Graham Cluley

Graham Cluley

Independent security analyst


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. Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley

217 articles by Graham Cluley

Cybercrime

Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years - man charged

Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years - man charged

Cybercrime

Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years - man charged

US 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 Cluley13 Jan 20182 min. read


The worst passwords of the year revealed

The worst passwords of the year revealed

The worst passwords of the year revealed

Need a New Year's resolution? How about this one? Start taking password security more seriously.

Graham Cluley27 Dec 20173 min. read


Cybercrime

Business Email Compromise scammer sentenced to 41 months in prison

Business Email Compromise scammer sentenced to 41 months in prison

Cybercrime

Business Email Compromise scammer sentenced to 41 months in prison

A US judge has sentenced a Nigerian man to three years and five months in a federal prison after he pleaded guilty to taking part in a business email compromise scam that targeted organisations around the world.

Graham Cluley15 Dec 20172 min. read


It's time to patch your Microsoft and Adobe software again against vulnerabilities

It's time to patch your Microsoft and Adobe software again against vulnerabilities

It's time to patch your Microsoft and Adobe software again against vulnerabilities

It's the second Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means... Yep, it's time for another bundle of essential security updates from Microsoft.

Graham Cluley12 Dec 20173 min. read


Cybercrime

Shipping giant refuses to pay hackers ransom after data stolen

Shipping giant refuses to pay hackers ransom after data stolen

Cybercrime

Shipping giant refuses to pay hackers ransom after data stolen

Clarksons, the global shipping firm, has turned the tables on criminal hackers who attempted to extort a ransom payment after stealing confidential information from the company's network.

Graham Cluley30 Nov 20172 min. read


Cybercrime

Imgur hackers stole 1.7 million email addresses and passwords

Imgur hackers stole 1.7 million email addresses and passwords

Cybercrime

Imgur hackers stole 1.7 million email addresses and passwords

Image-hosting website Imgur discovered at the end of last week that hackers broke into its systems in 2014, and stole the account details of some 1.7 million registered users.

Graham Cluley27 Nov 20172 min. read


Privacy

Kids' smartwatches banned in Germany over spying concerns

Kids' smartwatches banned in Germany over spying concerns

Privacy

Kids' smartwatches banned in Germany over spying concerns

German parents are being told to destroy smartwatches they have bought for their children after the country's telecoms regulator put a blanket ban in place to prevent sale of the devices, amid growing privacy concerns.

Graham Cluley20 Nov 20171 min. read


Think you deleted that embarrassing WhatsApp message you sent? Think again

Think you deleted that embarrassing WhatsApp message you sent? Think again

Think you deleted that embarrassing WhatsApp message you sent? Think again

If there's one thing we should all have learnt from our years on the internet it should be this: once you say something somewhere, it's very hard to take it back and pretend it never happened.

Graham Cluley16 Nov 20172 min. read


All websites running WordPress urged to update NOW

All websites running WordPress urged to update NOW

All websites running WordPress urged to update NOW

Millions of websites running WordPress are being strongly urged to update to the latest version of the popular content management system as soon as possible, after a serious security vulnerability was uncovered.

Graham Cluley01 Nov 20172 min. read