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OpenSSL issues a bugfix for the previous bugfix

By Paul Ducklin
Fortunately, it's not a major bugfix, which means it's easy to patch and can teach us all some useful lessons.

Poisoned Python and PHP packages purloin passwords for AWS access

By Paul Ducklin
More supply chain trouble - this time with clear examples so you can learn how to spot this stuff yourself.

Clearview AI face-matching service fined a lot less than expected

By Paul Ducklin
The fine has finally gone through... but it's less than 45% of what was originally proposed.

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Pwn2Own hacking schedule released – Windows and Linux are top targets

By Paul Ducklin
What's better? Disclose early, patch fast? Or dig deep, disclose in full, patch more slowly?

Colonial Pipeline facing $1,000,000 fine for poor recovery plans

By Paul Ducklin
How good is your cybersecurity? Are you making the same mistakes as lots of other people? Here's some real-life advice...

Beanstalk cryptocurrency heist: scammer votes himself all the money

By Paul Ducklin
Voting safeguards based on commuity collateral don't work if one person can use a momentary loan to "become" 75% of the community.

Yet another Chrome zero-day emergency update – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin
The third emergency Chrome 0-day in three months - the first one was exploited by North Korea, so you might as well get this one ASAP.

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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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!

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!

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!

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.

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...

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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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'.

JavaScript developer destroys own projects in supply chain “lesson”

By Paul Ducklin
Two popular open source JavaScript packages recently got "hacked" in a symbolic gesture by the original project creator.

S3 Ep63: Log4Shell (what else?) and Apple kernel bugs [Podcast+Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Yes, there are plenty of critical things to go along with Log4Shell.)

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

By Paul Ducklin
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?

Clearview AI face-matching service set to be fined over $20m

By Paul Ducklin
Scraping data for a facial recognition service? "That's unlawful", concluded both the British and the Australians.

Github cookie leakage – thousands of Firefox cookie files uploaded by mistake

By Paul Ducklin
Be aware before you share! That's a good rule for developers and techies, just as much as it is for social media addicts.

LANtenna hack spies on your data from across the room! (Sort of)

By Paul Ducklin
Are your network cables acting as undercover wireless transmitters? What can you do if they are?

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