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OpenSSH goes Post-Quantum, switches to qubit-busting crypto by default

By Paul Ducklin
Useful quantum computers might not actually be possible. But what if they are? And what if they arrive, say, tomorrow?

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Popular Ruby Asciidoc toolkit patched against critical vuln – get the update now!

By Paul Ducklin
A rogue line-continuation character can trick the code into validating just the second half of the line, but executing all of it.

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Serious Security: Darkweb drugs market Hydra taken offline by German police

By Paul Ducklin
Why are Tor sites hard to locate and therefore difficult to take down? We explain in plain English...

Firefox 99 is out – no major bugs, but update anyway!

By Paul Ducklin
Firefox's four-weekly updates just dropped - here's what you need to know.

Google’s monthly Android updates patch numerous “get root” holes

By Paul Ducklin
Get the update now... if it's available for your phone. Here's how to check.

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LAPSUS$ hacks continue despite two hacker suspects in court

By Paul Ducklin
Do you know where in your company to report security anomalies? If you receive such reports, do you have an efficient way to process them?

Apple pushes out two emergency 0-day updates – get ’em now!

By Paul Ducklin
More Apple zero-days - mobile devices, laptops and desktops affected. Update now!

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World Backup Day: 5 data recovery tips for everyone!

By Paul Ducklin
The only backup you will ever regret is the one you didn't make

Google Chrome patches mysterious new zero-day bug – update now

By Paul Ducklin
CVE-2022-1096 - another mystery in-the-wild 0-day in Chrome... check your version now!

UK police arrest 7 hacking suspects – have they bust the LAPSUS$ gang?

By Naked Security writer
Seven alleged hackers have been arrested in the UK. But who are they, and which hacking crew are they from?

Serious Security: DEADBOLT – the ransomware that goes straight for your backups

By Paul Ducklin
Some tips on how to keep your network safe - even (or perhaps especially!) if you think you're safe already.

Web vendor CafePress fined $500,000 for giving cybersecurity a low value

By Paul Ducklin
Just because you're the victim of a cybercrime doesn't let you off your cybersecurity obligations

Beware bogus Betas – cryptocoin scammers abuse Apple’s TestFlight system

By Paul Ducklin
"Install this moneymaking app" - this one is so special that it isn't available on Google Play or the App Store!

Apple patches 87 security holes – from iPhones and Macs to Windows

By Paul Ducklin
Lots of fixes, with data leakage flaws and code execution bugs patched on iPhones, Macs and even Windows.

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Happy #PiDay – even if you aren’t in North America!

By Paul Ducklin
There is a cybersecurity angle here - but you will need to read right to the end to find it :-)

Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”, says regulator

By Paul Ducklin
If you live in the UK and hadn't yet heard of cryptocoin ATMs... it's too late now!

Alleged Kaseya ransomware attacker arrives in Texas for trial

By Naked Security writer
The US Independence Day weekend of 2021 wasn't much of a holiday for cybersecurity staff. That was when the Kaseya attack unfolded...

“Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel bug lets anyone write to any file

By Paul Ducklin
Even read-only files can be written to, leading to a dangerously general purpose elevation-of-privilege attack.

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Adafruit suffers GitHub data breach – don’t let this happen to you

By Paul Ducklin
Training data stashed in GitHub by mistake... unfortunately, it was *real* data

Firefox patches two actively exploited 0-day holes: update now!

By Paul Ducklin
Firefox just published a double-zero-day patch - "remote code execution" combined with "sandbox escape". Update now!

Apple AirTag anti-stalking protection bypassed by researchers

By Paul Ducklin
Problems with Apple's Tracker Detect system, which warns you of likely stalking attempts using hidden AirTags.

WordPress backup plugin maker Updraft says “You should update”…

By Paul Ducklin
A straight-talking bug report written in plain English by an actual expert - there's a teachable moment in this cybersecurity story!

French speakers blasted by sextortion scams with no text or links

By Paul Ducklin
You'd spot this one a mile away... but what about your friends or family?

Irony alert! PHP fixes security flaw in input validation code

By Paul Ducklin
What's wrong with this sequence? 1. Step into the road 2. Check if it's safe 3. Keep on walki...

VMware fixes holes that could allow virtual machine escapes

By Paul Ducklin
Hats off to VMware for not using weasel words: "When should you act?" Immediately...

Google announces zero-day in Chrome browser – update now!

By Paul Ducklin
Zero-day buses: none for a while, then three at once. Here's Google joining Apple and Adobe in "zero-day week"

Adobe fixes zero-day exploit in e-commerce code: update now!

By Paul Ducklin
There's a remote code execution hole in Adobe e-commerce products - and cybercrooks are already exploiting it.

Apple zero-day drama for Macs, iPhones and iPads – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin
Sudden update! Zero-day browser hole! Drive-by malware danger! Patch Apple laptops and phones now...

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Self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” arrested with husband over Bitcoin megaheist

By Naked Security writer
The cops say they've recovered 80% of a $72 million cryptocoin heist... but the recovered funds alone are now worth over $4 billion!

At last! Office macros from the internet to be blocked by default

By Paul Ducklin
It's been a long time coming, and we're not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware...

Microsoft blocks web installation of its own App Installer files

By Paul Ducklin
It's a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own "features" for security reasons. Here's why we think it's a good idea.

Wormhole cryptotrading company turns over $340,000,000 to criminals

By Paul Ducklin
It was the best of blockchains, it was the worst of blockchains... as Charles Dickens might have said.

Elementor WordPress plugin has a gaping security hole – update now

By Paul Ducklin
We shouldn't need to say, "Check your inputs!" these days, but we're saying it anyway.

Linux kernel patches “performance can be harmful” bug in video driver

By Paul Ducklin
This bug is fiendishly hard to exploit - but if you patch, it won't be there to exploit at all.

Coronavirus SMS scam offers home PCR testing devices – don’t fall for it!

By Paul Ducklin
Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful, too. But there aren't any...

Happy Data Privacy Day – and we really do mean “happy” :-)

By Paul Ducklin
We give you some simple digital lifesytle tips that cost nothing.

Apple fixes Safari data leak (and patches a zero-day!) – update now

By Paul Ducklin
That infamous "supercookie" bug in Safari has now been fixed. Oh, and there was a zero-day kernel hole as well.

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“PwnKit” security bug gets you root on most Linux distros – what to do

By Paul Ducklin
An elevation of privilege bug that could let a "mostly harmless" user give themselves a instant root shell

Tax scam emails are alive and well as US tax season starts

By Paul Ducklin
If in doubt, don't give it out! (And don't forget that no reply is often a good reply.)

Alleged carder gang mastermind and three acolytes under arrest in Russia

By Naked Security writer
The motto of the gang was "In Fraud We Trust", and they went by a dizzying range of online nicknames.

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

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

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