Graham Cluley

Oxford

Blogger and Podcaster at Graham Cluley Blog

Award-winning cybersecurity keynote speaker, writer, podcaster | Co-host of "Smashing Security" podcast @SmashinSecurity and "The AI Fix" podcast @TheAIFix

Articles

Smashing Security podcast #413: Hacking the hackers… with a credit card?

1 week ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

A cybersecurity firm is buying access to underground crime forums to gather intelligence. Does that seem daft to you? And over in Nigeria, even if romance scammers would like to update their LinkedIn profiles, just how easy is it to turn a new leaf after a sweet-talking career in cybercrime? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
The AI Fix #46: AI can read minds now, and is your co-host a clone?

1 week ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 46 of The AI Fix, China trolls US tariffs, a microscopic pogoing flea-bot makes a tiny leap forward for robotics, Google unveils the Agent2Agent protocol, a robot dog is so cute it ruins Graham’s entire day, and Europe commits €20 billion and all of its buzzwords to five moonshot AI gigafactories.
Smashing Security podcast #412: Signalgate sucks, and the quandary of quishing

2 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

QR codes are being weaponised by scammers — so maybe think twice before scanning that parking meter. And in a blunder so dumb it makes autocorrect look smart, the White House explains how it leaked war plans on Signal because an iPhone mistook a journalist for a government insider. Plus! Don’t miss our featured interview with Josh Donelson of Material, about detection and response in today’s AI-driven world.
Hobbit-inspired sword can help you find unsecured WiFi hotspots

2 weeks ago | welivesecurity.com | Graham Cluley

Like many others, I was enchanted by The Hobbit (and later Lord of the Rings) at a young age - long before Peter Jackson turned J R R Tolkien's middle-earth fantasy books into a series of blockbuster movies. So you can just imagine my whoop of delight when I read that fellow nerds at Spark IO have taken some Hobbit-related merchandise and modified it to give it a security spin on things.
Lizard Squad DDoS-for-hire service hacked - users' details revealed

2 weeks ago | welivesecurity.com | Graham Cluley

Oh, the irony... Remember, Lizard Squad the hackers who took down the XBox Live and PlayStation Networks at Christmas, in what they claimed was a publicity stunt for their DDoS-for-hire service? Well now, in an act of supreme irony worthy of a singalong from Alanis Morissette, Lizard Squad has been hacked itself. Oh dear. What a shame. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of fellows...
DDoS attack on feminist blog backfires on International Women's Day

2 weeks ago | welivesecurity.com | Graham Cluley

Sunday March 8 was International Women's Day, celebrating women's achievements and contributions to society. Women's Day was an event that We Live Security fully supported, interviewing ESET researcher (and regular site contributor) Lysa Myers about the role of women in computer security. But, judging by an internet attack which hit a popular feminist blog on Sunday, not everyone is such a fan of International Women's Day and women having a voice.
3 million Moonpig customers at risk after security hole left unpatched for 17 months

2 weeks ago | welivesecurity.com | Graham Cluley

Moonpig, the online personalised card company, has been accused of a shockingly sloppy attitude to security, after apparently leaving a serious hole in its security unpatched. The vulnerability, which was said to have been first reported to Moonpig back in August 2013 (yes, 2013) allows anyone with a modicum of programming knowledge to access the names, dates of birth, email and home addresses of the company's 3.6 million customers.
The AI Fix #45: The Turing test falls to GPT-4.5

2 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 45 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover that ChatGPT is running the world, Mark learns that mattress companies have scientists, Gen Z has nightmares about AI, OpenAI gets a bag, Graham eats too many cheese sandwiches, and too much training makes AIs over-sensitive. Mark reveals why he’s got beef with cows, GPT-4.5 beats the Turing test, and Anthropic’s brain scanner reveals how AIs really think.
Smashing Security podcast #411: The fall of Troy, and whisky barrel scammers

3 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

Renowned cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt falls victim to a phishing attack, resulting in the exposure of thousands of subscriber details, and don’t lose your life savings in a whisky scam…All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
The AI Fix #44: AI-generated malware, and a stunning AI breakthrough

3 weeks ago | grahamcluley.com | Graham Cluley

In episode 44 of The AI Fix, ChatGPT won’t build a crystal meth lab, GPT-4o improves the show’s podcast art, some students manage to screw in a lightbulb, Google releases Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental and nobody notices, and Mark invents a clock for measuring AI time. Graham explains how ChatGPT’s love for Young Adult fiction can be used to turn it into an evil malware developer, and Mark looks at the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark and a staggering leap forward in AI intelligence.