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Alanna Titterington

142 articles

What AI toys can actually discuss with your child
  • kids

Knives, kinks, and shooters: what AI toys are really saying to kids

Children’s AI toys have been caught discussing drugs and sex with kids. We break down the results of a study that reveals exactly how these smart (too smart!) toys are blowing up past boundaries.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • January 29, 2026

AI jailbreaking via poetry: bypassing chatbot defenses with rhyme
  • AI

Jailbreaking in verse: how poetry loosens AI’s tongue

Researchers have discovered that styling prompts as poetry can significantly undermine the effectiveness of language models’ safety guardrails.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • January 23, 2026

AI-powered sextortion: a new threat to privacy
  • sextortion

AI and the new reality of sextortion

Generative AI has taken sextortion techniques to a whole new level — now, any social media user can become a victim. How can you protect yourself and your loved ones?

  • Alanna Titterington

  • January 16, 2026

Breach of 120 000 IP cameras in South Korea: security tips
  • Internet of things

Korean-style webcam breach: 120 000 IP cameras hacked

From karaoke rooms to gynecology clinics — these are just some of the tens of thousands of locations where compromised IP cameras were discovered in South Korea. Here’s how to avoid unwittingly starring in steamy videos you didn’t authorize.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • December 12, 2025

A stealer hiding in Blender 3D models
  • infostealers

Malware hiding in a 3D model

How automation turns legitimate tools into a channel for malware delivery.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • December 11, 2025

How cheaters use rigged DeckMate 2 shuffling machines in poker games
  • vulnerabilities

Lock, stock, and two smoking barrels: the DeckMate 2 shuffler hack

How researchers hacked DeckMate 2 card shufflers, and how the mafia exploited those very vulnerabilities to cheat at poker.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • December 3, 2025

How a fake AI sidebar can steal your data
  • Threats

AI sidebar spoofing: a new attack on AI browsers

How malicious extensions can spoof AI sidebars in the Comet and Atlas browsers, intercept user queries, and manipulate model responses.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • November 13, 2025

What is FileFix — a ClickFix variation?
  • social engineering

FileFix: a new ClickFix variation

Malicious actors have started utilizing a new variation of the ClickFix technique — named “FileFix”. We explain how it works, and how to defend your company against it.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • November 11, 2025

Viruses on official Steam, Minecraft, and Endgame Gear sites
  • gamers

Gamers under fire: malware on official websites

Official gaming websites and platforms may seem safe, but even there gamers occasionally encounter malware. We break down infection cases involving Endgame Gear, Steam, and Minecraft.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • September 18, 2025

WordPress: vulnerabilities in plugins and themes
  • wordpress

Vulnerabilities in WordPress themes and plugins: how to protect your site

WordPress sites are increasingly becoming targets of attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in plugins and themes. In this post, we examine recent cases and share protection tips.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • August 30, 2025

How users are losing money to deepfake ads on Instagram
  • scam

How Meta’s social networks became a platform for investment scams

Deepfake videos, fraudulent Instagram and Facebook accounts, private WhatsApp chats: how Mark Zuckerberg’s social media platforms have become a primary tool for investment scammers.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • August 4, 2025

Defendnot: fake antivirus software to disable Microsoft Defender
  • BYOD

Schrödinger’s antivirus: is protection dead or alive?

How the research tool Defendnot disables Microsoft Defender by registering a fake antivirus, and why you shouldn’t always trust what your operating system says.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • July 16, 2025

How malicious extensions from Open VSX were used to steal cryptocurrency
  • open-source

How installing a fake extension from Open VSX led to cryptocurrency theft

This is a story of how a blockchain developer lost US$500 000 to a fake Solidity extension from the Open VSX marketplace.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • July 15, 2025

The top-five funny school, social media, and IoT hacks
  • hacking

Five hacks that were (mostly) just for laughs

Funny hacks that became internet legends: talking traffic lights, a high-school Rickroll, robot vacuums on the rampage, a Lenovo defacement, and a Burger King hijack.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • July 1, 2025

Multiple vulnerabilities in Sitecore CMS
  • vulnerabilities

“B”-grade security: three vulnerabilities in Sitecore CMS

Researchers have found several vulnerabilities in the Sitecore CMS platform that enable unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE).

  • Alanna Titterington

  • June 25, 2025

How DollyWay is infecting WordPress sites in 2025
  • wordpress

DollyWay World Domination: attack on WordPress websites

Since 2016, a threat actor has been exploiting insecure plugins and themes to infect WordPress websites and redirect traffic to malicious websites.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • June 4, 2025

57 suspicious Chrome extensions with millions of installs
  • extensions

57 shady Chrome extensions clock up six million installs

Researchers find 57 potentially dangerous browser extensions in the Chrome Web Store. Here’s why they’re dangerous, and how not to fall victim.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 30, 2025

Phishing through Google Ads: attacks on SEO and marketing professionals
  • phishing

Fake websites popping up in Google search ads

Scammers are using Google ads to push fake versions of real websites – and they’re after business accounts and company data.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 21, 2025

AirBorne: attacks on devices via Apple AirPlay
  • apple

AirBorne: Attacks on Apple devices through vulnerabilities in AirPlay

Newly discovered vulnerabilities in AirPlay allow attacks on Apple devices and other AirPlay-enabled products over Wi-Fi – including zero-click exploits.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 19, 2025

Ransomware group uses ClickFix to attack businesses.
  • Ransomware

How Interlock attacks IT specialists with fake CAPTCHAs and ClickFix

We explore how cybercriminals are targeting IT specialists searching for a popular network scanner, using the Interlock ransomware attack as an example.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 17, 2025

Apple beefs up parental controls: what it means for kids
  • kids

Do Apple’s new child safety initiatives do the job?

A look at how Apple’s new child protection features work, what their limitations are, and why you still can’t do without third-party solutions.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 15, 2025

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