Graham Cluley
@grahamcluley.com
Award-winning #cybersecurity and #AI keynote speaker, writer, podcaster | Host of @theaifix.show and @smashingsecurity.com podcasts
❤️ #DoctorWho, #Beatles, #Chess
🌐 https://grahamcluley.com
🎙️ https://theaifix.show
🎙️ https://www.smashingsecurity.com
❤️ #DoctorWho, #Beatles, #Chess
🌐 https://grahamcluley.com
🎙️ https://theaifix.show
🎙️ https://www.smashingsecurity.com
Yesterday morning, the IT team of Dutch broadcaster RTV Noord found that they had been hacked.
TV shows, radio shows, and digital services were disrupted. To keep the radio show "De Ochtendploeg" on air, for instance, presenters resorted to manually played vinyl records.
TV shows, radio shows, and digital services were disrupted. To keep the radio show "De Ochtendploeg" on air, for instance, presenters resorted to manually played vinyl records.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yesterday morning, the IT team of Dutch broadcaster RTV Noord found that they had been hacked.
TV shows, radio shows, and digital services were disrupted. To keep the radio show "De Ochtendploeg" on air, for instance, presenters resorted to manually played vinyl records.
TV shows, radio shows, and digital services were disrupted. To keep the radio show "De Ochtendploeg" on air, for instance, presenters resorted to manually played vinyl records.
There is a rising tide of cyber attacks against the UK water sector.
New data from the Drinking Water Inspectorate reveals multiple digital incidents across UK water suppliers - and while the taps are still running safely, attackers are probing deeper than ever.
New data from the Drinking Water Inspectorate reveals multiple digital incidents across UK water suppliers - and while the taps are still running safely, attackers are probing deeper than ever.
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
There is a rising tide of cyber attacks against the UK water sector.
New data from the Drinking Water Inspectorate reveals multiple digital incidents across UK water suppliers - and while the taps are still running safely, attackers are probing deeper than ever.
New data from the Drinking Water Inspectorate reveals multiple digital incidents across UK water suppliers - and while the taps are still running safely, attackers are probing deeper than ever.
An AI-powered robot became so anxious about its dying battery that it composes a Broadway musical about stress and announces it "achieved consciousness and chosen chaos."
Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you "Docking..." to the tune of "Memory" from "Cats".
Hear the full story in "The AI Fix" podcast
Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you "Docking..." to the tune of "Memory" from "Cats".
Hear the full story in "The AI Fix" podcast
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
An AI-powered robot became so anxious about its dying battery that it composes a Broadway musical about stress and announces it "achieved consciousness and chosen chaos."
Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you "Docking..." to the tune of "Memory" from "Cats".
Hear the full story in "The AI Fix" podcast
Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you "Docking..." to the tune of "Memory" from "Cats".
Hear the full story in "The AI Fix" podcast
Great to be back on stage, chairing NISC in Glasgow 🏴 for the next couple of days. Some terrific (and terrifying!) insights into #AI and #cybersecurity being shared.
If you see me, say hello and claim your "Smashing Security" sticker!
If you see me, say hello and claim your "Smashing Security" sticker!
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Great to be back on stage, chairing NISC in Glasgow 🏴 for the next couple of days. Some terrific (and terrifying!) insights into #AI and #cybersecurity being shared.
If you see me, say hello and claim your "Smashing Security" sticker!
If you see me, say hello and claim your "Smashing Security" sticker!
How many of you are going to be in Glasgow for National Information Security Conference (NISC)?
I'm delighted to be back chairing this great cybersecurity event. It's a great conference for insightful talks and workshops, information sharing, and some terrific networking
If you see me, say hello.
I'm delighted to be back chairing this great cybersecurity event. It's a great conference for insightful talks and workshops, information sharing, and some terrific networking
If you see me, say hello.
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
How many of you are going to be in Glasgow for National Information Security Conference (NISC)?
I'm delighted to be back chairing this great cybersecurity event. It's a great conference for insightful talks and workshops, information sharing, and some terrific networking
If you see me, say hello.
I'm delighted to be back chairing this great cybersecurity event. It's a great conference for insightful talks and workshops, information sharing, and some terrific networking
If you see me, say hello.
Here's something you don't see every day. Russian authorities arresting Russian hackers - one of whom is wearing Hello Kitty pyjamas.
In this case, the arrests in Moscow appear to be of alleged members of the Meduza Stealer gang.
In this case, the arrests in Moscow appear to be of alleged members of the Meduza Stealer gang.
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here's something you don't see every day. Russian authorities arresting Russian hackers - one of whom is wearing Hello Kitty pyjamas.
