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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-29 at 09:05

The British Museum was forced to partially close its doors, following a serious security breach.

Police were called on Friday after a recently-dismissed worker allegedly broke in and was able to shut down systems, including the museum's ticketing platform.

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ex-worker-arrested-after-shutdown-of-british-museum-computer-systems

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-28 at 10:48

You can always rely on the British press for serious in-depth reporting of topics like DeepSeek #AI.

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-27 at 16:29

Hacked buses blare out patriotic pro-European anthems in Tbilisi, attack government.

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hacked-buses-blare-out-patriotic-pro-european-anthems-in-tbilisi-attack-government

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-24 at 09:35

The Turkish government is proposing a controversial new cybersecurity law that could make it a criminal act to report on data breaches.

But might it stifle journalism and free speech?

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/new-law-could-mean-prison-reporting-data-leaks

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-24 at 09:30

Be careful what you say about data leaks in Turkey, new law could mean prison for reporting hacks

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/new-law-could-mean-prison-reporting-data-leaks

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-22 at 10:08

The personal information of almost half a million people is now in the hands of hackers after a security breach of a company used by some of the world's best known hotel brands.

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/half-a-million-hotel-guests-at-risk-after-hackers-accessed-sensitive-data

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-22 at 08:31

Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the infamous dark web marketplace The Silk Road.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/21/politics/silk-road-ross-ulbricht-pardon-trump/index.html

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-21 at 13:15

The Medusa ransomware group has claimed an attack on Gateshead Council in North East England.

Learn what you need to know about the Medusa ransomware, in my article on the Tripwire blog:

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/medusa-ransomware-what-you-need-know

[#]ransomware #cybersecurity

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-20 at 16:58

Melania Trump appears to have a court-imposed exclusion zone keeping her husband at least 10cm away... who says romance is dead?

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-17 at 09:01

No, Brad Pitt isn't in love with you.

Read the extraordinary story of a French woman who was duped into believing a hospitalised Brad Pitt had fallen in love with her. The scammers even faked a "breaking news" report announcing the revelation of Brad's new love.

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/no-brad-pitt-isnt-in-love-with-you

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-16 at 16:13

The UK govt is proposing that the entire public sector (including health, and critical infrastructure) will be banned from paying ransoms to hackers.

AND all individuals and companies will have to speak to the authorities before paying up.

A good idea?

https://www.exponential-e.com/blog/uk-government-proposes-ransomware-payment-ban-for-public-sector

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-14 at 22:21

In episode 33 of The AI Fix podcast, we watch a robot fall over, ChatGPT demonstrates that it can't draw a watch face but it can fire a gun, a man without a traffic cone gets trapped in his Waymo taxi, and we watch horrified as somebody rips a robot's face off.

I explain why Elon Musk has invented an “unhinged” version of Grok and every Tesla will soon come fitted with a built-in racist uncle, and we explore the disturbing phenomenon of “alignment faking”.

https://theaifix.show/33

[#]podcast #ai

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-13 at 18:21

Imagine trusting your pastor with your savings, only to find out he's running a crypto scam... if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/pastors-dream-crypto-scheme-alleged-to-be-a-multi-million-dollar-scam

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-11 at 17:53

How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/how-to-delete-facebook-instagram-and-threads/

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-10 at 13:43

A Canadian man lost a $100,000 cryptocurrency fortune - all because he did a careless Google search. Here's how you can stop it happening to you.

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/canadian-man-loses-a-cryptocurrency-fortune-to-scammers-heres-how-you-can-stop-it-happening-to-you

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-09 at 18:25

Next Weds (Jan 15) I'm joining the experts at Rubrik for a fireside chat all about the risks of adopting AI in your business.

Register for your (virtual) seat and If you're lucky I'll give you a little wave...

grahamcluley.com/go/rubrikai/

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-09 at 18:13

The Space Bears ransomware gang stands out from the crowd by presenting itself better than many legitimate companies, with corporate stock images and a professional-looking leak site.

Here is what you need to know about the Space Bears gang: https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/space-bears-ransomware-what-you-need-know

[#]cybersecurity #ransomware

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-09 at 11:05

The ICAO, the UN aviation agency tasked with keeping our skies safe, just got hacked...again.

This time, a hacker is offering to selli the personal data of 42,000 job applicants.

Some say the hackers are linked to China. What do you think?

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/united-nations-aviation-agency-hacked-recruitment-database-plundered

[#]cybersecurity #databreach

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-05 at 16:57

Don't feed the troll.

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Written by Graham Cluley on 2025-01-02 at 16:20

Join me, and the experts from Rubrik, on Weds January 15 2025, where we’ll be having a fireside chat all about the known and unknown risks of adopting AI

https://grahamcluley.com/fireside-chat-with-graham-cluley-about-risks-of-ai-adoption-in-2025/

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