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

Gmail now warns iOS users about suspicious links in fight against phishing threats

Gmail now warns iOS users about suspicious links in fight against phishing threats

Gmail now warns iOS users about suspicious links in fight against phishing threats

Stop! Should you really be clicking on that link you just received in your email? Gmail's iOS app is now offering some additional safety nets for the unwary.

Graham Cluley14 Aug 20173 min. read


Cybercrime

Game of Thrones stars' personal phone numbers leaked, as HBO hackers attempt to extort ransom

Game of Thrones stars' personal phone numbers leaked, as HBO hackers attempt to extort ransom

Cybercrime

Game of Thrones stars' personal phone numbers leaked, as HBO hackers attempt to extort ransom

A leaked document appears to contain the personal telephone numbers and email addresses for actors such as Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke.

Graham Cluley09 Aug 20173 min. read


Mobile Security

iOS VPN apps removed from Apple's Chinese App Store

iOS VPN apps removed from Apple's Chinese App Store

Mobile Security

iOS VPN apps removed from Apple's Chinese App Store

Apple has bowed to pressure from the regime in Beijing, and removed some VPN apps from the Chinese version of its iOS App Store.

Graham Cluley30 Jul 20173 min. read


Cybercrime

Spiderman pleads guilty to knocking 900,000 German broadband routers offline

Spiderman pleads guilty to knocking 900,000 German broadband routers offline

Cybercrime

Spiderman pleads guilty to knocking 900,000 German broadband routers offline

It seems that Spiderman is in a spot of trouble, tangled in a web of his own making.

Graham Cluley25 Jul 20172 min. read


Beware bogus 'WhatsApp subscription ending' emails and texts

Beware bogus 'WhatsApp subscription ending' emails and texts

Beware bogus 'WhatsApp subscription ending' emails and texts

You ultimately decide what links you click on, and whether you hand over your passwords and payment card details. Always think twice, because the wrong decision could prove costly.

Graham Cluley14 Jul 20171 min. read


Adobe Flash Player users should update their software NOW

Adobe Flash Player users should update their software NOW

Adobe Flash Player users should update their software NOW

Critical security holes keep being found in Adobe Flash Player. Have you updated yours yet?

Graham Cluley11 Jul 20173 min. read


Four arrested as Microsoft and UK police team up to crack down on technical support scammers

Four arrested as Microsoft and UK police team up to crack down on technical support scammers

Four arrested as Microsoft and UK police team up to crack down on technical support scammers

Four people have been arrested after a two-year investigation by Microsoft and British police forces into telephone scams which prey upon the vulnerable, tricking them into believing their computers have been infected by malware.

Graham Cluley28 Jun 20172 min. read


Privacy

Enable Ghost Mode in Snapchat NOW if you want to keep your location private

Enable Ghost Mode in Snapchat NOW if you want to keep your location private

Privacy

Enable Ghost Mode in Snapchat NOW if you want to keep your location private

Some will find Snapchat's latest feature a bit stalkerish and creepy. Here is how to turn it off and preserve your privacy.

Graham Cluley26 Jun 20173 min. read


Cybercrime

Web-hosting firm agrees to pay over $1 million to ransomware extortionists

Web-hosting firm agrees to pay over $1 million to ransomware extortionists

Cybercrime

Web-hosting firm agrees to pay over $1 million to ransomware extortionists

A variant of the Erebus ransomware has hit a South Korean web hosting company hard, and disrupted the websites of thousands of businesses.

Graham Cluley20 Jun 20172 min. read