Notices by Graham Cluley (gcluley@infosec.exchange), page 9

VFEmail suffers 'catastrophic' attack, as hacker wipes email service's primary and backup data.
https://www.grahamcluley.com/vfemail-suffers-catastrophic-attack-as-hacker-wipes-email-services-primary-and-backup-data/

@berrot ha ha. love it...

Some OkCupid users have their accounts compromised. Why don't more dating apps use 2FA?
https://www.grahamcluley.com/okcupid-accounts-compromised-2fa/

Donald Trump's 'Executive Time' leak - journalists retype documents to protect White House source.
https://www.grahamcluley.com/donald-trump-executive-time-leak/

Twitter follow bots cut off from API, as accounts disabled for spreading misinformation from Iran and elsewhere.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/twitter-follow-bots-cut-off-from-api-as-accounts-disabled-for-spreading-misinformation-from-iran-and-elsewhere/

FaceTime bug allows callers to see and hear you *before* you answer the phone, Facebook's Nick Clegg tries to convince us the social network is changing its ways, and IoT hacking is big in Japan.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest somewhat NSFW edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast.

Find "Smashing Security" in your favourite podcast app, or on our website at https://www.smashingsecurity.com/113

Facebook exposed paying teenagers to install app that harvested personal data

https://www.grahamcluley.com/facebook-exposed-paying-teenagers-to-install-app-that-harvested-personal-data/

Apple races to fix FaceTime bug that lets you spy on someone *before* they pick up your call.
https://www.grahamcluley.com/apple-races-to-fix-facetime-bug-that-lets-you-spy-on-someone-before-they-pick-up-your-call/

Thousands of taxpayers tell HMRC to delete voiceprint data it stored without consent.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/hmrc-voiceprint-data/

Colorado police encrypt *all* their radio communications, frustrating journalists.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/colorado-police-encrypt-all-their-radio-communications-frustrating-journalists/

B&Q data leak exposes information on 70,000 thefts from its stores, including names of suspected offenders.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/bq-data-leak-exposes-information-on-70000-thefts-from-its-stores-including-names-of-suspected-offenders/

Our latest podcast is out, looking askance at another week of cybersecurity and online privacy.

https://www.smashingsecurity.com/112

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What on *earth* could Jenny Radcliffe be describing in the new episode of "Smashing Security" out tonight (Weds 7pm EST, Midnight UK)?

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Poisoned PEAR. PHP extension repository download infected for up to six months
https://www.grahamcluley.com/poisoned-pear-php-extension-repository-download-infected-for-up-to-six-months/

Got a Nest security camera? Enable two-step verification now.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/got-a-nest-security-camera-enable-two-step-verification-now/

Twitter exposed some Android users' protected tweets, and didn't notice for over four years.

https://www.grahamcluley.com/twitter-exposed-some-android-users-protected-tweets-and-didnt-notice-for-over-four-years/

@politicalcustard I *wish* I was only constantly osing to Stockfish... :)

@politicalcustard good luck beating Stockfish - one of the world’s strongest chess engines. https://stockfishchess.org