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S3 Ep99: TikTok βattackβ β was there a data breach, or not? [Audio + Text]
September 8
th
2022 at 13:21Β
S3 Ep99: TikTok βattackβ β was there a data breach, or not? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if you prefer - full transcript inside.)
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Podcast
Eckersley
Lets
Encrypt
Naked
Security
Podcast
Peter
Tik
Tok
September 8
th
2022 at 13:21
Naked Security
DEADBOLT ransomware rears its head again, attacks QNAP devices
September 7
th
2022 at 16:57Β
DEADBOLT ransomware rears its head again, attacks QNAP devices
By
Paul Ducklin
NAS devices make it easy for anyone to add high-capacity file servers to their network. Guess why cybercrooks love NAS devices too...
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β
Ransomware
Deadbolt
QNAP
ransomware
September 7
th
2022 at 16:57
Naked Security
Chrome and Edge fix zero-day security hole β update now!
September 5
th
2022 at 15:12Β
Chrome and Edge fix zero-day security hole β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
This time, the crooks got there first - only 1 security hole patched, but it's a zero-day.
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β
Google
Google
Chrome
Vulnerability
chrome
CVE-2022-3075
Exploit
Patch
Zero
Day
September 5
th
2022 at 15:12
Naked Security
Peter Eckersley, co-creator of Letβs Encrypt, dies at just 43
September 4
th
2022 at 00:50Β
Peter Eckersley, co-creator of Letβs Encrypt, dies at just 43
By
Paul Ducklin
This site, like millions of others, has a certificate from Let's Encrypt. Farewell, Peter Eckersley, PhD, who helped make it all possible.
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eff
Lets
Encrypt
obituary
Peter
Eckersley
September 4
th
2022 at 00:50
Naked Security
S3 Ep98: The LastPass saga β should we stop using password managers? [Audio + Text]
September 1
st
2022 at 16:55Β
S3 Ep98: The LastPass saga β should we stop using password managers? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now!
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β
Podcast
airgap
bugs
chrome
data
loss
JavaScript
LastPass
vulnerability
September 1
st
2022 at 16:55
Naked Security
URGENT! Apple slips out zero-day update for older iPhones and iPads
August 31
st
2022 at 18:42Β
URGENT! Apple slips out zero-day update for older iPhones and iPads
By
Paul Ducklin
Patch as soon as you can - that recent WebKit zero-day affecting new iPhones and iPads is apparently being used against older models, too.
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β
Apple
iOS
CVE-2022-32893
ios
spyware
webkit
Zero
Day
August 31
st
2022 at 18:42
Naked Security
Chrome patches 24 security holes, enables βSanitizerβ safety system
August 31
st
2022 at 11:48Β
Chrome patches 24 security holes, enables βSanitizerβ safety system
By
Paul Ducklin
24 existing bugs fixed. And, we hope, numerous potential future bugs prevented.
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β
Google
Google
Chrome
Vulnerability
buffer
overflow
chrome
Sanitizer
use-after-free
vulnerability
XSS
August 31
st
2022 at 11:48
Naked Security
JavaScript bugs aplenty in Node.js ecosystem β found automatically
August 30
th
2022 at 16:59Β
JavaScript bugs aplenty in Node.js ecosystem β found automatically
By
Paul Ducklin
How to get the better of bugs in all the possible packages in your supply chain?
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β
Vulnerability
bug-hunting
cve
JavaScript
vulnerability
August 30
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
LastPass source code breach β do we still recommend password managers?
August 29
th
2022 at 16:59Β
LastPass source code breach β do we still recommend password managers?
By
Paul Ducklin
What does the recent LastPass breach mean for password managers? Just a bump in the road, or a reason to ditch them entirely?
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β
Data
loss
breach
LastPass
password
manager
August 29
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
Firefox 104 is out β no critical bugs, but update anyway
August 26
th
2022 at 16:27Β
Firefox 104 is out β no critical bugs, but update anyway
By
Paul Ducklin
Two trust-spoofing bugs were the main culprits this month - but neither one was a zero-day.
