Notices by Graham Cluley (gcluley@infosec.exchange), page 7

Our latest "Smashing Security" podcast episode with guest @BrianHonan is officially a Mueller/Trump-free zone! Which I'm sure will come as a blessed relief for some.

But we do talk about Wipro's dreadful crisis communications, malvertising and (shh.. whisper it...) "alexa"...

You can check it out now in your favourite podcast app, or at https://www.smashingsecurity.com/124

A third-party patch for Microsoft's Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/third-party-patch-internet-explorer/

Extortion emails a go-go.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/extortion-emails/

Ticketmaster is hit by a £5 million legal action after online payment card theft

https://www.grahamcluley.com/ticketmaster-is-hit-by-a-5-million-legal-action-after-online-payment-card-theft/

@maxeddy It doesn't sound to me like the kind of thing that would be beyond the ability of Zuck's wizards to block based upon typical content and examining the behaviour of the bot accounts. I can only assume it's not a priority for them...

@maxeddy So there's a script pushing out "Cool/great/fab picture <emoji> <emoji> <emoji>"

To be honest, that is a pretty convincing simulation of a typical Instagram comment I suspect. :)

@maxeddy What's the point of it? Are they hoping you'll follow their accounts back?

(I'm clearly not an Instagrammer)

Check out the latest "Smashing Security" where we discuss Office Depot customers being tricked into thinking they had malware, car alarm hacking, facial recognition... and our special guest even has time for a spelunk down a windy, twisty passageway!

Listen to the full show at https://www.smashingsecurity.com/122 or subscribe in your favourite podcast app.

540 million Facebook users left exposed due to sloppy third-party developer security

https://www.grahamcluley.com/540-million-facebook-users-left-exposed-due-to-sloppy-third-party-developer-security/

In its ransomware response, Norsk Hydro is an example for us all.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/in-its-ransomware-response-norsk-hydro-is-an-example-for-us-all/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-ZlVuM0we0

@xzenor thanks for the recommendation!

@turkusec @maria Oooh! Maybe I should mention my account too! :)

New Zealand shooter's manifesto used to spread disk-wiping malware.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/new-zealand-shooters-manifesto-used-to-spread-disk-wiping-malware/

The police in Nottinghamshire are keen to return this lost phone to its rightful owner...

A new "Smashing Security" podcast is out!

https://www.smashingsecurity.com/121

An app leaking private conversations and intimate photographs is ignoring requests to fix the problem, hackers poison a security update sent to ASUS PCs, and how to protect your privacy in motel rooms.

All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by @maria

A PSA for twits on Twitter.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/a-psa-for-twits-on-twitter/

Hackers poison Asus software updates, may have infected one million PCs.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/hackers-poison-asus-software-updates-may-have-infected-one-million-pcs/

@balibebas The podcast has chapters, so if your podcast app supports that you can go straight there. :)

(Approx 14 min 30secs in)

DLA Piper and its insurers clash over multi-million NotPetya payout.

Multinational law firm was hit in the crossfire as Russia-backed ransomware spread, and Hiscox is reportedly declining to pay up citing an "act of war".
https://www.grahamcluley.com/dla-piper-and-its-insurers-clash-over-multi-million-notpetya-payout/

@darkskysblue cheers!