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The OpenSSL security update story β how can you tell what needs fixing?
November 3
rd
2022 at 00:44Β
The OpenSSL security update story β how can you tell what needs fixing?
By
Paul Ducklin
How to Hack! Finding OpenSSL library files and accurately identifying their version numbers...
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November 3
rd
2022 at 00:44
Naked Security
OpenSSL patches are outΒ β CRITICAL bug downgraded to HIGH, but patch anyway!
November 1
st
2022 at 17:24Β
OpenSSL patches are outΒ β CRITICAL bug downgraded to HIGH, but patch anyway!
By
Paul Ducklin
That bated-breath OpenSSL update is out! It's no longer rated CRITICAL, but we advise you to patch ASAP anyway. Here's why...
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November 1
st
2022 at 17:24
Naked Security
SHA-3 code execution bug patched in PHP β check your version!
November 1
st
2022 at 14:09Β
SHA-3 code execution bug patched in PHP β check your version!
By
Paul Ducklin
As everyone waits for news of a bug in OpenSSL, here's a reminder that other cryptographic code in your life may also need patching!
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November 1
st
2022 at 14:09
Naked Security
S3 Ep106: Facial recognition without consent β should it be banned?
October 27
th
2022 at 16:59Β
S3 Ep106: Facial recognition without consent β should it be banned?
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen (or read) now. Teachable moments for X-Ops professionals!
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October 27
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
Serious Security: How randomly (or not) can you shuffle cards?
October 24
th
2022 at 18:57Β
Serious Security: How randomly (or not) can you shuffle cards?
By
Paul Ducklin
What if you could guess the next card correctly twice as often as you should?
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October 24
th
2022 at 18:57
Naked Security
S3 Ep105: WONTFIX! The MS Office cryptofail that βisnβt a security flawβ [Audio + Text]
October 20
th
2022 at 18:54Β
S3 Ep105: WONTFIX! The MS Office cryptofail that βisnβt a security flawβ [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
The coolest video game ever! And lots of solid cybersecurity advice - listen now!
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October 20
th
2022 at 18:54
Naked Security
Women in Cryptology β USPS celebrates WW2 codebreakers
October 19
th
2022 at 16:58Β
Women in Cryptology β USPS celebrates WW2 codebreakers
By
Paul Ducklin
What did you do in the war, Mom? Oh, y'know, a bit of this and that...
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Cryptography
October 19
th
2022 at 16:58
Naked Security
Serious Security: Microsoft Office 365 attacked over feeble encryption
October 14
th
2022 at 16:59Β
Serious Security: Microsoft Office 365 attacked over feeble encryption
By
Paul Ducklin
How 2022 is your encryption?
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Cryptography
Microsoft
ECB
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Windows
October 14
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
Serious Security: OAuth 2 and why Microsoft is finally forcing you into it
October 10
th
2022 at 18:02Β
Serious Security: OAuth 2 and why Microsoft is finally forcing you into it
By
Paul Ducklin
Microsoft calls it "Modern Auth", though it's a decade old, and is finally forcing Exchange Online customers to switch to it.
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October 10
th
2022 at 18:02
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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August 18
th
2022 at 18:38
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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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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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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August 8
th
2022 at 15:14
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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August 4
th
2022 at 17:52
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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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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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...
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August 1
st
2022 at 16:55
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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July 14
th
2022 at 18:47
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...
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July 6
th
2022 at 16:52
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!
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June 30
th
2022 at 12:57
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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June 24
th
2022 at 15:32
Naked Security
He sold cracked passwords for a living β now heβs serving 4 years in prison
May 13
th
2022 at 18:31Β
He sold cracked passwords for a living β now heβs serving 4 years in prison
By
Paul Ducklin
Crooks don't need a password for every user on your network to break in and wreak havoc. One could be enough...
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May 13
th
2022 at 18:31
Naked Security
S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad place for a cybersecurity holiday, and crypto-dodginess [Podcast]
April 21
st
2022 at 13:41Β
S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad place for a cybersecurity holiday, and crypto-dodginess [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
Do you know your Adam Osborne from your John Osbourne? Your Z80 from your 6502? Latest episode - listen now!