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β
Firefox
Mozilla
Vulnerability
Patch
vulnerability
August 26
th
2022 at 16:27
Naked Security
S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]
August 25
th
2022 at 15:37Β
S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)
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Apple
Cryptocurrency
Google
Microsoft
Podcast
Vulnerability
"Edge"
chrome
crypto
cryptocurrency
denial
of
service
DOS
iPhone
Naked
Security
Podcast
R&B
Zero
Day
August 25
th
2022 at 15:37
Naked Security
Breaching airgap security: using your phoneβs gyroscope as a microphone
August 24
th
2022 at 18:59Β
Breaching airgap security: using your phoneβs gyroscope as a microphone
By
Paul Ducklin
One bit per second makes the Voyager probe data rate seem blindingly fast. But it's enough to break your security assumptions...
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Data
loss
Vulnerability
airgap
Ben
Gurion
Ben-Gurion
University
data
leakage
GAIROSCOPE
August 24
th
2022 at 18:59
Naked Security
Bitcoin ATMs leeched by attackers who created fake admin accounts
August 23
rd
2022 at 18:35Β
Bitcoin ATMs leeched by attackers who created fake admin accounts
By
Paul Ducklin
The criminals didn't implant any malware. The attack was orchestrated via malevolent configuration changes.
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β
Cryptocurrency
Vulnerability
atm
BTC
crypto
cryptocurrency
General
Bytes
phantom
withdrawal
vulnerability
August 23
rd
2022 at 18:35
Naked Security
Laptop denial-of-service via music: the 1980s R&B song with a CVE!
August 22
nd
2022 at 16:03Β
Laptop denial-of-service via music: the 1980s R&B song with a CVE!
By
Paul Ducklin
We haven't validated this vuln ourselves... but the source of the story is impeccable. (Impeccably dressed, at least.)
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β
Vulnerability
chen
CVE-2022-38392
Janet
Jackson
music
Raymond
Chen
resonance
August 22
nd
2022 at 16:03
Naked Security
S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]
August 18
th
2022 at 18:38Β
S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer!)
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β
Cryptography
Intel
Law
&
order
Malware
Podcast
Privacy
AEPIC
Conti
healthcare
Naked
Security
Podcast
ransomware
zoom
August 18
th
2022 at 18:38
Naked Security
Apple patches double zero-day in browser and kernel β update now!
August 17
th
2022 at 23:33Β
Apple patches double zero-day in browser and kernel β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
Double 0-day exploits - one in WebKit (to break in) and the other in the kernel (to take over). Patch now!
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β
Apple
iOS
Malware
OS
X
Vulnerability
CVE-2022-32893
CVE-2022-32894
ios
iPadOS
jailbreak
macOS
spyware
August 17
th
2022 at 23:33
Naked Security
Chrome browser gets 11 security fixes with 1 zero-day β update now!
August 17
th
2022 at 13:16Β
Chrome browser gets 11 security fixes with 1 zero-day β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
Don't delay - patch today.
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β
Google
Google
Chrome
Vulnerability
August 17
th
2022 at 13:16
Naked Security
US offers reward βup to $10 millionβ for information about the Conti gang
August 16
th
2022 at 16:57Β
US offers reward βup to $10 millionβ for information about the Conti gang
By
Naked Security writer
Wanted - Reward Offered - Five unknown individuals (plus a man with a weird hat)
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β
Law
&
order
Ransomware
Conti
ransomware
RfJ
usa
August 16
th
2022 at 16:57
Naked Security
Zoom for Mac patches critical bug β update now!
August 15
th
2022 at 18:26Β
Zoom for Mac patches critical bug β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. Or at least between the TOC and the TOU...
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β
OS
X
Vulnerability
CVE-2022-28756
macOS
Wardle
zoom
August 15
th
2022 at 18:26
Naked Security
S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]
August 11
th
2022 at 14:34Β
S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer.)
