Ex-CEO of breached pyschotherapy clinic gets prison sentence for bad data security

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Attention gamers! Motherboard maker MSI admits to breach, issues “rogue firmware” alert

Stealing private keys is like getting hold of a medieval monarch's personal signet ring... you get to put an official seal on treasonous material.

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Rogue software packages. Rogue "sysadmins". Rogue keyloggers. Rogue authenticators. Rogue ROGUES!

Finnish psychotherapy extortion suspect arrested in France

Company transcribed ultra-personal conversations, didn't secure them. Criminal stole them, then extorted thousands of vulnerable patients.

Twitter data of “+400 million unique users” up for sale – what to do?

If the crooks have connected up your phone number and your Twitter handle... what could go wrong?

S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that’s GOOD? [Audio + Text]

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Psychotherapy extortion suspect: arrest warrant issued

Wanted! Not only the extortionist who abused the data, but also the CEO who let it happen.

Paying ransomware crooks won’t reduce your legal risk, warns regulator

"We paid the crooks to keep things under control and make a bad thing better"... isn't a valid excuse. Who knew?

S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]

Latest episode - listen and read now! Use our advice to advise your own friends and family... let's all do our bit to stand up to scammers!

FTC warns of LGBTQ+ extortion scams – be aware before you share!

It's a simple jingle and it's solid advice: "If in doubt, don't give it out!"

LAPSUS$ hacks continue despite two hacker suspects in court

Do you know where in your company to report security anomalies? If you receive such reports, do you have an efficient way to process them?

Ransomware with a difference: “Derestrict your software, or else!”

"Change your code to improve cryptomining"... or we'll dump 1TB of stolen secrets.

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French speakers blasted by sextortion scams with no text or links

You'd spot this one a mile away... but what about your friends or family?