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April 21
st
2022 at 13:41
Naked Security
Critical cryptographic Java security blunder patched β update now!
April 20
th
2022 at 16:43Β
Critical cryptographic Java security blunder patched β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
Either know the private key and use it scrupulously in your digital signature calculation.... or just send a bunch of zeros instead.
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April 20
th
2022 at 16:43
Naked Security
S3 Ep78: Darkweb hydra, Ruby, quantum computing, and a robot revolution [Podcast]
April 14
th
2022 at 13:39Β
S3 Ep78: Darkweb hydra, Ruby, quantum computing, and a robot revolution [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now!
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April 14
th
2022 at 13:39
Naked Security
OpenSSH goes Post-Quantum, switches to qubit-busting crypto by default
April 11
th
2022 at 16:58Β
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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April 11
th
2022 at 16:58
Naked Security
S3 Ep75: Okta hack, CryptoRom, OpenSSL, and CafePress [Podcast]
March 24
th
2022 at 13:49Β
S3 Ep75: Okta hack, CryptoRom, OpenSSL, and CafePress [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now!
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March 24
th
2022 at 13:49
Naked Security
OpenSSL patches infinite-loop DoS bug in certificate verification
March 18
th
2022 at 17:59Β
OpenSSL patches infinite-loop DoS bug in certificate verification
By
Paul Ducklin
When it comes to writing loops in your code... never sit on the fence!
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openssl
ormandy
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March 18
th
2022 at 17:59
Naked Security
Self-styled βCrocodile of Wall Streetβ arrested with husband over Bitcoin megaheist
February 9
th
2022 at 14:44Β
Self-styled βCrocodile of Wall Streetβ 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!
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BTC
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February 9
th
2022 at 14:44
Naked Security
S3 Ep66: Cybercrime busts, wormable Windows, and the crisis of featuritis [Podcast + Transcript]
January 20
th
2022 at 17:28Β
S3 Ep66: Cybercrime busts, wormable Windows, and the crisis of featuritis [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest epsiode - listen now!
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January 20
th
2022 at 17:28
Naked Security
Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed β patch now!
January 14
th
2022 at 21:58Β
Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed β patch now!
By
Paul Ducklin
Imagine if someone who didn't have your password could sneakily modify data that was encrypted with it.
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January 14
th
2022 at 21:58
Naked Security
Serious Security: OpenSSL fixes βerror conflationβ bugs β how mixing up mistakes can lead to trouble
December 17
th
2021 at 17:57Β
Serious Security: OpenSSL fixes βerror conflationβ bugs β how mixing up mistakes can lead to trouble
By
Paul Ducklin
Have you ever seen the message "An error occurred"? Even worse, the message "This error cannot occur"? Facts matter!
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December 17
th
2021 at 17:57
Naked Security
Mozilla patches critical βBigSigβ cryptographic bug: Hereβs how to track it down and fix it
December 3
rd
2021 at 17:58Β
Mozilla patches critical βBigSigβ cryptographic bug: Hereβs how to track it down and fix it
By
Paul Ducklin
Mozilla's cryptographic code had a critical bug. Problem is that numerous apps are affected and may need patching individually.
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December 3
rd
2021 at 17:58
Naked Security
Samba update patches plaintext password plundering problem
November 12
th
2021 at 19:59Β
Samba update patches plaintext password plundering problem
By
Paul Ducklin
When Microsoft itself says STOP USING X, where X is one of its own protocols... we think you should listen.
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Cryptography
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plaintext
Samba
SMB1
November 12
th
2021 at 19:59
Naked Security
S3 Ep55: Live malware, global encryption, dating scams, and secret emanations [Podcasts]
October 21
st
2021 at 18:13Β
S3 Ep55: Live malware, global encryption, dating scams, and secret emanations [Podcasts]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (And sign up for our forthcoming Live Malware Demo at the same time.)
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October 21
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2021 at 18:13
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