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Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down

By Paul Ducklin
The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is seeking to claw back...

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...

Gozi banking malware “IT chief” finally jailed after more than 10 years

By Paul Ducklin
Gozi threesome from way back in the late 2000s and early 2010s now all charged, convicted and sentenced. The DOJ got there in the end...

History revisited: US DOJ unseals Mt. Gox cybercrime charges

By Naked Security writer
Though the mills of the Law grind slowly/Yet they grind exceeding small/Though with patience they stand waiting/With exactness grind they all...

US offers $10m bounty for Russian ransomware suspect outed in indictment

By Naked Security writer
"Up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest and/or conviction of this defendant."

Cops use fake DDoS services to take aim at wannabe cybercriminals

By Naked Security writer
Thinking of trying a bit of DDoSsing to get a feel for life at the fringes of the Dark Side? Don't do it!

Apple patches everything, including a zero-day fix for iOS 15 users

By Paul Ducklin
Got an older iPhone that can't run iOS 16? You've got a zero-day to deal with! That super-cool Studio Display monitor needs patching, too.

In Memoriam – Gordon Moore, who put the more in “Moore’s Law”

By Paul Ducklin
His prediction was called a "Law", though it was an exhortation to engineering excellence as much it was an estimate.

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Windows 11 also vulnerable to “aCropalypse” image data leakage

By Paul Ducklin
Turns out that the Windows 11 Snipping Tool has the same "aCropalypse" data leakage bug as Pixel phones. Here's how to work around the problem...

Microsoft fixes two 0-days on Patch Tuesday – update now!

By Paul Ducklin
An email you haven't even looked at yet could be used to trick Outlook into helping crooks to logon as you.

Serious Security: TPM 2.0 vulns – is your super-secure data at risk?

By Paul Ducklin
Security bugs in the very code you've been told you must have to improve the security of your computer...

DoppelPaymer ransomware supsects arrested in Germany and Ukraine

By Naked Security writer
Devices seized, suspects interrogated and arrested, allegedly connected to devastating cyberattack on University Hospital in Düsseldorf.

Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Crypto

By Paul Ducklin
Hear renowned cybersecurity author Andy Greenberg's thoughtful commentary about the "war on crypto" as we talk to him about his new book...

OpenSSH fixes double-free memory bug that’s pokable over the network

By Paul Ducklin
It's a bug fix for a bug fix. A memory leak was turned into a double-free that has now been turned into correct code...

Hive ransomware servers shut down at last, says FBI

By Naked Security writer
Unfortunately, you've probably already heard the cliche that "cybercrime abhors a vacuum"...

Apple patches are out – old iPhones get an old zero-day fix at last!

By Paul Ducklin
Don't delay, especially if you're still running an iOS 12 device... please do it today!

OneCoin scammer Sebastian Greenwood pleads guilty, “Cryptoqueen” still missing

By Paul Ducklin
The Cryptoqueen herself is still missing, but her co-conspirator, who is said to have pocketed over $20m a month, has been convicted.

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!

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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Scammers and rogue callers – can anything ever stop them?

By Paul Ducklin
Some thoughts for Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Is is worth reporting nuisance calls? Is it even worth reporting outright scams?

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!

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...

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!

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.

Microsoft patches the Patch Tuesday patch that broke authentication

By Paul Ducklin
Remember the good old days when security patches rarely needed patches? Because security patches themlelves were rare enough anyway?

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...

You didn’t leave enough space between ROSE and AND, and AND and CROWN

By Paul Ducklin
What weird Google Docs bug connects the words THEREFORE, AND, SECONDLY, WHY, BUT and BESIDES?

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...

Apple patches 87 security holes – from iPhones and Macs to Windows

By Paul Ducklin
Lots of fixes, with data leakage flaws and code execution bugs patched on iPhones, Macs and even Windows.

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Adobe fixes zero-day exploit in e-commerce code: update now!

By Paul Ducklin
There's a remote code execution hole in Adobe e-commerce products - and cybercrooks are already exploiting it.

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!

Microsoft blocks web installation of its own App Installer files

By Paul Ducklin
It's a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own "features" for security reasons. Here's why we think it's a good idea.

Apple Home software bug could lock you out of your iPhone

By Paul Ducklin
The finder of this bug insists it "poses a serious risk". We're not so sure, but we recommend you take steps to avoid it anyway.

FBI email hack spreads fake security alerts. Here’s what to do…

By Naked Security writer
Fake warnings and false accusations - it's a "call to distraction"

Patch Tuesday updates the Win 7 updater… for at most 1 more year of updates

By Paul Ducklin
The clock stopped long ago on Windows 7, except for those who paid for overtime. But there won't be any double overtime!

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.

Apple ships Monterey with security updates, fixes 0-day in Watch and TV products, updates iDevices

By Paul Ducklin
A slew of security bulletins from Apple HQ, including 37 bugs listed as fixed in the initial public release of macOS Monterey.

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