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Who’s watching your webcam? The Screencastify Chrome extension story…

By Paul Ducklin — May 26th 2022 at 12:41
When you really need to make exceptions in cybersecurity, specify them as explicitly as you can.

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Poisoned Python and PHP packages purloin passwords for AWS access

By Paul Ducklin — May 24th 2022 at 23:04
More supply chain trouble - this time with clear examples so you can learn how to spot this stuff yourself.

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Clearview AI face-matching service fined a lot less than expected

By Paul Ducklin — May 23rd 2022 at 13:01
The fine has finally gone through... but it's less than 45% of what was originally proposed.

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Mozilla patches Wednesday’s Pwn2Own double-exploit… on Friday!

By Paul Ducklin — May 20th 2022 at 23:47
That was quick! 48 hours from exploit report to published patch.

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Microsoft patches the Patch Tuesday patch that broke authentication

By Paul Ducklin — May 20th 2022 at 22:35
Remember the good old days when security patches rarely needed patches? Because security patches themlelves were rare enough anyway?

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US Government says: Patch VMware right now, or get off our network

By Paul Ducklin — May 20th 2022 at 14:03
Find and patch. Right now. If you can't patch, get it off the network. Right now! Oh, and show us what you did to comply.

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S3 Ep83: Cracking passwords, patching Firefox, and Apple vulns [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — May 19th 2022 at 13:56
Latest episode - listen now!

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Pwn2Own hacking schedule released – Windows and Linux are top targets

By Paul Ducklin — May 18th 2022 at 13:04
What's better? Disclose early, patch fast? Or dig deep, disclose in full, patch more slowly?

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Apple patches zero-day kernel hole and much more – update now!

By Paul Ducklin — May 17th 2022 at 09:30
You'll find fixes for numerous kernel-level code execution holes, including an 0-day vulnerability in many (though not all) versions.

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Firefox out-of-band update to 100.0.1 – just in time for Pwn2Own?

By Paul Ducklin — May 15th 2022 at 21:53
A new point-release of Firefox. Not unusual, but the timing of this one is interesting, with Pwn2Own coming up in a few days.

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He sold cracked passwords for a living – now he’s serving 4 years in prison

By Paul Ducklin — May 13th 2022 at 18:31
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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S3 Ep82: Bugs, bugs, bugs (and Colonial Pipeline again) [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — May 12th 2022 at 15:46
Latest episode - lots to learn - plain English - fun with a serious side - listen now!

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Serious Security: Learning from curl’s latest bug update

By Paul Ducklin — May 12th 2022 at 15:08
Learn how to write plain-speaking and purposeful security advisories from one of the most widely-used open source tools in the world.

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Colonial Pipeline facing $1,000,000 fine for poor recovery plans

By Paul Ducklin — May 10th 2022 at 16:59
How good is your cybersecurity? Are you making the same mistakes as lots of other people? Here's some real-life advice...

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RubyGems supply chain rip-and-replace bug fixed – check your logs!

By Paul Ducklin — May 9th 2022 at 15:41
Imagine if you could assume the identity of, say, Franklin Delano Roosevelt simply by showing up and calling yourself "Frank".

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

By Paul Ducklin — May 6th 2022 at 16:59
What weird Google Docs bug connects the words THEREFORE, AND, SECONDLY, WHY, BUT and BESIDES?

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World Password Day – the 1960s just called and gave you your passwords back

By Paul Ducklin — May 5th 2022 at 01:06
Yes, passwords are going away. No, it won't happen tomorrow. So it's still worth knowing the basics of picking proper passwords.

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Android monthly updates are out – critical bugs found in critical places!

By Paul Ducklin — May 4th 2022 at 15:54
Android May 2022 updates are out - with some critical fixes in some critical places. Learn more...

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Firefox hits 100*, fixes bugs… but no new zero-days this month

By Paul Ducklin — May 3rd 2022 at 16:42
Despite concerns that some websites might break when Chromium and then Firefox reached version 100, the web still seems to be intact.