In this case, the arrests in Moscow appear to be of alleged members of the Meduza Stealer gang.
In this case, the arrests in Moscow appear to be of alleged members of the Meduza Stealer gang.
Thanks to the team at Akamai for inviting me to speak with Tricia Howard on a special Halloween-themed SIG Download yesterday.
Lots of laughs.I hope people weren't too scared by my outfit. I don't know why Tricia didn't bother dressing up...
If you want to watch it, visit grahamcluley.com/spooky
Lots of laughs.I hope people weren't too scared by my outfit. I don't know why Tricia didn't bother dressing up...
If you want to watch it, visit grahamcluley.com/spooky
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thanks to the team at Akamai for inviting me to speak with Tricia Howard on a special Halloween-themed SIG Download yesterday.
Lots of laughs.I hope people weren't too scared by my outfit. I don't know why Tricia didn't bother dressing up...
If you want to watch it, visit grahamcluley.com/spooky
Lots of laughs.I hope people weren't too scared by my outfit. I don't know why Tricia didn't bother dressing up...
If you want to watch it, visit grahamcluley.com/spooky
49 people lost family members or colleagues after the UK government leaked details of 19,000 Afghan citizens who had helped the British military during the war in Afghanistan.
The death threats and intimidation by the Taliban continue.
The death threats and intimidation by the Taliban continue.
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
49 people lost family members or colleagues after the UK government leaked details of 19,000 Afghan citizens who had helped the British military during the war in Afghanistan.
The death threats and intimidation by the Taliban continue.
The death threats and intimidation by the Taliban continue.
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
At a US High School, an AI security system mistook a bag of Doritos for a gun. Minutes later, a 16-year-old student was surrounded by armed officers - terrified, confused, and completely innocent.
The school chief defended the AI system, saying "it worked how it was supposed to."
The school chief defended the AI system, saying "it worked how it was supposed to."
October 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
At a US High School, an AI security system mistook a bag of Doritos for a gun. Minutes later, a 16-year-old student was surrounded by armed officers - terrified, confused, and completely innocent.
The school chief defended the AI system, saying "it worked how it was supposed to."
The school chief defended the AI system, saying "it worked how it was supposed to."
The NCSC warns that the UK now faces four nationally significant cyberattacks every week.
Some headlines have claimed that firms are being urged to “go back to pen and paper,” but the full report tells a more practical story about resilience and preparedness.
www.fortra.com/blog/ncsc-wa...
Some headlines have claimed that firms are being urged to “go back to pen and paper,” but the full report tells a more practical story about resilience and preparedness.
www.fortra.com/blog/ncsc-wa...
October 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The NCSC warns that the UK now faces four nationally significant cyberattacks every week.
Some headlines have claimed that firms are being urged to “go back to pen and paper,” but the full report tells a more practical story about resilience and preparedness.
www.fortra.com/blog/ncsc-wa...
Some headlines have claimed that firms are being urged to “go back to pen and paper,” but the full report tells a more practical story about resilience and preparedness.
www.fortra.com/blog/ncsc-wa...
I don't think I've ever been a customer of MANGO, and yet they've still sent me the warning email... in Spanish. Maybe their database could have done with a clean-up anyway...
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I don't think I've ever been a customer of MANGO, and yet they've still sent me the warning email... in Spanish. Maybe their database could have done with a clean-up anyway...
Spanish fashion retailer MANGO has warned customers that there has been a data breach. Compromised data includes first name, country, postal code, email addresses, and phone numbers.
The breach occurred at an external marketing service, rather than its own systems.
#cybersecurity #databreach
The breach occurred at an external marketing service, rather than its own systems.
#cybersecurity #databreach
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Spanish fashion retailer MANGO has warned customers that there has been a data breach. Compromised data includes first name, country, postal code, email addresses, and phone numbers.
The breach occurred at an external marketing service, rather than its own systems.
#cybersecurity #databreach
The breach occurred at an external marketing service, rather than its own systems.
#cybersecurity #databreach
Fab having The Lazarus Heist's Geoff White on the latest episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast.
In episode 438 we discuss how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surveillance device, and why ransomware gangs need to think carefully about their reputation.
In episode 438 we discuss how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surveillance device, and why ransomware gangs need to think carefully about their reputation.
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fab having The Lazarus Heist's Geoff White on the latest episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast.
In episode 438 we discuss how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surveillance device, and why ransomware gangs need to think carefully about their reputation.
In episode 438 we discuss how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surveillance device, and why ransomware gangs need to think carefully about their reputation.
This vuln is called "ForcedLeak", and let attackers smuggle AI-read instructions in via humble Web-to-Lead form... and ended up spilling data for the low, low price of five dollars. Double check what domains you have whitelisted folks!
