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Mystery iPhone update patches against iOS 16 mail crash-attack

By Paul Ducklin
The problem with crashy messaging apps is that *other people* get to choose if and when to send you messages...

S3 Ep102: How to avoid a data breach [Audio + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Tell fact from fiction in hyped-up cybersecurity news...

WhatsApp “zero-day exploit” news scare – what you need to know

By Paul Ducklin
Is WhatsApp currently under active attack by cybercriminals? Is this a clear and current danger? How worried should WhatsApp users be?

S3 Ep101: Uber and LastPass breaches – is 2FA all it’s cracked up to be? [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Learn why adopting 2FA isn't a reason to relax your other security precautions...

Interested in cybersecurity? Join us for Security SOS Week 2022!

By Paul Ducklin
Four one-on-one interviews with experts who are passionate about sharing their expertise with the community.

S3 Ep100.5: Uber breach – an expert speaks [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin
Chester Wisniewski on what we can learn from Uber: "Just because a big company didn't have the security they should doesn't mean you can't."

S3 Ep100: Browser-in-the-Browser – how to spot an attack [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Cosmic rockets, zero-days, spotting cybercrooks, and unlocking the DEADBOLT...

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Serious Security: Browser-in-the-browser attacks – watch out for windows that aren’t!

By Paul Ducklin
Simple but super-sneaky - use a picture of a browser, and convince people it's real...

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Apple patches zero-day holes – even in the brand new iOS 16

By Paul Ducklin
Five updates, one upgrade, plus two zero-days. Patch your Macs, iPhones and iPads as soon as you can (again)...

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How to deal with dates and times without any timezone tantrums…

By Paul Ducklin
Heartfelt encouragement to embrace RFC 3339 - find out why!

Chrome and Edge fix zero-day security hole – update now!

By Paul Ducklin
This time, the crooks got there first - only 1 security hole patched, but it's a zero-day.

Peter Eckersley, co-creator of Let’s 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.

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.

JavaScript bugs aplenty in Node.js ecosystem – found automatically

By Paul Ducklin
How to get the better of bugs in all the possible packages in your supply chain?

Firefox 104 is out – 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.

Breaching airgap security: using your phone’s 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...

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.

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.)

Apple patches double zero-day in browser and kernel – 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!

Zoom for Mac patches critical bug – 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...

APIC/EPIC! Intel chips leak secrets even the kernel shouldn’t see…

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!

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.

GitHub blighted by “researcher” 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.

GnuTLS patches memory mismanagement bug – update now!

By Paul Ducklin
GnuTLS may well be the most widespread cryptographic toolkit you've never heard of. Learn more...

How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!

By Paul Ducklin
I've just popped in to wish you all/The best SysAdmin Day!

Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin
It's a serious bug... but there's a fix for it, so you know exactly what to do!

Mild monthly security update from Firefox – 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!

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.

OpenSSL fixes two “one-liner” crypto bugs – 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...

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.

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.

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!

You’re invited! Join us for a live walkthrough of the “Follina” story…

By Paul Ducklin
Live demo, plain English, no sales pitch, just a chance to watch an attack dissected in safety. Join us if you can!

SSNDOB Market domains seized, identity theft “brokerage” shut down

By Paul Ducklin
The online identity "brokerage" SSNDOB Market didn't want people to be in any doubt what it was selling.

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