S3 Ep67: Tax scams, carder busts and crypto capers [Podcast + Transcript]

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Cryptocoin broker Crypto.com says 2FA bypass led to $35m theft

The company has put out a brief security report that summarises the 'what', but not yet the 'how' or 'why'.

S3 Ep66: Cybercrime busts, wormable Windows, and the crisis of featuritis [Podcast + Transcript]

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Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed – patch now!

Imagine if someone who didn't have your password could sneakily modify data that was encrypted with it.

SFW! The Top N Cyber­security Stories of 2021 (for small positive integer values of N)

Happy Holidays! Our Top N stories, all totally SFW!

The cool retro phone with a REAL DIAL… plus plenty of IoT problems

You know you want one, because this retro phone is NOT A TOY... except when it comes to cybersecurity.

Plundered bitcoins recovered by FBI – all 3,879-and-one-sixth of them!

Phew! An audacious crime... that didn't work out.

Serious Security: OpenSSL fixes “error conflation” bugs – how mixing up mistakes can lead to trouble

Have you ever seen the message "An error occurred"? Even worse, the message "This error cannot occur"? Facts matter!

Cryptocurrency startup fails to subtract before adding, loses $31m

Think of a number, any number. Take away 42. Add 42 back in. Then pretend you didn't take away 42. How much is left?

Mozilla patches critical “BigSig” cryptographic bug: Here’s how to track it down and fix it

Mozilla's cryptographic code had a critical bug. Problem is that numerous apps are affected and may need patching individually.

Cloud Security: Don’t wait until your next bill to find out about an attack!

Cloud security is the best sort of altruism: you need to do it to protect yourself, but you help to protect everyone else at the same time.

Samba update patches plaintext password plundering problem

When Microsoft itself says STOP USING X, where X is one of its own protocols... we think you should listen.

S3 Ep56: Cryptotrading rodent, ransomware hackback, and a Docusign phish [Podcast]

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S3 Ep55: Live malware, global encryption, dating scams, and secret emanations [Podcasts]

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“To the moon!” Cryptocurrency hamster Mr Goxx trades online 24/7

Here's a happy cryptocurrency story for once, with not a cybercrook in sight.