Graham Cluley

Graham Cluley

Independent security analyst


Graham Cluley is an award-winning security blogger, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by companies such as Sophos, McAfee and Dr Solomon’s. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and regularly appears on TV and radio explaining computer security threats. In 2011 he was inducted into the InfoSecurity Europe Hall of Fame. Follow him on Twitter at @gcluley

217 articles by Graham Cluley

Scams

MH17 plane crash victims exploited by cold-hearted scammers

MH17 plane crash victims exploited by cold-hearted scammers

Scams

MH17 plane crash victims exploited by cold-hearted scammers

The sad truth is that scammers and fraudsters don't have any conscience, and are prepared to do anything if it might net them a rich reward. So it's no surprise to see them taking advantage of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine.

Graham Cluley10 Sep 20143 min. read


Privacy

Now your LinkedIn account can be better protected than ever before

Now your LinkedIn account can be better protected than ever before

Privacy

Now your LinkedIn account can be better protected than ever before

LinkedIn may not have a spotless record when it comes to security and privacy, but we should give them credit when they do something right. Learn more now.

Graham Cluley04 Sep 20143 min. read


Secret app takes mere minutes to hack, revealing anyone's secret via simple vulnerability

Secret app takes mere minutes to hack, revealing anyone's secret via simple vulnerability

Secret app takes mere minutes to hack, revealing anyone's secret via simple vulnerability

Do you trust the internet with your secrets? Perhaps you shouldn't, even if you're using an app which professes to "deliver anonymously" secrets to your friends, and their circles, without identifying you as the originator...

Graham Cluley22 Aug 20144 min. read


Scams

Robin Williams' last phone call? Sick Facebook video scam exploits celebrity suicide

Robin Williams' last phone call? Sick Facebook video scam exploits celebrity suicide

Scams

Robin Williams' last phone call? Sick Facebook video scam exploits celebrity suicide

Sick-hearted scammers have proven themselves to have no morals once again, exploiting the death of Robin Williams with their latest Facebook scam.

Graham Cluley15 Aug 20142 min. read


Cybercrime

Russian PM has his Twitter account hacked, announces "I resign"

Russian PM has his Twitter account hacked, announces "I resign"

Cybercrime

Russian PM has his Twitter account hacked, announces "I resign"

There may be red faces in Red Square, after Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev had his Twitter account hacked.

Graham Cluley15 Aug 20142 min. read


Cybercrime

Wɑit! Stοp! Is that ℓιηκ what it claims to be?

Wɑit! Stοp! Is that ℓιηκ what it claims to be?

Cybercrime

Wɑit! Stοp! Is that ℓιηκ what it claims to be?

Can you tell the difference between exɑmple and example? Google adds non-Latin support to Gmail, and we explain why characters matter when it comes to protecting yourself from spam, phishing and other attacks.

Graham Cluley13 Aug 20143 min. read


Privacy

CyberVor hacking gang steals 1.2 billion usernames and passwords

CyberVor hacking gang steals 1.2 billion usernames and passwords

Privacy

CyberVor hacking gang steals 1.2 billion usernames and passwords

Somewhere in a small city in south central Russia, a group of men in their twenties have got away with what some are describing as one of the biggest cyber-heists in history.

Graham Cluley06 Aug 20143 min. read


Privacy

Microsoft denies it has ever been asked to plant a snooping backdoor into its products

Microsoft denies it has ever been asked to plant a snooping backdoor into its products

Privacy

Microsoft denies it has ever been asked to plant a snooping backdoor into its products

If intelligence and law enforcement agencies have a genuine need to spy upon some communications then it should not be via a backdoor that could put millions of innocent, law-abiding users at risk.

Graham Cluley28 Jul 20143 min. read


Malware

Hacked Japanese porn sites spread banking malware attack

Hacked Japanese porn sites spread banking malware attack

Malware

Hacked Japanese porn sites spread banking malware attack

Thinking of spending some time perusing Japanese porn websites before you do your online banking? Security researchers at ESET have analysed an organised malware campaign that stole the login credentials of online banking customers after infecting PCs that had visited X-rated websites.

Graham Cluley16 Jul 20145 min. read