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Dutch suspect locked up for alleged personal data megathefts

By Paul Ducklin
Undercover Austrian "controlled data buy" leads to Amsterdam arrest and ongoing investigation. Suspect is said to steal and sell all sorts of data, including medical records.

S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if it’s stolen already! [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin
As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...

The CHRISTMA EXEC network worm – 35 years and counting!

By Paul Ducklin
"Uh-oh, this viruses-and-worms scene could turn out quite troublesome." If only we'd been wrong...

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“Gucci Master” business email scammer Hushpuppi gets 11 years

By Naked Security writer
Learn how to protect yourself from big-money tricksters like the Hushpuppis of the world...

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S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?

By Paul Ducklin
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks - listen now!

Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside

By Paul Ducklin
Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!

NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court

By Naked Security writer
Judge tells the accused that if he hadn't pleaded guilty, "I would have given you life."

BEC fraudster and romance scammer sent to prison for 25 years

By Paul Ducklin
Two years of scamming + $10 million leeched = 25 years in prison. Just in time for #Cybermonth.

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Optus breach – Aussie telco told it will have to pay to replace IDs

By Paul Ducklin
Licence compromised? Passport number burned? Need a new one? Who's going to pay?

Uber and Rockstar – has a LAPSUS$ linchpin just been busted (again)?

By Paul Ducklin
Is this the same suspect as before? Is he part of LAPSUS$? Is this the man who hacked Uber and Rockstar? And, if so, who else?

LastPass source code breach – incident response report released

By Paul Ducklin
Wondering how you'd handle a data breach report if the worst happened to you? Here's a useful example.

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.)

US offers reward “up to $10 million” for information about the Conti gang

By Naked Security writer
Wanted - Reward Offered - Five unknown individuals (plus a man with a weird hat)

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...

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...

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.

He sold cracked passwords for a living – now he’s 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...

GitHub issues final report on supply-chain source code intrusions

By Paul Ducklin
Learn how to find out which apps you've given access rights to, and how to revoke those rights immediately in an emergency.

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.

US cryptocurrency coder gets 5 years for North Korea sanctions busting

By Naked Security writer
Cryptocurrency expert didn't take "No" for an answer when the US authorities said he couldn't pursue cryptocoin opps in North Korea.

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...

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?

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?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

REvil ransomware crew allegedly busted in Russia, says FSB

By Naked Security writer
The Russian Federal Security Bureau has just published a report about the investigation and arrest of the infamous "REvil" ransomware crew.

Home routers with NetUSB support could have critical kernel hole

By Paul Ducklin
Got a router that supports USB access across the network? You might need a kernel update...

Kaseya ransomware suspect nabbed in Poland, $6m seized from absent colleague

By Naked Security writer
Suspects nabbed, millions seized, in ransomware busts across the globe.

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