highly profitable for the criminals – obviously not …
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More misuses of Pegasus
Another instance of the questionable use of the commercially available spyware Pegasus. New York Times Journalist Hacked with NSO Spyware – Schneier on Security Other Pegasus articles: Pegasus – Smart Thinking Solutions
Another balancing act – #BeCyberSmart
This infographic sets out the similarities and differences between privacy and security, and illustrates some of the issues around making data available whilst maintaining all the protections. Again another balancing act you need to understand.
Deep fake – #BeCyberSmart
We all love to make fun of politicians and other people in the public eye, don’t we? Personally, I am very partial to some digging via Spitting Image puppets, or a clever impersonator, but things tipped over for me when shows featured look-a-likes up to nefarious deeds being filmed by a “hidden” camera. It was only one step …