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β
Cryptography
Data
loss
Law
&
order
Malware
Microsoft
Podcast
Privacy
Cybercrime
github
hacking
malware
Naked
Security
Podcast
quantum
computing
August 11
th
2022 at 14:34
Naked Security
APIC/EPIC! Intel chips leak secrets even the kernel shouldnβt seeβ¦
August 10
th
2022 at 16:59Β
APIC/EPIC! Intel chips leak secrets even the kernel shouldnβt seeβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
If you've ever written code that left stuff lying around in memory when you didn't need it any more... we bet you've regretted it!
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β
Cryptography
Data
loss
Vulnerability
APIC
CVE-2022-21233
EPIC
SGX
ΓPIC
Leak
August 10
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
Slack admits to leaking hashed passwords for five years
August 8
th
2022 at 15:14Β
Slack admits to leaking hashed passwords for five years
By
Paul Ducklin
"When those invitations went out... somehow, your password hash went out with them."
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β
Cryptography
Data
loss
brute
force
crack
dictionary
attack
hashing
password
salt
Slack
August 8
th
2022 at 15:14
Naked Security
Traffic Light Protocol for cybersecurity responders gets a revamp
August 5
th
2022 at 18:57Β
Traffic Light Protocol for cybersecurity responders gets a revamp
By
Paul Ducklin
Traffic lights make a handy global metaphor for denoting the sensitivity of cybersecurity threat data - three colours that everyone knows.
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β
Security
leadership
cybersecurity
MDR
MTR
research
TLP
August 5
th
2022 at 18:57
Naked Security
S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]
August 4
th
2022 at 17:52Β
S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if that's what you prefer.)
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β
Cryptocurrency
Cryptography
Podcast
Vulnerability
cryptocurrency
cryptogram
Cybercrime
Naked
Security
Podcast
August 4
th
2022 at 17:52
Naked Security
GitHub blighted by βresearcherβ who created thousands of malicious projects
August 3
rd
2022 at 23:06Β
GitHub blighted by βresearcherβ who created thousands of malicious projects
By
Paul Ducklin
If you spew projects laced with hidden malware into an open source repository, don't waste your time telling us "no harm done" afterwards.
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β
Law
&
order
github
malware
supply
chain
August 3
rd
2022 at 23:06
Naked Security
Post-quantum cryptography β new algorithm βgone in 60 minutesβ
August 3
rd
2022 at 18:55Β
Post-quantum cryptography β new algorithm βgone in 60 minutesβ
By
Paul Ducklin
And THIS is why you don't knit your own home-made encryption algorithms and hope no one looks at them.
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Cryptography
nist
PQC
quantum
quantum
computing
SIKE
August 3
rd
2022 at 18:55
Naked Security
Cryptocoin βtoken swapperβ Nomad loses $200 million in coding blunder
August 2
nd
2022 at 16:12Β
Cryptocoin βtoken swapperβ Nomad loses $200 million in coding blunder
By
Paul Ducklin
Transactions were only approved, it seems, if they were initiated by... errrrr, by anyone.
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β
Cryptocurrency
Cryptography
Vulnerability
cryptocoin
cryptocurrency
DeFi
Nomad
August 2
nd
2022 at 16:12
Naked Security
GnuTLS patches memory mismanagement bug β update now!
August 1
st
2022 at 16:55Β
GnuTLS patches memory mismanagement bug β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
GnuTLS may well be the most widespread cryptographic toolkit you've never heard of. Learn more...
Related tags
β
Cryptography
Vulnerability
CVE-2022-2509
double-free
gnutls
heartbleed
August 1
st
2022 at 16:55
Naked Security
How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!
July 29
th
2022 at 15:37Β
How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!
By
Paul Ducklin
I've just popped in to wish you all/The best SysAdmin Day!
Related tags
β
Security
leadership
SysAdminDay
SAAD
sysadmin
day
July 29
th
2022 at 15:37
Naked Security
S3 Ep93: Office security, breach costs, and leisurely patches [Audio + Text]
July 28
th
2022 at 15:47Β
S3 Ep93: Office security, breach costs, and leisurely patches [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now!
Related tags
β
Apple
Data
loss
Law
&
order
Mozilla
Podcast
Privacy
Vulnerability
Safari
T-Mobile
vulnerability
Zero
Day
July 28
th
2022 at 15:47
Naked Security
Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin β patch now!
