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S3 Ep112: Data breaches can haunt you more than once! [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 9
th
2022 at 16:46
Breaches, exploits, busts, buffer overflows and bug hunting - entertaining and educational in equal measure.
Naked Security
Number Nine! Chrome fixes another 2022 zero-day, Edge patched too
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 5
th
2022 at 20:58
Ninth more unto the breach, dear friends, ninth more.
Naked Security
Ping of death! FreeBSD fixes crashtastic bug in network tool
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 5
th
2022 at 19:59
It's a venerable program, and this version had a venerable bug in it.
Naked Security
Chrome fixes 8th zero-day of 2022 β check your version now (Edge too!)
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 28
th
2022 at 19:42
There isn't a rhyme to remind you which months have browser zero-days... you just have to keep your eyes and ears open!
Naked Security
How to hack an unpatched Exchange server with rogue PowerShell code
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 22
nd
2022 at 19:54
Review your servers, your patches and your authentication policies - there's a proof-of-concept out
Naked Security
S3 Ep109: How one leaked email password could drain your business [Audio + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 17
th
2022 at 17:52
Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news plus loads of great advice...
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Firefox fixes fullscreen fakery flaw β get the update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 16
th
2022 at 19:51
What's so bad about a web page going fullscreen without warning you first?
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Log4Shell-like code execution hole in popular Backstage dev tool
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 15
th
2022 at 17:49
Good old "string templating", also known as "string interpolation", in the spotlight again...
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Naked Security
S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 10
th
2022 at 17:26
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks - listen now!
Naked Security
Emergency code execution patch from Apple β but not an 0-day
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 10
th
2022 at 01:49
Not a zero-day, but important enough for a quick-fire patch to one system library...
Naked Security
Exchange 0-days fixed (at last) β plus 4 brand new Patch Tuesday 0-days!
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 9
th
2022 at 19:58
In all the excitement, we kind of lost track ourselves. Were there six 0-days, or only four?
Naked Security
S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think thatβs GOOD? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 3
rd
2022 at 17:51
Listen now - latest episode - audio plus full transcript
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The OpenSSL security update story β how can you tell what needs fixing?
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 3
rd
2022 at 00:44
How to Hack! Finding OpenSSL library files and accurately identifying their version numbers...
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OpenSSL patches are outΒ β CRITICAL bug downgraded to HIGH, but patch anyway!
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 1
st
2022 at 17:24
That bated-breath OpenSSL update is out! It's no longer rated CRITICAL, but we advise you to patch ASAP anyway. Here's why...
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SHA-3 code execution bug patched in PHP β check your version!
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 1
st
2022 at 14:09
As everyone waits for news of a bug in OpenSSL, here's a reminder that other cryptographic code in your life may also need patching!
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Chrome issues urgent zero-day fix β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 29
th
2022 at 15:08
We've said it before/And we'll say it again/It's not *if* you should patch/It's a matter of *when*. (Hint: now!)
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Updates to Appleβs zero-day update story β iPhone and iPad users read this!
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 28
th
2022 at 18:04
Turns out that Tuesday's zero-day for iOS 16 is Friday's zero-day for iOS 15...
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Apple megaupdate: Ventura out, iOS and iPad kernel zero-day β act now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 25
th
2022 at 18:03
Ventura hits the market with 112 patches, Catalina's gone missing, and iPhones and iPads get a critical kernel-level zero-day patch...
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Dangerous hole in Apache Commons Text β like Log4Shell all over again
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 18
th
2022 at 17:26
Third time unlucky. Time to put your patching boots on again...
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Patch Tuesday in brief β one 0-day fixed, but no patches for Exchange!
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 12
th
2022 at 16:58
There's a zero-day patch, but it's not for the zero-day you thought.
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Mystery iPhone update patches against iOS 16 mail crash-attack
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 11
th
2022 at 00:28
The problem with crashy messaging apps is that *other people* get to choose if and when to send you messages...
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S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 6
th
2022 at 14:43
Latest episode - listen and learn now (or read and revise, if the written word is your thing)...
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S3 Ep102.5: βProxyNotShellβ Exchange bugs β an expert speaks [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 1
st
2022 at 14:05
Who's affected, what you can do while waiting for Microsoft's patches, and how to plan your threat hunting...
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URGENT! Microsoft Exchange double zero-day β βlike ProxyShell, only differentβ
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 30
th
2022 at 18:25
Double-play 0-day in Exchange - what you need to know, and what you can do
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WhatsApp βzero-day exploitβ news scare β what you need to know
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 27
th
2022 at 18:51
Is WhatsApp currently under active attack by cybercriminals? Is this a clear and current danger? How worried should WhatsApp users be?
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Apple patches zero-day holes β even in the brand new iOS 16
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 12
th
2022 at 21:25
Five updates, one upgrade, plus two zero-days. Patch your Macs, iPhones and iPads as soon as you can (again)...
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Chrome and Edge fix zero-day security hole β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 5
th
2022 at 15:12
This time, the crooks got there first - only 1 security hole patched, but it's a zero-day.
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S3 Ep98: The LastPass saga β should we stop using password managers? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 1
st
2022 at 16:55
Latest episode - listen now!
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Chrome patches 24 security holes, enables βSanitizerβ safety system
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 31
st
2022 at 11:48
24 existing bugs fixed. And, we hope, numerous potential future bugs prevented.
