An acoustic attack can bluescreen your Windows computer
Security researchers have demonstrated how attackers could cause physical damage to hard drives, and cause PCs to crash, just by playing sounds through a computer's speaker.
Graham Cluley is an award-winning security blogger, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by companies such as Sophos, McAfee and Dr Solomon’s. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and regularly appears on TV and radio explaining computer security threats.
In 2011 he was inducted into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame.
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Security researchers have demonstrated how attackers could cause physical damage to hard drives, and cause PCs to crash, just by playing sounds through a computer's speaker.
Graham CluleyIt's every Amazon Alexa owner's worst nightmare - your private conversations not just being listened to, but shared with random contacts without your knowledge.
Graham CluleyThe University of Greenwich has received a fine of £120,000 because of the substantial damage and substantial distress caused by a security breach that exposed the personal information of 20,000 people.
Graham CluleyWhat was Scan4You, and why was it called a counter anti-virus (CAV) website?
Graham CluleyApproximately US $150,000 worth of Ethereum-based cryptocurrency stolen.
Graham CluleyCompanies should check they are running latest version of WebEx, and beware attacks via the road less travelled.
Graham CluleyHackers have managed to deface an array of popular YouTube music videos, changing titles and thumbnail images.
Graham Cluley"Hacker-for-hire" service launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against websites and phone-bombed its victims.
Graham CluleyBoobytrapped QR code can trick iOS 11 into taking you to a malicious website
Graham CluleyATM jackpot gang is thought to have infiltrated over 100 financial firms in 40 countries costing banks more than one billion dollars.
Graham CluleyMessages sent to your iPhone may not be as private as you think.
Graham CluleyThe SEC has warned public companies that they not only need to do more to fulfil their obligations to transparency and openness with investors about cybersecurity breaches, but they also must disclose other infosecurity risks.
Graham CluleyEthical hackers are warning businesses who use Amazon S3 cloud storage if they have left data exposed for anyone to access... by leaving "friendly warnings" on the servers.
Graham CluleyThis week saw the second Tuesday of the month, and everyone who is responsible for protecting Windows computers knows what that means: another bundle of security patches have been released by Microsoft.
Graham CluleyIf you're still running a website that is still using insecure HTTP then it's time to wake up and drink the coffee. Because unless you take action soon, you're going to find many of your visitors are going to distrust your website.
Graham CluleyGoogle says that it is getting better than ever at protecting Android users against bad apps and malicious developers.
Graham CluleyPeople exercising on far-flung military bases are being exposed by their fitness tracker.
Graham CluleyA poorly-secured password reset utility allowed a man to access more than 1,000 email accounts at a New York City-area university in a hunt for sexually explicit photographs and videos.
Graham CluleyUS authorities have charged a 28-year-old Ohio man who is alleged to have created and installed creepy spyware on thousands of computers for 13 years.
Graham CluleyNeed a New Year's resolution? How about this one? Start taking password security more seriously.
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