In episode 459 of Smashing Security, we dive into a chillingly clever account takeover attempt targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg – involving MFA fatigue, real Apple ...

A Wikipedia security engineer accidentally wakes a dormant JavaScript worm that hadn’t stirred since 2024 – and within minutes, giant woodpecker images are plastered across the internet’s ...

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The newspaper Aargauer Zeitung published an article claiming that three million IoT-connected toothbrushes had launched a distributed denial-of-service attack against a Swiss company, causing its ...

A critical infrastructure hack hits the headlines – involving default passwords, boasts on Telegram, and a finale that will make a few cyber-crooks wish the ground would swallow them whole. Meanwhile ...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Twitter this afternoon that he was chairing the first ever digital Cabinet, while he self-isolated himself at Downing Street after revealing he was ...

Confusion reigns after claims that data linked to 17.5 million Instagram accounts is up for sale – sparked by a vague post, contradictory statements, and a flood of password reset emails nobody asked ...

Someone’s election-fiddling is uncovered with an Apple AirTag, a cyber scandal rocks Germany, and a swindler steals a fortune due to trains being delayed. All this and much more is discussed in the ...

Supposedly redacted Jeffrey Epstein files can still reveal exactly who they’re talking about – especially when AI, LinkedIn, and a few biographical breadcrumbs do the heavy lifting. Sloppy redaction ...

Australia’s signal intelligence agency calls upon an Eighties popstar to fight terrorism, and a simple act of kindness leads to a woman being scammed for thousands. All this and much more is discussed ...

Going for a jog can be bad for your privacy (but even worse for your health), and Britain’s consumer finance champion finds his face is being faked. All this and more is discussed in the latest ...

Workers wonder if their colleagues are actually AI, and we take a deeper look into the curious scams going on via Booking.com. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing ...