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Inside a scammers’ lair: Ukraine busts 40 in fake bank call-centre raid

By Naked Security writer — January 3rd 2023 at 17:03
When someone calls you up to warn you that your bank account is under attack - it's true, because THAT VERY PERSON is the one attacking you!

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

By Paul Ducklin — December 19th 2022 at 19:50
The Cryptoqueen herself is still missing, but her co-conspirator, who is said to have pocketed over $20m a month, has been convicted.

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S3 Ep112: Data breaches can haunt you more than once! [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — December 9th 2022 at 16:46
Breaches, exploits, busts, buffer overflows and bug hunting - entertaining and educational in equal measure.

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SIM swapper sent to prison for 2FA cryptocurrency heist of over $20m

By Naked Security writer — December 6th 2022 at 17:56
Guilty party got 18 months, also has to pay back $20m he probably hasn't got, which could land him in more hot water.

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S3 Ep111: The business risk of a sleazy “nudity unfilter” [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — December 1st 2022 at 19:58
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer)...

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Serious Security: MD5 considered harmful – to the tune of $600,000

By Paul Ducklin — November 30th 2022 at 17:58
It's not just the hashing, by the way. It's the salting and the stretching, too!

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Voice-scamming site “iSpoof” seized, 100s arrested in massive crackdown

By Naked Security writer — November 25th 2022 at 19:17
Those numbers or names that pop up when a call comes up? They're OK as a hint of who's calling, but THEY PROVE NOTHING

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S3 Ep110: Spotlight on cyberthreats – an expert speaks [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — November 24th 2022 at 16:52
Latest episode - security expert John Shier explains what the real-life cybercrime stories in the Sophos Threat Report can teach us

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Multimillion dollar CryptoRom scam sites seized, suspects arrested in US

By Paul Ducklin — November 23rd 2022 at 19:58
Five tips to keep yourself, and your friends and family, out of the clutches of "chopping block" scammers...

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S3 Ep109: How one leaked email password could drain your business [Audio + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin — November 17th 2022 at 17:52
Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news plus loads of great advice...

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“Gucci Master” business email scammer Hushpuppi gets 11 years

By Naked Security writer — November 14th 2022 at 19:24
Learn how to protect yourself from big-money tricksters like the Hushpuppis of the world...

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S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?

By Paul Ducklin — November 10th 2022 at 17:26
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks - listen now!

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Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside

By Paul Ducklin — November 8th 2022 at 19:58
Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!

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S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that’s GOOD? [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — November 3rd 2022 at 17:51
Listen now - latest episode - audio plus full transcript

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Psychotherapy extortion suspect: arrest warrant issued

By Paul Ducklin — October 31st 2022 at 19:59
Wanted! Not only the extortionist who abused the data, but also the CEO who let it happen.

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S3 Ep106: Facial recognition without consent – should it be banned?

By Paul Ducklin — October 27th 2022 at 16:59
Latest episode - listen (or read) now. Teachable moments for X-Ops professionals!

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Clearview AI image-scraping face recognition service hit with €20m fine in France

By Paul Ducklin — October 26th 2022 at 00:50
"We told you to stop but you ignored us," said the French regulator, "so now we're coming after you again."

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When cops hack back: Dutch police fleece DEADBOLT criminals (legally!)

By Paul Ducklin — October 21st 2022 at 18:25
Crooks: Show us the money! Cops: How about you show us the decryption keys first?

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S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — October 6th 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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NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court

By Naked Security writer — October 5th 2022 at 18:55
Judge tells the accused that if he hadn't pleaded guilty, "I would have given you life."

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BEC fraudster and romance scammer sent to prison for 25 years

By Paul Ducklin — October 4th 2022 at 19:12
Two years of scamming + $10 million leeched = 25 years in prison. Just in time for #Cybermonth.

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Scammers and rogue callers – can anything ever stop them?

By Paul Ducklin — October 4th 2022 at 00:06
Some thoughts for Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Is is worth reporting nuisance calls? Is it even worth reporting outright scams?

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Uber and Rockstar – has a LAPSUS$ linchpin just been busted (again)?

By Paul Ducklin — September 24th 2022 at 22:57
Is this the same suspect as before? Is he part of LAPSUS$? Is this the man who hacked Uber and Rockstar? And, if so, who else?

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S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — August 25th 2022 at 15:37
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)

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S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — August 18th 2022 at 18:38
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer!)

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US offers reward “up to $10 million” for information about the Conti gang

By Naked Security writer — August 16th 2022 at 16:57
Wanted - Reward Offered - Five unknown individuals (plus a man with a weird hat)

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S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — August 11th 2022 at 14:34
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer.)

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GitHub blighted by “researcher” who created thousands of malicious projects

By Paul Ducklin — August 3rd 2022 at 23:06
If you spew projects laced with hidden malware into an open source repository, don't waste your time telling us "no harm done" afterwards.

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S3 Ep93: Office security, breach costs, and leisurely patches [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — July 28th 2022 at 15:47
Latest episode - listen now!

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T-Mobile to cough up $500 million over 2021 data breach

By Paul Ducklin — July 25th 2022 at 16:20
Technically, it's not a fine, and the lawyers will get a big chunk of it. But it still adds up to a half-billion-dollar data breach.

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Last member of Gozi malware troika arrives in US for criminal trial

By Paul Ducklin — July 20th 2022 at 14:56
His co-conspirators went into and got out of prison years ago, while he remained free. Now the tables have turned...

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S3 Ep91: CodeRed, OpenSSL, Java bugs, Office macros [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — July 14th 2022 at 18:47
Latest episode - listen now! Great discussion, technical content, solid advice... all covered in plain English.

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Paying ransomware crooks won’t reduce your legal risk, warns regulator

By Paul Ducklin — July 12th 2022 at 18:24
"We paid the crooks to keep things under control and make a bad thing better"... isn't a valid excuse. Who knew?

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S3 Ep90: Chrome 0-day again, True Cybercrime, and a 2FA bypass [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin — July 7th 2022 at 18:46
Listen now! Or read if you prefer...

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Canadian cybercriminal pleads guilty to “NetWalker” attacks in US

By Paul Ducklin — July 4th 2022 at 14:09
Bust in Canada, now bust in the USA as well.

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“Missing Cryptoqueen” hits the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list

By Paul Ducklin — July 1st 2022 at 16:49
The "Missing Cryptoqueen" makes the American Top Ten... but not in a good way.

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S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin — June 30th 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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FTC warns of LGBTQ+ extortion scams – be aware before you share!

By Paul Ducklin — June 27th 2022 at 14:58
It's a simple jingle and it's solid advice: "If in doubt, don't give it out!"

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S3 Ep88: Phone scammers, hacking bust, and data breach fines [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin — June 23rd 2022 at 11:08
Latest epsiode - listen (or read) now!

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Capital One identity theft hacker finally gets convicted

By Paul Ducklin — June 21st 2022 at 15:24
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!

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Interpol busts 2000 suspects in phone scamming takedown

By Paul Ducklin — June 20th 2022 at 18:10
Friends don't let friends get scammed. Not everyone knows how typical scams unfold, so here are some real-world examples...

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Murder suspect admits she tracked cheating partner with hidden AirTag

By Paul Ducklin — June 14th 2022 at 18:49
O! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive.

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SSNDOB Market domains seized, identity theft “brokerage” shut down

By Paul Ducklin — June 8th 2022 at 14:53
The online identity "brokerage" SSNDOB Market didn't want people to be in any doubt what it was selling.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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S3 Ep69: WordPress woes, Wormhole holes, and a Microsoft change of heart [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin — February 10th 2022 at 01:15
Latest episode - listen now!

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Self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” arrested with husband over Bitcoin megaheist

By Naked Security writer — February 9th 2022 at 14:44
The cops say they've recovered 80% of a $72 million cryptocoin heist... but the recovered funds alone are now worth over $4 billion!

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Alleged carder gang mastermind and three acolytes under arrest in Russia

By Naked Security writer — January 24th 2022 at 14:14
The motto of the gang was "In Fraud We Trust", and they went by a dizzying range of online nicknames.

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Romance scammer who targeted 670 women gets 28 months in jail

By Paul Ducklin — January 17th 2022 at 14:13
Found love online? Sending them money? Friends and family warning you it could be a scam? Don't be too quick to dismiss their concerns...

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