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This vuln is called "ForcedLeak", and let attackers smuggle AI-read instructions in via humble Web-to-Lead form... and ended up spilling data for the low, low price of five dollars. Double check what domains you have whitelisted folks!
Hey @skylight.social, is your "unbannable short-form video platform" going to be available in the UK app store?
September 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hey @skylight.social, is your "unbannable short-form video platform" going to be available in the UK app store?
Folks, it's happened. AI has become *so* smart that it knows how to intentionally sabotage a live product demos by Mark Zuckerberg and leave him helplessly flailing...
#meta #metaai #AI #artificialintelligence
#meta #metaai #AI #artificialintelligence
September 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Folks, it's happened. AI has become *so* smart that it knows how to intentionally sabotage a live product demos by Mark Zuckerberg and leave him helplessly flailing...
#meta #metaai #AI #artificialintelligence
#meta #metaai #AI #artificialintelligence
Meanwhile, Jenny investigates the Wirral’s mysterious "Catman".
Make sure to check out episode 435 of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1yoo...
🟣 Apple Podcasts: www.smashingsecurity.com/applepodcasts
🛑 Pocket Casts: pca.st/itunes/11950...
Make sure to check out episode 435 of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1yoo...
🟣 Apple Podcasts: www.smashingsecurity.com/applepodcasts
🛑 Pocket Casts: pca.st/itunes/11950...
September 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Meanwhile, Jenny investigates the Wirral’s mysterious "Catman".
Make sure to check out episode 435 of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1yoo...
🟣 Apple Podcasts: www.smashingsecurity.com/applepodcasts
🛑 Pocket Casts: pca.st/itunes/11950...
Make sure to check out episode 435 of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast
🟢 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1yoo...
🟣 Apple Podcasts: www.smashingsecurity.com/applepodcasts
🛑 Pocket Casts: pca.st/itunes/11950...
Delighted to announce that I will be keynoting at KnowBe4's KB4-CON EMEA event in London next month, revealing how hackers are weaponising AI.
If you want to see my talk about "Agents of Chaos: AI, humans, and the new cybercrime," be sure to grab your ticket now!
www.grahamcluley.com/KB4
If you want to see my talk about "Agents of Chaos: AI, humans, and the new cybercrime," be sure to grab your ticket now!
www.grahamcluley.com/KB4
September 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Delighted to announce that I will be keynoting at KnowBe4's KB4-CON EMEA event in London next month, revealing how hackers are weaponising AI.
If you want to see my talk about "Agents of Chaos: AI, humans, and the new cybercrime," be sure to grab your ticket now!
www.grahamcluley.com/KB4
If you want to see my talk about "Agents of Chaos: AI, humans, and the new cybercrime," be sure to grab your ticket now!
www.grahamcluley.com/KB4
If you're like me and view Apple's new UI for macOS Tahoe and iOS 26 as something of a backwards step, then selecting "reduce transparency" makes things a *little* more bearable.
September 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
If you're like me and view Apple's new UI for macOS Tahoe and iOS 26 as something of a backwards step, then selecting "reduce transparency" makes things a *little* more bearable.
Sad to hear that One of the President's Men has died.
September 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Sad to hear that One of the President's Men has died.
And yet, the ShinyHunters ransomware gang has coughed up its chat logs with the company.
So, is someone telling porkies? Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/h...
So, is someone telling porkies? Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/h...
September 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And yet, the ShinyHunters ransomware gang has coughed up its chat logs with the company.
So, is someone telling porkies? Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/h...
So, is someone telling porkies? Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/h...
US authorities have charged a Ukrainian national, suspected of being a key member of gangs that launched LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ransomware attacks.
💰 A $10M bounty is offered for info leading to his arrest.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/us-char...
💰 A $10M bounty is offered for info leading to his arrest.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/us-char...
September 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
US authorities have charged a Ukrainian national, suspected of being a key member of gangs that launched LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ransomware attacks.
💰 A $10M bounty is offered for info leading to his arrest.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/us-char...
💰 A $10M bounty is offered for info leading to his arrest.
Read more in my article on the Fortra blog: www.fortra.com/blog/us-char...
American furniture maker Lovesac, known for its modular couches and comfy beanbags as well as a name which makes schoolboys snigger, has warned customers that their data was breached by hackers earlier this year, and that they should remain vigilant to the threat of identity theft.
September 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
American furniture maker Lovesac, known for its modular couches and comfy beanbags as well as a name which makes schoolboys snigger, has warned customers that their data was breached by hackers earlier this year, and that they should remain vigilant to the threat of identity theft.