The €600,000 gold heist, powered by ransomware • Graham Cluley

Ransomware doesn’t simply freeze computer systems – it may silence alarms too. And when the Pure Historical past Museum in Paris went darkish, thieves helped themselves to €600,000 price of gold in a daring late-night heist. In the meantime, builders have a brand new headache: a worm dubbed “Shai Hulud” has wriggled its approach by way of greater than 180 npm packages, quietly stealing secrets and techniques.

But it surely’s not all doom and gloom – except you depend your kitchen home equipment turning into advert billboards.

All this and extra is mentioned in episode 436 of the award-winning “Smashing Safety” podcast with cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, and his particular visitor Zoë Rose.

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