July 27
th
2022 at 21:15Β
Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin β patch now!
By
Paul Ducklin
It's a serious bug... but there's a fix for it, so you know exactly what to do!
Related tags
β
Vulnerability
CVE-2022-32744
password
reset
Samba
July 27
th
2022 at 21:15
Naked Security
Mild monthly security update from Firefox β but update anyway
July 27
th
2022 at 00:41Β
Mild monthly security update from Firefox β but update anyway
By
Paul Ducklin
You're probably thinking we're going to say, "Don't delay/Do it today"... and that's exactly what we are saying!
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β
Firefox
Mozilla
Vulnerability
clickjacking
vulnerability
July 27
th
2022 at 00:41
Naked Security
T-Mobile to cough up $500 million over 2021 data breach
July 25
th
2022 at 16:20Β
T-Mobile to cough up $500 million over 2021 data breach
By
Paul Ducklin
Technically, it's not a fine, and the lawyers will get a big chunk of it. But it still adds up to a half-billion-dollar data breach.
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β
Data
loss
Law
&
order
Privacy
data
breach
T-Mobile
July 25
th
2022 at 16:20
Naked Security
Office macro security: on-again-off-again feature now BACK ON AGAIN!
July 23
rd
2022 at 01:10Β
Office macro security: on-again-off-again feature now BACK ON AGAIN!
By
Paul Ducklin
20 years to turn it on, then 20 weeks to turn it off, then just 2 weeks to turn it back on again. That's progress!
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Malware
Microsoft
Privacy
macros
Office
VBA
July 23
rd
2022 at 01:10
Naked Security
S3 Ep92: Log4Shell4Ever, travel tips, and scamminess [Audio + Text]
July 21
st
2022 at 16:25Β
S3 Ep92: Log4Shell4Ever, travel tips, and scamminess [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen, read or both!
Related tags
β
Podcast
Facebook
Naked
Security
Podcast
tips
July 21
st
2022 at 16:25
Naked Security
Apple patches β0-dayβ browser bug fixed 2 weeks ago in Chrome, Edge
July 21
st
2022 at 12:38Β
Apple patches β0-dayβ browser bug fixed 2 weeks ago in Chrome, Edge
By
Paul Ducklin
One vendor's zero-day is another vendor's routine patch...
Related tags
β
Apple
Vulnerability
iPad
iPhone
mac
macOS
vulnerability
July 21
st
2022 at 12:38
Naked Security
Last member of Gozi malware troika arrives in US for criminal trial
July 20
th
2022 at 14:56Β
Last member of Gozi malware troika arrives in US for criminal trial
By
Paul Ducklin
His co-conspirators went into and got out of prison years ago, while he remained free. Now the tables have turned...
Related tags
β
Law
&
order
Malware
banking
malware
bust
Gozi
SpyEye
Zeus
July 20
th
2022 at 14:56
Naked Security
8 months on, US says Log4Shell will be around for βa decade or longerβ
July 18
th
2022 at 16:57Β
8 months on, US says Log4Shell will be around for βa decade or longerβ
By
Paul Ducklin
When it comes to cybersecurity, ask not what everyone else can do for you...
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β
Malware
Vulnerability
CSRB
DHS
Log4j
Log4Shell
Security.txt
July 18
th
2022 at 16:57
Naked Security
7 cybersecurity tips for your summer vacation!
July 15
th
2022 at 18:23Β
7 cybersecurity tips for your summer vacation!
By
Paul Ducklin
Here you go - seven thoughtful cybersecurity tips to help you travel safely...
Related tags
β
Privacy
holiday
spycam
surveillance
travel
vacation
Wi-fi
July 15
th
2022 at 18:23
Naked Security
S3 Ep91: CodeRed, OpenSSL, Java bugs, Office macros [Audio + Text]
July 14
th
2022 at 18:47Β
S3 Ep91: CodeRed, OpenSSL, Java bugs, Office macros [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Great discussion, technical content, solid advice... all covered in plain English.
