Zut alors! Raclage crapuleux! Clearview AI in 20% more trouble in France

We asked you once, we told you twice, now we're ordering you for the third time...

Cops use fake DDoS services to take aim at wannabe cybercriminals

Thinking of trying a bit of DDoSsing to get a feel for life at the fringes of the Dark Side? Don't do it!

DoppelPaymer ransomware supsects arrested in Germany and Ukraine

Devices seized, suspects interrogated and arrested, allegedly connected to devastating cyberattack on University Hospital in Düsseldorf.

S3 Ep115: True crime stories – A day in the life of a cybercrime fighter [Audio + Text]

Listen now - you'll be alarmed, amused and educated, all in equal measure. (Full transcript in article.)

S3 Ep110: Spotlight on cyberthreats – an expert speaks [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - security expert John Shier explains what the real-life cybercrime stories in the Sophos Threat Report can teach us

Twitter Blue Badge email scams – Don’t fall for them!

That was the week that was...

S3 Ep106: Facial recognition without consent – should it be banned?

Latest episode - listen (or read) now. Teachable moments for X-Ops professionals!

Clearview AI image-scraping face recognition service hit with €20m fine in France

"We told you to stop but you ignored us," said the French regulator, "so now we're coming after you again."

Serious Security: How randomly (or not) can you shuffle cards?

What if you could guess the next card correctly twice as often as you should?

Move over Patch Tuesday – it’s Ada Lovelace Day!

Hacking on actual computers is one thing, but hacking purposefully on imaginary computers is, these days, something we can only imagine.

S3 Ep102.5: “ProxyNotShell” Exchange bugs – an expert speaks [Audio + Text]

Who's affected, what you can do while waiting for Microsoft's patches, and how to plan your threat hunting...

S3 Ep84: Government demand, Mozilla velocity, and Clearview fine [Podcast]

Latest episode - listen now!

Clearview AI face-matching service fined a lot less than expected

The fine has finally gone through... but it's less than 45% of what was originally proposed.

Clearview AI face-matching service set to be fined over $20m

Scraping data for a facial recognition service? "That's unlawful", concluded both the British and the Australians.

S3 Ep60: Exchange exploit, GoDaddy breach and cookies made public [Podcast]

Latest episode - listen now! Solid cybersecurity advice in plain English.

Github cookie leakage – thousands of Firefox cookie files uploaded by mistake

Be aware before you share! That's a good rule for developers and techies, just as much as it is for social media addicts.

Emotet malware: “The report of my death was an exaggeration”

"Old malware rarely dies." The best way to predict the future is to look at the past... if it worked before, it will probably work again.

FBI email hack spreads fake security alerts. Here’s what to do…

Fake warnings and false accusations - it's a "call to distraction"

“Customer complaint” email scam preys on your fear of getting into trouble at work

Stop. Think. Connect. Don't let the crooks trick you into acting in haste.

Listen up 2 – CYBERSECURITY FIRST! How to protect yourself from supply chain attacks

Everyone remembers this year's big-news supply chain attacks on Kaseya and SolarWinds. Sophos expert Chester Wisniewski explains how to control the risk.