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Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Crypto
By
Paul Ducklin
β February 6
th
2023 at 21:53
Hear renowned cybersecurity author Andy Greenberg's thoughtful commentary about the "war on crypto" as we talk to him about his new book...
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Finnish psychotherapy extortion suspect arrested in France
By
Naked Security writer
β February 6
th
2023 at 19:13
Company transcribed ultra-personal conversations, didn't secure them. Criminal stole them, then extorted thousands of vulnerable patients.
Naked Security
S3 Ep120: When dud crypto simply wonβt let go [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β February 2
nd
2023 at 17:50
Latest episode - listen now!
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Password-stealing βvulnerabilityβ reported in KeePass β bug or feature?
By
Paul Ducklin
β February 1
st
2023 at 19:58
Is it a vulnerability if someone with control over your account can mess with files that your account is allowed to access anyway?
Naked Security
Serious Security: The Samba logon bug caused by outdated crypto
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 30
th
2023 at 19:59
Enjoy our Serious Security deep dive into this real-world example of why cryptographic agility is important!
Naked Security
S3 Ep119: Breaches, patches, leaks and tweaks! [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 26
th
2023 at 19:57
Lastest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript.)
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GoTo admits: Customer cloud backups stolen together with decryption key
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 25
th
2023 at 01:37
We were going to write, "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more"... but it seems to go without saying these days.
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S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if itβs stolen already! [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 19
th
2023 at 15:53
As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...
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Serious Security: Unravelling the LifeLock βhacked passwordsβ story
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 17
th
2023 at 17:59
Four straight-talking tips to improve your online security, whether you're a LifeLock customer or not.
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Multi-million investment scammers busted in four-country Europol raid
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 16
th
2023 at 16:10
216 questioned, 15 arrested, 4 fake call centres searched, millions seized...
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S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasnβt (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 12
th
2023 at 17:59
Tell us in the comments... What's the REAL reason there was no Windows 9? (No theory too far-fetched!)
Naked Security
Popular JWT cloud security library patches βremoteβ code execution hole
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 10
th
2023 at 19:59
It's remotely triggerable, but attackers would already have pretty deep network access if they could "prime" your server for compromise.
Naked Security
RSA crypto cracked? Or perhaps not!
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 6
th
2023 at 19:59
Stand down from blue alert, it seems... but why not plan your cryptographic agility anyway?
Naked Security
S3 Ep116: Last straw for LastPass? Is crypto doomed? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 5
th
2023 at 17:52
Lots of big issues this week: breaches, encryption, supply chains and patching problems. Listen now! (Full transcript inside.)
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Serious Security: How to improve cryptography, resist supply chain attacks, and handle data breaches
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 4
th
2023 at 19:50
Lessons for us all: improve cryptography, fight cybercrime, own your supply chain... and don't steal my data and then pretend you're sorry.
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Inside a scammersβ lair: Ukraine busts 40 in fake bank call-centre raid
By
Naked Security writer
β January 3
rd
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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PyTorch: Machine Learning toolkit pwned from Christmas to New Year
By
Paul Ducklin
β January 1
st
2023 at 21:36
The bad news: the crooks have your SSH private keys. The good news: only users of the "nightly" build were affected.
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US passes the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act β and why not?
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 29
th
2022 at 20:45
Cryptographic agility: the ability and the willingness to change quickly when needed.
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Twitter data of β+400 million unique usersβ up for sale β what to do?
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 28
th
2022 at 19:59
If the crooks have connected up your phone number and your Twitter handle... what could go wrong?
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OneCoin scammer Sebastian Greenwood pleads guilty, βCryptoqueenβ still missing
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 19
th
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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SIM swapper sent to prison for 2FA cryptocurrency heist of over $20m
By
Naked Security writer
β December 6
th
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 βnudity unfilterβ [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β December 1
st
2022 at 19:58
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer)...
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Serious Security: MD5 considered harmful β to the tune of $600,000
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 30
th
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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TikTok βInvisible Challengeβ porn malware puts us all at risk
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 29
th
2022 at 19:58
An injury to one is an injury to all. Especially if the other people are part of your social network.
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Multimillion dollar CryptoRom scam sites seized, suspects arrested in US
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 23
rd
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 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!
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Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside
By
Paul Ducklin
β November 8
th
2022 at 19:58
Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!
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Twitter Blue Badge email scams β Donβt fall for them!
By
Naked Security writer
β November 4
th
2022 at 17:59
That was the week that was...
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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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Psychotherapy extortion suspect: arrest warrant issued
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 31
st
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 β should it be banned?
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 27
th
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 β¬20m fine in France
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 26
th
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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Serious Security: How randomly (or not) can you shuffle cards?
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 24
th
2022 at 18:57
What if you could guess the next card correctly twice as often as you should?
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When cops hack back: Dutch police fleece DEADBOLT criminals (legally!)
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 21
st
2022 at 18:25
Crooks: Show us the money! Cops: How about you show us the decryption keys first?
Naked Security
S3 Ep105: WONTFIX! The MS Office cryptofail that βisnβt a security flawβ [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 20
th
2022 at 18:54
The coolest video game ever! And lots of solid cybersecurity advice - listen now!
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Women in Cryptology β USPS celebrates WW2 codebreakers
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 19
th
2022 at 16:58
What did you do in the war, Mom? Oh, y'know, a bit of this and that...
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Fashion brand SHEIN fined $1.9m for lying about data breach
By
Naked Security writer
β October 17
th
2022 at 18:50
Is "pay a small fine and keep on trading" a sufficient penalty for letting a breach happen, impeding an investigation, and hiding the truth?
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Serious Security: Microsoft Office 365 attacked over feeble encryption
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 14
th
2022 at 16:59
How 2022 is your encryption?
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Serious Security: OAuth 2 and why Microsoft is finally forcing you into it
By
Paul Ducklin
β October 10
th
2022 at 18:02
Microsoft calls it "Modern Auth", though it's a decade old, and is finally forcing Exchange Online customers to switch to it.
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S3 Ep99: TikTok βattackβ β was there a data breach, or not? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β September 8
th
2022 at 13:21
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if you prefer - full transcript inside.)
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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.)
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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.
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S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 18
th
2022 at 18:38
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer!)
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S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 11
th
2022 at 14:34
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer.)
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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!
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Slack admits to leaking hashed passwords for five years
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 8
th
2022 at 15:14
"When those invitations went out... somehow, your password hash went out with them."
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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.)
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Post-quantum cryptography β new algorithm βgone in 60 minutesβ
By
Paul Ducklin
β August 3
rd
2022 at 18:55
And THIS is why you don't knit your own home-made encryption algorithms and hope no one looks at them.
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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.
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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 Ep91: CodeRed, OpenSSL, Java bugs, Office macros [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 14
th
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 wonβt reduce your legal risk, warns regulator
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 12
th
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
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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Canadian cybercriminal pleads guilty to βNetWalkerβ attacks in US
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 4
th
2022 at 14:09
Bust in Canada, now bust in the USA as well.
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βMissing Cryptoqueenβ hits the FBIβs Ten Most Wanted list
By
Paul Ducklin
β July 1
st
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
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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