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β
Cryptography
Law
&
order
Malware
Microsoft
Podcast
AES
Naked
Security
Podcast
ransomware
RSA
VBA
July 14
th
2022 at 18:47
Naked Security
Facebook 2FA scammers return β this time in just 21 minutes
July 13
th
2022 at 16:46Β
Facebook 2FA scammers return β this time in just 21 minutes
By
Paul Ducklin
Last time they arrived 28 minutes after lighting up their fake domain... this time it was just 21 minutes
Related tags
β
Facebook
Phishing
Privacy
2FA
Scam
July 13
th
2022 at 16:46
Naked Security
Paying ransomware crooks wonβt reduce your legal risk, warns regulator
July 12
th
2022 at 18:24Β
Paying ransomware crooks wonβt reduce your legal risk, warns regulator
By
Paul Ducklin
"We paid the crooks to keep things under control and make a bad thing better"... isn't a valid excuse. Who knew?
Related tags
β
GDPR
compliance
Law
&
order
Ransomware
Uncategorized
cyberextortion
GCHQ
ico
NCSC
ransomware
July 12
th
2022 at 18:24
Naked Security
That didnβt last! Microsoft turns off the Office security it just turned on
July 11
th
2022 at 13:27Β
That didnβt last! Microsoft turns off the Office security it just turned on
By
Paul Ducklin
An Office anti-malware setting that took more than 20 years to arrive... and fewer than 20 weeks to vanish again.
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β
Malware
Microsoft
Phishing
macro
malware
Office
VBA
July 11
th
2022 at 13:27
Naked Security
Apache βCommons Configurationβ patches Log4Shell-style bug β what you need to know
July 8
th
2022 at 00:59Β
Apache βCommons Configurationβ patches Log4Shell-style bug β what you need to know
By
Paul Ducklin
It's a bit like Log4J, but for configuration files, not for logging.
Related tags
β
Vulnerability
Apache
Commons
CVE-2022-33980
July 8
th
2022 at 00:59
Naked Security
S3 Ep90: Chrome 0-day again, True Cybercrime, and a 2FA bypass [Podcast + Transcript]
July 7
th
2022 at 18:46Β
S3 Ep90: Chrome 0-day again, True Cybercrime, and a 2FA bypass [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
Listen now! Or read if you prefer...
Related tags
β
Cryptocurrency
Google
Google
Chrome
Law
&
order
Podcast
Vulnerability
2FA
busts
cryptocurrency
Naked
Security
Podcast
OneCoin
July 7
th
2022 at 18:46
Naked Security
OpenSSL fixes two βone-linerβ crypto bugs β what you need to know
July 6
th
2022 at 16:52Β
OpenSSL fixes two βone-linerβ crypto bugs β what you need to know
By
Paul Ducklin
"As bad as Heartbleed"? We heard that concern a week ago, but we think it's less ungood than that...
Related tags
β
Cryptography
Vulnerability
AES
openssl
RSA
vulnerability
July 6
th
2022 at 16:52
Naked Security
Google patches βin-the-wildβ Chrome zero-day β update now!
July 5
th
2022 at 15:55Β
Google patches βin-the-wildβ Chrome zero-day β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
Running Chrome? Do the "Help-About-Update" dance move right now, just to be sure...
Related tags
β
Google
Google
Chrome
Vulnerability
day
chrome
CVE-2022-2294
vulnerability
zer-day
Zero
Day
July 5
th
2022 at 15:55
Naked Security
Canadian cybercriminal pleads guilty to βNetWalkerβ attacks in US
July 4
th
2022 at 14:09Β
Canadian cybercriminal pleads guilty to βNetWalkerβ attacks in US
By
Paul Ducklin
Bust in Canada, now bust in the USA as well.
Related tags
β
Cryptocurrency
Law
&
order
Ransomware
bitcoin
bust
Netwalker
ransomware
revil
July 4
th
2022 at 14:09
Naked Security
Facebook 2FA phish arrives just 28 minutes after scam domain created
July 1
st
2022 at 20:01Β
Facebook 2FA phish arrives just 28 minutes after scam domain created
By
Paul Ducklin
The crooks hit us up with this phishing email less than half an hour after they activated their new scam domain.
