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S3 Ep67: Tax scams, carder busts and crypto capers [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin — January 27th 2022 at 19:57
Latest episode - listen now!

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Cryptocoin broker Crypto.com says 2FA bypass led to $35m theft

By Paul Ducklin — January 21st 2022 at 16:25
The company has put out a brief security report that summarises the 'what', but not yet the 'how' or 'why'.

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Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin — January 14th 2022 at 21:58
Imagine if someone who didn't have your password could sneakily modify data that was encrypted with it.

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SFW! The Top N Cyber­security Stories of 2021 (for small positive integer values of N)

By Paul Ducklin — December 24th 2021 at 17:44
Happy Holidays! Our Top N stories, all totally SFW!

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The cool retro phone with a REAL DIAL… plus plenty of IoT problems

By Paul Ducklin — December 23rd 2021 at 17:58
You know you want one, because this retro phone is NOT A TOY... except when it comes to cybersecurity.

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Plundered bitcoins recovered by FBI – all 3,879-and-one-sixth of them!

By Paul Ducklin — December 22nd 2021 at 17:57
Phew! An audacious crime... that didn't work out.

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Serious Security: OpenSSL fixes “error conflation” bugs – how mixing up mistakes can lead to trouble

By Paul Ducklin — December 17th 2021 at 17:57
Have you ever seen the message "An error occurred"? Even worse, the message "This error cannot occur"? Facts matter!

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Cryptocurrency startup fails to subtract before adding, loses $31m

By Paul Ducklin — December 6th 2021 at 19:50
Think of a number, any number. Take away 42. Add 42 back in. Then pretend you didn't take away 42. How much is left?

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Mozilla patches critical “BigSig” cryptographic bug: Here’s how to track it down and fix it

By Paul Ducklin — December 3rd 2021 at 17:58
Mozilla's cryptographic code had a critical bug. Problem is that numerous apps are affected and may need patching individually.

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Cloud Security: Don’t wait until your next bill to find out about an attack!

By Paul Ducklin — November 26th 2021 at 19:58
Cloud security is the best sort of altruism: you need to do it to protect yourself, but you help to protect everyone else at the same time.

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Samba update patches plaintext password plundering problem

By Paul Ducklin — November 12th 2021 at 19:59
When Microsoft itself says STOP USING X, where X is one of its own protocols... we think you should listen.

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S3 Ep56: Cryptotrading rodent, ransomware hackback, and a Docusign phish [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — October 28th 2021 at 18:45
Latest episode - listen now! Serious security explained with personality in plain English.

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S3 Ep55: Live malware, global encryption, dating scams, and secret emanations [Podcasts]

By Paul Ducklin — October 21st 2021 at 18:13
Latest episode - listen now! (And sign up for our forthcoming Live Malware Demo at the same time.)

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“To the moon!” Cryptocurrency hamster Mr Goxx trades online 24/7

By Paul Ducklin — October 20th 2021 at 18:07
Here's a happy cryptocurrency story for once, with not a cybercrook in sight.

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