TikTok

May 2025

May 2025


Vol. 8, Iss. 18
Robin’s Newsletter #359
Vol. 8, Iss. 18

Co-op, Harrods join M&S as victims of Scattered Spider breaches. Spanish power outage not a cyberattack. RDP lets you login with old creds.

March 2025

March 2025


Vol. 8, Iss. 10
Robin’s Newsletter #351
Vol. 8, Iss. 10

Silk Typhoon shift focus to tech supply chains. Apple launches legal challenge over UK backdoor request. Scammers sending fake, physical ransom notes.

December 2024

December 2024


Vol. 7, Iss. 50
Robin’s Newsletter #339
Vol. 7, Iss. 50

File transfer systems attacked. FCC funding to replace Chiense telco equipment. Romania nnuls election results over suspected interference.

August 2024

August 2024


Vol. 7, Iss. 31
Robin’s Newsletter #320
Vol. 7, Iss. 31

Electoral Commission slammed for 'basic errors'. CrowdStrike faces multiple legal challenges. $75 million record-breaking ransomware payment.

June 2024

June 2024


Vol. 7, Iss. 23
Robin’s Newsletter #312
Vol. 7, Iss. 23

Ransomware attack at NHS London supplier disrupts operations. Microsoft recalls Recall, promises improved security and privacy. Plus a puzzle for you.

April 2024

April 2024


Vol. 7, Iss. 17
Robin’s Newsletter #306
Vol. 7, Iss. 17

US tries to force sell-off of TikTok. UnitedHealth says it paid a ransom, 'substantial portion' of America affected. Darktrace agrees deal to go private.

May 2023

May 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 21
Robin’s Newsletter #257
Vol. 6, Iss. 21

Montana bans TikTok. Ransomware as activitsm. Fallout from Capita breaches escalate.


Vol. 6, Iss. 19
Robin’s Newsletter #255
Vol. 6, Iss. 19

The figurative and literal jury is in on SolarWinds, Merck's NotPetya claim, Uber's data breach cover-up.

March 2023

March 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 13
Robin’s Newsletter #249
Vol. 6, Iss. 13

TikTok bans continue, Russia bans iPhones from Putin’s inner circle, China & Russia set sights on tech sovereignty

February 2023

February 2023


Vol. 6, Iss. 9
Robin’s Newsletter #245
Vol. 6, Iss. 9

USSOCCOM Email server left exposed. Critical vulnerability in another file transfer app. Signal says it would exit UK market.

June 2020

June 2020


Vol. 3, Iss. 26
Robins Newsletter #106
Vol. 3, Iss. 26

Three years on from NotPetya. BlueLeaks and sector-specific aggregation of risk. Minimising harm in breach notification comms. Exfiltrating data using Google Analytics.