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Ghostscript bug could allow rogue documents to run system commands

By Paul Ducklin
Even if you've never heard of the venerable Ghostscript project, you may have it installed without knowing.

Megaupload duo will go to prison at last, but Kim Dotcom fights on…

By Paul Ducklin
One, sadly, has died, and two are heading to prison, but for Kim Dotcom, the saga goes on...

WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress has an admin-level hole – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin
Admin-level holes in websites are always a bad thing... and for "bad", read "worse" if it's an e-commerce site.

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US passes the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act – and why not?

By Paul Ducklin
Cryptographic agility: the ability and the willingness to change quickly when needed.

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Credit card skimming – the long and winding road of supply chain failure

By Paul Ducklin
Don't keep calling home to a JavaScript server that closed its doors eight years ago!

“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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Fashion brand SHEIN fined $1.9m for lying about data breach

By Naked Security writer
Is "pay a small fine and keep on trading" a sufficient penalty for letting a breach happen, impeding an investigation, and hiding the truth?

Move over Patch Tuesday – it’s Ada Lovelace Day!

By Paul Ducklin
Hacking on actual computers is one thing, but hacking purposefully on imaginary computers is, these days, something we can only imagine.

Former Uber CSO convicted of covering up megabreach back in 2016

By Naked Security writer
Obstructed FTC proceedings, and concealed a crime, said the jury.

Morgan Stanley fined millions for selling off devices full of customer PII

By Paul Ducklin
Critical data on old disks always seems inaccessible if you really need it. But when you DON''T want it back, guess what happens...

Post-quantum cryptography – new algorithm “gone in 60 minutes”

By Paul Ducklin
And THIS is why you don't knit your own home-made encryption algorithms and hope no one looks at them.

Paying ransomware crooks won’t 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?

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.

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

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 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'.

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