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Facebook
Phishing
Privacy
2FA
phishing
Scam
July 1
st
2022 at 20:01
Naked Security
βMissing Cryptoqueenβ hits the FBIβs Ten Most Wanted list
July 1
st
2022 at 16:49Β
βMissing Cryptoqueenβ hits the FBIβs Ten Most Wanted list
By
Paul Ducklin
The "Missing Cryptoqueen" makes the American Top Ten... but not in a good way.
Related tags
β
Cryptocurrency
Law
&
order
crypto
cryptocoin
cryptoqueen
Ignatova
Scam
July 1
st
2022 at 16:49
Naked Security
S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]
June 30
th
2022 at 12:57Β
S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen and read now! Use our advice to advise your own friends and family... let's all do our bit to stand up to scammers!
Related tags
β
Cryptocurrency
Cryptography
Law
&
order
Podcast
Vulnerability
crypto
cryptocurrency
extortion
Naked
Security
Podcast
openssl
scammers
June 30
th
2022 at 12:57
Naked Security
Firefox 102 fixes address bar spoofing security hole (and helps with Follina!)
June 29
th
2022 at 16:11Β
Firefox 102 fixes address bar spoofing security hole (and helps with Follina!)
By
Paul Ducklin
Firefox squashes a bug that helped phishers, and brings its own helping hand to Microsoft's "Follina" saga.
Related tags
β
Firefox
Mozilla
Vulnerability
Follina
Patch
vulnerability
June 29
th
2022 at 16:11
Naked Security
Harmony blockchain loses nearly $100M due to hacked private keys
June 27
th
2022 at 18:14Β
Harmony blockchain loses nearly $100M due to hacked private keys
By
Paul Ducklin
The crooks needed at least two private keys, each stored in two parts... but they got them anyway.
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June 27
th
2022 at 18:14
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FTC warns of LGBTQ+ extortion scams β be aware before you share!
June 27
th
2022 at 14:58Β
FTC warns of LGBTQ+ extortion scams β be aware before you share!
By
Paul Ducklin
It's a simple jingle and it's solid advice: "If in doubt, don't give it out!"
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June 27
th
2022 at 14:58
Naked Security
OpenSSL issues a bugfix for the previous bugfix
June 24
th
2022 at 15:32Β
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.
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Cryptography
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June 24
th
2022 at 15:32
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S3 Ep88: Phone scammers, hacking bust, and data breach fines [Podcast + Transcript]
June 23
rd
2022 at 11:08Β
S3 Ep88: Phone scammers, hacking bust, and data breach fines [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest epsiode - listen (or read) now!
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June 23
rd
2022 at 11:08
Naked Security
Capital One identity theft hacker finally gets convicted
June 21
st
2022 at 15:24Β
Capital One identity theft hacker finally gets convicted
By
Paul Ducklin
It took three years, but the Capital One cracker was convicted in the end. Don't get caught out in a data breach of your own!
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June 21
st
2022 at 15:24
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Interpol busts 2000 suspects in phone scamming takedown
June 20
th
2022 at 18:10Β
Interpol busts 2000 suspects in phone scamming takedown
By
Paul Ducklin
Friends don't let friends get scammed. Not everyone knows how typical scams unfold, so here are some real-world examples...
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June 20
th
2022 at 18:10
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S3 Ep87: Follina, AirTags, ID theft and the Law of Big Numbers [Podcast]
June 16
th
2022 at 16:52Β
S3 Ep87: Follina, AirTags, ID theft and the Law of Big Numbers [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
Lastest epsiode - listen now!
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June 16
th
2022 at 16:52
Naked Security
Follina gets fixed β but itβs not listed in the Patch Tuesday patches!
June 15
th
2022 at 01:20Β
Follina gets fixed β but itβs not listed in the Patch Tuesday patches!
By
Paul Ducklin
We tried it out to make sure, so you don't have to.
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June 15
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2022 at 01:20
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