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

Malware

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Malware

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Be on your guard if you're a developer who uses GitHub - someone could be trying to infect your computer with malware.

Graham Cluley30 Mar 20172 min. read


Apple underwhelmed by latest CIA exploits revealed by WikiLeaks

Apple underwhelmed by latest CIA exploits revealed by WikiLeaks

Apple underwhelmed by latest CIA exploits revealed by WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks's revelations about security vulnerabilities in Apple products appear to be a damp squib.

Graham Cluley24 Mar 20172 min. read


Cybercrime

US charges Russian FSB officials in connection with massive Yahoo security breach

US charges Russian FSB officials in connection with massive Yahoo security breach

Cybercrime

US charges Russian FSB officials in connection with massive Yahoo security breach

The United States has charged four men, including two officials of Russia's FSB intelligence agency, in connection with a hacking attack against Yahoo that saw the details of 500 million users stolen and the use of forged cookies to break into accounts.

Graham Cluley16 Mar 20173 min. read


WordPress webmasters urged to upgrade to version 4.73 to patch six security holes

WordPress webmasters urged to upgrade to version 4.73 to patch six security holes

WordPress webmasters urged to upgrade to version 4.73 to patch six security holes

Another day, another important security update for WordPress. If you're running a self-hosted version of WordPress, you must update the software on your website now.

Graham Cluley07 Mar 20172 min. read


Malware

British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

Malware

British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany

A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November.

Graham Cluley24 Feb 20172 min. read


It's too easy to steal a second-hand connected car

It's too easy to steal a second-hand connected car

It's too easy to steal a second-hand connected car

Until more effort is made by vendors to integrate the internet in a safe way into the myriad of devices that surround us, we are going to hear more and more stories of security breaking down like this.

Graham Cluley20 Feb 20172 min. read


Critical Infrastructure

Proof-of-concept ransomware to poison the water supply

Proof-of-concept ransomware to poison the water supply

Critical Infrastructure

Proof-of-concept ransomware to poison the water supply

Researchers have described how ransomware could potentially attack industrial control systems (ICS), and demonstratied how new malware threats might target core infrastructure, holding entire cities hostage.

Graham Cluley15 Feb 20173 min. read


Digital Security

100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced as recently patched vulnerability is exploited

100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced as recently patched vulnerability is exploited

Digital Security

100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced as recently patched vulnerability is exploited

Keep your WordPress site updated, or risk having hackers modify the content of any post or webpage.

Graham Cluley08 Feb 20172 min. read


Privacy

Password-stealing security hole discovered in many Netgear routers

Password-stealing security hole discovered in many Netgear routers

Privacy

Password-stealing security hole discovered in many Netgear routers

A security researcher has described how he uncovered a severe security hole in dozens of different Netgear routers, meaning that "hundreds of thousands, if not over a million" devices could be at risk of having their admin passwords stolen by hackers.

Graham Cluley31 Jan 20173 min. read