I was delighted to chat with @grahamcluley.com on his latest @smashingsecurity.com episode where we discussed deepfake interviews grahamcluley.com/smashing-sec...

Can face detection be hacked like you see in the movies? Can you put your face onto someone else's so you can escape law enforcement? See what happens when Jake Moore @jakemooreuk.bsky.social tries to hack face recognition, going undercover as Tom Cruise himself. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2MA...

What are the risks of AI agents running wild autonomously over our files? @the-independent.com asked me to explore it www.independent.co.uk/news/ai-agen...

This is crazy… but at least @drkatedevlin.bsky.social puts it right. www.wired.com/story/chatgp...

Oh wow @pcmag.com just picked out my talk as one to watch at RSA! uk.pcmag.com/security/163...

Another insecure messaging platform from May

Helped out with this story for @newscientist.com from @jakemooreuk.bsky.social about three things you need to know about passwords to (try to stay) safe(r) www.newscientist.com/article/2519...

The FBI warns about a rise in ATM jackpotting attacks across the US "Out of 1,900 ATM jackpotting incidents reported since 2020, over 700 of them with more than $20 million in losses occurred in 2025 alone. " PDF: www.ic3.gov/CSA/2026/260...

Here's the thing, if Jeffrey Epstein had simply set up a basic email filter - nothing fancy, just a little automated rule to permanently delete messages older than, say, thirty days — none of this would be happening. 1/3

Another blue sky day on and offline

I had a nice chat with Nicky Campbell on @bbc5live.bsky.social this morning discussing the potential social media ban for under 16s straight after Starmer spoke. It’s going to be an interesting battle between the government and tech companies 👀

Everyone head to the beach!!!! The sun is out!

I filmed with @paulbrand.bsky.social yesterday for ITV’s Tonight show where I demonstrated a real-time face swapping interview

All users will be put into a "teen-appropriate experience" by default unless they prove that they are adults.

New on @forbes.com Before you create that ChatGPT caricature…. And yes, this is me Thanks @jakemooreuk.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/kateof...

Great day at the #DTXM25 conference in Manchester yesterday. Saw talks by @rikferguson.com and @jakemooreuk.bsky.social as well as a timely panel on mental health in cybersecurity teams

Just had my own Bellagio sprinkler show whilst listening to Clare De Lune on Spotify. Now I’m going to spend the rest of the day feeling like I’m Brad Pitt. #OceansEleven #Vegas

This is so good. Quality is incredible too! Top work from @sarahasmith.bsky.social and @lisaforte.bsky.social 👏 open.spotify.com/show/5LxSujX... (even @j4vv4d.com was superb!)

It is always nice to be quoted alongside the legend that is @profwoodward.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/money/bankin...

Today I filmed with the scam guru himself @nickstapleton.tv

Morning hacker peeps! By me @forbes.com: This Safer Internet Day, would you let AI change your passwords for you? Google wants a word... #infosec www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...

Next at #FutureOfCyber Manchester @jakemooreuk.bsky.social off the telly talks about cloning, first fun with his flipper zero. 1/n

By me @forbes.com: Zero-click WhatsApp spyware attack confirmed by Meta. Great start to the weekend... #infosec www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...

First time in Liverpool!

I had a great chat with @alexisconran.bsky.social on his Times Radio show today discussing the increasingly growing problem of stolen phones (47 mins in). Can we stop this epidemic?!! www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...

No chance for January blues for me with this to look forward to in 2025! 🤩 Wimbledon Las Vegas Grand Canyon Camp Bestival Oasis @ Wembley Coldplay @ Wembley

The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? | Apostolis Fotiadis

An incredible and future thinking panel for this year’s #TechTrends with @natashabernal.bsky.social and @rorycj.bsky.social run by @brands2life.bsky.social 👏👏

Highlight of the week. I took Ed Ball’s seat on Good Morning Britain 😝

New on @forbes.com Is RedNote Safe? Thanks @jakemooreuk.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/kateof...

Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’

Starting the new year by jumping on BBC News 😁

Starting the year with some AI phishing predictions. As said by the FT, “an influx of hyper-personalized phishing scams generated by artificial intelligence bots” is on the rise www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

By me @forbes.com: Use an Android or iPhone then you need to run this straightforward security check right now - and tell your less techy friends and family to do so if they, as likely, have not. Thank me later, but thank @jakemooreuk.bsky.social now. #infosec www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...

Fresh

Well this is rather nice!! I have received a “Rock Star” award from the wonderful people of ESET for doing what I love doing 🎉

Our latest Threat Report is live! New MaaS threats rising to prominence, a novel attack vector targeting mobile users, and deepfake scams flooding social media. Read more in the full report www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-rese...

New: Yahoo has laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team — known as The Paranoids — over the last year, TechCrunch has learned. (Yahoo is TechCrunch's parent company.) Yahoo confirmed the layoffs, including the elimination of its red team. More: techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/y...

New on @forbes.com Apple has launched a dedicated iCloud Passwords add-on designed for privacy-conscious browser Firefox. Thanks @jakemooreuk.bsky.social for comments www.forbes.com/sites/kateof...

Yeah the sheer influx of users here must be causing some issues, but I’m sure it’ll come good (or at least be more refined) in due course. Good read here in Engadget about the verification setup/challenges! www.engadget.com/social-media...

Has anyone seen many impersonation profiles on here yet? It really could be easy to pretend to be anyone on here with such an influx of people this month. Like especially before all the mega stars or corporations jump on 🤔

I’m back in the studio today with the Rip-Off Britain crew! #scams

It didn't take long for crypto scammers to infiltrate BlueSky as the platform crosses 20M mark. BlueSky Safety team confirms being slammed with 3,000 user reports an hour as it moderates unwanted content. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

This AI-generated image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being widely shared online with false claims that he's been hospitalised. The image is AI-generated and fake, and was first shared online a year ago. There's no evidence Netanyahu has been taken to hospital.

It’s a beautiful winter wonderland here at St George’s Park

Impressive move by Instagram

Cybercriminals have adopted a novel trick for infecting devices with malware: sending out physical letters that contain malicious QR codes.

Warning! After attempts on the life of US president-elect Donald Trump, a new phishing campaign is luring victims with a fake story of another assassination attempt by an Iranian sniper. It is spread from an email mimicking The New York Times: newyork-times@nycmail[.]com. 1/4

By me @forbes.com : Google's new scam advisory service highlights landing page cloaking threat. #infosec www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...

This was a fun one. UK teleco O2 is using a chatbot named DAIsy to string scam callers along for up to 40 minutes to waste their time. Daisy's already taken more than 1000 calls from fraudsters who've tried to defraud the doddery old lady not realising she's a bot. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...