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GitHub issues final report on supply-chain source code intrusions

By Paul Ducklin — April 29th 2022 at 16:15
Learn how to find out which apps you've given access rights to, and how to revoke those rights immediately in an emergency.

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S3 Ep80: Ransomware news, phishing woes, NAS bugs, and a giant hole in Java [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — April 28th 2022 at 13:18
Latest episode - listen now!

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Ransomware Survey 2022 – like the Curate’s Egg, “good in parts”

By Paul Ducklin — April 27th 2022 at 15:22
You might not like the headline statistics in this year's ransomware report... but that makes it even more important to take a look!

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Phishing goes KISS: Don’t let plain and simple messages catch you out!

By Paul Ducklin — April 25th 2022 at 16:58
Sometimes we receive phishing tricks that we grudgingly have to admit are better than average, just because they're uncomplicated.

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QNAP warns of new bugs in its Network Attached Storage devices

By Paul Ducklin — April 22nd 2022 at 15:15
Here's what you need to know - plus some sensible advice for all the devices on your home or small biz network!

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S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad place for a cybersecurity holiday, and crypto-dodginess [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — April 21st 2022 at 13:41
Do you know your Adam Osborne from your John Osbourne? Your Z80 from your 6502? Latest episode - listen now!

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Critical cryptographic Java security blunder patched – update now!

By Paul Ducklin — April 20th 2022 at 16:43
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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Beanstalk cryptocurrency heist: scammer votes himself all the money

By Paul Ducklin — April 19th 2022 at 16:00
Voting safeguards based on commuity collateral don't work if one person can use a momentary loan to "become" 75% of the community.

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Yet another Chrome zero-day emergency update – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin — April 16th 2022 at 00:33
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.

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S3 Ep78: Darkweb hydra, Ruby, quantum computing, and a robot revolution [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — April 14th 2022 at 13:39
Latest episode - listen now!

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US cryptocurrency coder gets 5 years for North Korea sanctions busting

By Naked Security writer — April 13th 2022 at 15:52
Cryptocurrency expert didn't take "No" for an answer when the US authorities said he couldn't pursue cryptocoin opps in North Korea.

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Hospital robot system gets five critical security holes patched

By Paul Ducklin — April 12th 2022 at 18:58
Fortunately, we're not talking about a robot revolution, or about hospital AI run amuck. But these bugs could lead to ransomware, or worse...

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OpenSSH goes Post-Quantum, switches to qubit-busting crypto by default

By Paul Ducklin — April 11th 2022 at 16:58
Useful quantum computers might not actually be possible. But what if they are? And what if they arrive, say, tomorrow?

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Popular Ruby Asciidoc toolkit patched against critical vuln – get the update now!

By Paul Ducklin — April 8th 2022 at 15:38
A rogue line-continuation character can trick the code into validating just the second half of the line, but executing all of it.

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S3 Ep77: Bugs, busts and old-school PDP-11 hacking [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — April 7th 2022 at 12:24
Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news and advice in plain English.

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Serious Security: Darkweb drugs market Hydra taken offline by German police

By Paul Ducklin — April 6th 2022 at 16:22
Why are Tor sites hard to locate and therefore difficult to take down? We explain in plain English...

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Firefox 99 is out – no major bugs, but update anyway!

By Paul Ducklin — April 5th 2022 at 16:21
Firefox's four-weekly updates just dropped - here's what you need to know.

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Google’s monthly Android updates patch numerous “get root” holes

By Paul Ducklin — April 5th 2022 at 14:44
Get the update now... if it's available for your phone. Here's how to check.

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LAPSUS$ hacks continue despite two hacker suspects in court

By Paul Ducklin — April 4th 2022 at 21:36
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?

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Apple pushes out two emergency 0-day updates – get ’em now!

