What Pippa Middleton can teach us about iCloud security
Pippa Middleton is the latest in a long line of celebrities to have her online accounts broken into by criminals, and private photographs stolen. Have you properly secured your iCloud account?
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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Pippa Middleton is the latest in a long line of celebrities to have her online accounts broken into by criminals, and private photographs stolen. Have you properly secured your iCloud account?
Graham CluleyMore than 800,000 usernames, email addresses, and birth dates are thought to have been stolen by hackers from online forums run by Epic Games.
Graham CluleyIf you try to visit the NSA’s website right now, you’re in for a big disappointment.
Graham CluleyDon't rest on your laurels. Patch your vulnerable computer systems now.
Graham CluleyWhat car hacking researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek have discovered is worrying enough. But it sends a shudder down the spine to even contemplate how much worse things could be.
Graham CluleyVulnerable version of vBulletin thought to be responsible for data breach which could impact almost 1.6 million game players.
Graham CluleyMake sure that all your Apple devices are patched before online criminals attempt to take advantage of this flaw.
Graham CluleyBoth the OurMine and PoodleCorp hacking gangs appear to be taking credit for Pokémon GO being offline over the weekend. But might there be a more down-to-earth explanation?
Graham CluleyFast food giant Wendy's says that it now believes that more than 1000 of its restaurants across the United States have fallen victim to a hacking gang, who used malware to steal customers' credit and debit card information.
Graham CluleyA widespread hoax is being circulated between Facebook users, in the mistaken belief that posting the message will will give them more control over their privacy.
Graham CluleyScammers are once again targeting Apple customers in their attempt to hijack accounts and steal payment information.
Graham CluleyOver 30 million Twitter account details are put up for sale on the computer underground.
Graham CluleyDon't panic. Facebook and Netflix have not suffered a data breach. But it's quite possible that they are asking you to change your password.
Graham Cluley65 million Tumblr users have had their details compromised as a result of a recently-discovered breach dating back to 2013. But it's not just their passwords that they should be concerned about.
Graham CluleyAn 18-year-old man has been charged by British police in connection with an internet attack that saw Mumsnet hacked, users' accounts breached, passwords stolen, and the site blasted offline.
Graham CluleyAdobe Flash users find themselves in danger once again, as they wait for an emergency security patch to fix a vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild.
Graham CluleyThe FBI has published a list of tips to reduce the chance of ransomware being the ruin of your company - and is keen that you don't pay the extortionists.
Graham CluleyA report from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology warns that ransomware could be hitting more than just your regular computer in future...
Graham CluleyYou would be wrong to think that this is just an attempt by the criminals to steal your Apple ID password - bad as that would be. It's much worse than that.
Graham CluleyIt's a tough enough job protecting your home computer, or your business network, against the rising threat of malware and determined hackers... imagine if you were responsible for the security of Britain's nuclear deterrent?
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