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JavaScript bugs aplenty in Node.js ecosystem β found automatically
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 30
th
2022 at 16:59
How to get the better of bugs in all the possible packages in your supply chain?
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Firefox 104 is out β no critical bugs, but update anyway
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 26
th
2022 at 16:27
Two trust-spoofing bugs were the main culprits this month - but neither one was a zero-day.
Naked Security
S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 25
th
2022 at 15:37
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)
Naked Security
Breaching airgap security: using your phoneβs gyroscope as a microphone
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 24
th
2022 at 18:59
One bit per second makes the Voyager probe data rate seem blindingly fast. But it's enough to break your security assumptions...
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Bitcoin ATMs leeched by attackers who created fake admin accounts
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 23
rd
2022 at 18:35
The criminals didn't implant any malware. The attack was orchestrated via malevolent configuration changes.
Naked Security
Laptop denial-of-service via music: the 1980s R&B song with a CVE!
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 22
nd
2022 at 16:03
We haven't validated this vuln ourselves... but the source of the story is impeccable. (Impeccably dressed, at least.)
Naked Security
Apple patches double zero-day in browser and kernel β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 17
th
2022 at 23:33
Double 0-day exploits - one in WebKit (to break in) and the other in the kernel (to take over). Patch now!
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Chrome browser gets 11 security fixes with 1 zero-day β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 17
th
2022 at 13:16
Don't delay - patch today.
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Zoom for Mac patches critical bug β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 15
th
2022 at 18:26
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. Or at least between the TOC and the TOU...
Naked Security
APIC/EPIC! Intel chips leak secrets even the kernel shouldnβt seeβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 10
th
2022 at 16:59
If you've ever written code that left stuff lying around in memory when you didn't need it any more... we bet you've regretted it!
Naked Security
S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 4
th
2022 at 17:52
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if that's what you prefer.)
Naked Security
Cryptocoin βtoken swapperβ Nomad loses $200 million in coding blunder
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 2
nd
2022 at 16:12
Transactions were only approved, it seems, if they were initiated by... errrrr, by anyone.
Naked Security
GnuTLS patches memory mismanagement bug β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 1
st
2022 at 16:55
GnuTLS may well be the most widespread cryptographic toolkit you've never heard of. Learn more...
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S3 Ep93: Office security, breach costs, and leisurely patches [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 28
th
2022 at 15:47
Latest episode - listen now!
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Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin β patch now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 27
th
2022 at 21:15
It's a serious bug... but there's a fix for it, so you know exactly what to do!
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Mild monthly security update from Firefox β but update anyway
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 27
th
2022 at 00:41
You're probably thinking we're going to say, "Don't delay/Do it today"... and that's exactly what we are saying!
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Apple patches β0-dayβ browser bug fixed 2 weeks ago in Chrome, Edge
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 21
st
2022 at 12:38
One vendor's zero-day is another vendor's routine patch...
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8 months on, US says Log4Shell will be around for βa decade or longerβ
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 18
th
2022 at 16:57
When it comes to cybersecurity, ask not what everyone else can do for you...
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Apache βCommons Configurationβ patches Log4Shell-style bug β what you need to know
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 8
th
2022 at 00:59
It's a bit like Log4J, but for configuration files, not for logging.
Naked Security
S3 Ep90: Chrome 0-day again, True Cybercrime, and a 2FA bypass [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 7
th
2022 at 18:46
Listen now! Or read if you prefer...
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OpenSSL fixes two βone-linerβ crypto bugs β what you need to know
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 6
th
2022 at 16:52
"As bad as Heartbleed"? We heard that concern a week ago, but we think it's less ungood than that...
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Google patches βin-the-wildβ Chrome zero-day β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 5
th
2022 at 15:55
Running Chrome? Do the "Help-About-Update" dance move right now, just to be sure...
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S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 30
th
2022 at 12:57
Latest episode - listen and read now! Use our advice to advise your own friends and family... let's all do our bit to stand up to scammers!
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Firefox 102 fixes address bar spoofing security hole (and helps with Follina!)
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 29
th
2022 at 16:11
Firefox squashes a bug that helped phishers, and brings its own helping hand to Microsoft's "Follina" saga.
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OpenSSL issues a bugfix for the previous bugfix
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 24
th
2022 at 15:32
Fortunately, it's not a major bugfix, which means it's easy to patch and can teach us all some useful lessons.
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S3 Ep87: Follina, AirTags, ID theft and the Law of Big Numbers [Podcast]
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 16
th
2022 at 16:52
Lastest epsiode - listen now!
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Follina gets fixed β but itβs not listed in the Patch Tuesday patches!
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 15
th
2022 at 01:20
We tried it out to make sure, so you don't have to.
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Youβre invited! Join us for a live walkthrough of the βFollinaβ storyβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 13
th
2022 at 16:28
Live demo, plain English, no sales pitch, just a chance to watch an attack dissected in safety. Join us if you can!
Naked Security
S3 Ep86: The crooks were in our network for HOW long?! [Podcast + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 9
th
2022 at 13:07
Latest episode - listen (or read) now!
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Know your enemy! Learn how cybercrime adversaries get inβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 7
th
2022 at 15:49
Here's how 144 recent attacks actually went down in real life. Don't let this happen to you!
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Atlassian announces 0-day hole in Confluence Server β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
β June 3
rd
2022 at 18:59
Zero-day announced - here's what you need to know
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