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

Digital Security

Apple issues security patches for ... just about everything

Apple issues security patches for ... just about everything

Digital Security

Apple issues security patches for ... just about everything

If you have a piece of Apple technology in your house or office, chances are that it's time you updated it.

Graham Cluley24 Jan 20173 min. read


Malware

Ransomware attack hits St Louis Public library

Ransomware attack hits St Louis Public library

Malware

Ransomware attack hits St Louis Public library

If you were trying to use the public computers at St Louis Public Library this week you may have experienced more than your fair share of problems.

Graham Cluley20 Jan 20173 min. read


Security scare over hackable heart implants

Security scare over hackable heart implants

Security scare over hackable heart implants

A US government probe into claims that certain heart implants are vulnerable to hacking attacks, has resulted in emergency security patches being issued for devices that cardiac patients have in their homes.

Graham Cluley10 Jan 20172 min. read


CERT warns Netgear routers can be easily exploited

CERT warns Netgear routers can be easily exploited

CERT warns Netgear routers can be easily exploited

It has not been a good year for the internet of things, security-wise. The latest IoT devices found vulnerable to trivial exploitation? Netgear routers.

Graham Cluley13 Dec 20162 min. read


Privacy

Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email

Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email

Privacy

Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email

Malicious code could have been used to compromise an account, forward messages to an external account, or even spread a Yahoo Mail-infecting virus.

Graham Cluley09 Dec 20162 min. read


Cybercrime

Hacker who stole celebrity emails, sex videos, movie scripts gets five years in prison

Hacker who stole celebrity emails, sex videos, movie scripts gets five years in prison

Cybercrime

Hacker who stole celebrity emails, sex videos, movie scripts gets five years in prison

Alonzo Knowles was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty in a separate case involving the hacking of female celebrities' online accounts

Graham Cluley09 Dec 20163 min. read


Privacy

Dailymotion hacked, millions of user accounts exposed

Dailymotion hacked, millions of user accounts exposed

Privacy

Dailymotion hacked, millions of user accounts exposed

Users are warned to be on the look out for spam emails and reminded to never re-use passwords, as popular video-watching site suffers a data breach.

Graham Cluley06 Dec 20162 min. read


Malware

900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

Malware

900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

As many as 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline on Sunday and Monday as an attempt was made to hijack broadband routers into a botnet.

Graham Cluley29 Nov 20162 min. read


Malware

MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

Malware

MailChimp accounts hacked to spam out malicious emails

Hackers broke into the MailChimp accounts of some businesses, and send out malicious invoice emails to subscribers... but that doesn't mean that MailChimp suffered a serious security breach. Once again, two-factor authentication could have saved users' bacon.

Graham Cluley23 Nov 20163 min. read