By Paul Ducklin — March 31st 2022 at 23:38
More Apple zero-days - mobile devices, laptops and desktops affected. Update now!

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Two different “VMware Spring” bugs at large – we cut through the confusion

By Paul Ducklin — March 31st 2022 at 16:59
Whoever came up with the name "Spring4Shell" didn't help at all... we cut through the Spring Bug confusion

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S3 Ep76: Deadbolt, LAPSUS$, Zlib, and a Chrome 0-day [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — March 31st 2022 at 13:38
Latest episode - listen now!

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“VMware Spring Cloud Function” Java bug gives instant remote code execution – update now!

By Paul Ducklin — March 30th 2022 at 20:38
Easy unauthenticated remote code execution - PoC code already out

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World Backup Day: 5 data recovery tips for everyone!

By Paul Ducklin — March 30th 2022 at 15:10
The only backup you will ever regret is the one you didn't make

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Zlib data compressor fixes 17-year-old security bug – patch, errrm, now

By Paul Ducklin — March 29th 2022 at 16:37
This code is venerable! Surely all the bugs must be out by now?

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Google Chrome patches mysterious new zero-day bug – update now

By Paul Ducklin — March 28th 2022 at 14:18
CVE-2022-1096 - another mystery in-the-wild 0-day in Chrome... check your version now!

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UK police arrest 7 hacking suspects – have they bust the LAPSUS$ gang?

By Naked Security writer — March 25th 2022 at 01:48
Seven alleged hackers have been arrested in the UK. But who are they, and which hacking crew are they from?

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S3 Ep75: Okta hack, CryptoRom, OpenSSL, and CafePress [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — March 24th 2022 at 13:49
Latest episode - listen now!

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Serious Security: DEADBOLT – the ransomware that goes straight for your backups

By Paul Ducklin — March 23rd 2022 at 19:58
Some tips on how to keep your network safe - even (or perhaps especially!) if you think you're safe already.

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Web vendor CafePress fined $500,000 for giving cybersecurity a low value

By Paul Ducklin — March 21st 2022 at 16:55
Just because you're the victim of a cybercrime doesn't let you off your cybersecurity obligations

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OpenSSL patches infinite-loop DoS bug in certificate verification

By Paul Ducklin — March 18th 2022 at 17:59
When it comes to writing loops in your code... never sit on the fence!

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S3 Ep74: Cybercrime busts, Apple patches, Pi Day, and disconnect effects [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin — March 17th 2022 at 13:32
Latest episode - listen now!

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Beware bogus Betas – cryptocoin scammers abuse Apple’s TestFlight system

By Paul Ducklin — March 16th 2022 at 15:49
"Install this moneymaking app" - this one is so special that it isn't available on Google Play or the App Store!

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CISA warning: “Russian actors bypassed 2FA” – what happened and how to avoid it

By Paul Ducklin — March 16th 2022 at 01:22
Don't leave old accounts lying around where someone sketchy could reactivate them.

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

By Paul Ducklin — March 15th 2022 at 16:36
Lots of fixes, with data leakage flaws and code execution bugs patched on iPhones, Macs and even Windows.

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Happy #PiDay – even if you aren’t in North America!

By Paul Ducklin — March 14th 2022 at 23:59
There is a cybersecurity angle here - but you will need to read right to the end to find it :-)

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Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”, says regulator

By Paul Ducklin — March 14th 2022 at 17:51
If you live in the UK and hadn't yet heard of cryptocoin ATMs... it's too late now!

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Alleged Kaseya ransomware attacker arrives in Texas for trial

By Naked Security writer — March 11th 2022 at 14:59
The US Independence Day weekend of 2021 wasn't much of a holiday for cybersecurity staff. That was when the Kaseya attack unfolded...

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“Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel bug lets anyone write to any file

By Paul Ducklin — March 8th 2022 at 19:37
Even read-only files can be written to, leading to a dangerously general purpose elevation-of-privilege attack.

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