First Twitter is reported to have further reduced it’s online safety team – already severely reduced because of the job cuts Elon Musk initiated when he took over the company. A platform where hate speech of all kinds is easily distributed – including the position of Elon’s plane, Oh he …
Because It’s Friday – Just another CAPTCHA
This is a follow-up to Bruce Schneier’s earlier post – Bruce Schneier on CAPTCHA. Just a bit harder: As Long as We’re on the Subject of CAPTCHAs – Schneier on Security Because it is 2023 Lets look aback at 2022… Here are two of my favourite “look back” articles and …
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Do you want to buy a Twitter account?
It appears that information relating to hundreds of millions of Twitter accounts is available for sale: Stolen info on 400m+ Twitter accounts supposedly up for sale • The Register But who speaks for Twitter? Don’t try and question Twitter about this alleged leak or try to follow what Twitter publicly …
Data Wiper Malware – Check your back-up!
Since the outbreak of the Russia Ukraine conflict data wiping malware has became more common as a cyber security threat to organisations: Effective, fast, and unrecoverable: Wiper malware is popping up everywhere | Ars Technica The latest variants are becoming quicker and more effective at permanently destroying your information. Your …
Where the hackers sell your personal information and who buys it
The hackers have the motivation to steal your personal data and credentials as it is very easy for them to monetise these types of attacks. The threat actors have their own supply chains buried within webs of security and obfuscation. The hackers will steal the personal information, using a suite …
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