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☐ ☆ ✇ WIRED

The Notorious Lockbit Ransomware Gang Has Been Disrupted by Law Enforcement

By Matt Burgess — February 20th 2024 at 12:50
LockBit’s website, infrastructure, and data have been seized by law enforcement—striking a huge blow against one of the world’s most prolific ransomware groups.
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Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else

By Matt Laslo — December 22nd 2023 at 12:00
Members of the US Congress touted improvements to children’s privacy protections as an urgent priority. So why didn’t they do anything about it?
☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down

By Paul Ducklin — August 14th 2023 at 19:06
The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is seeking to claw back...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep147: What if you type in your password during a meeting?

By Paul Ducklin — August 10th 2023 at 13:34
Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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NYPD Body Cam Data Shows the Scale of Violence Against Protesters

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — July 20th 2023 at 19:12
A landmark $13 million settlement with the City of New York is the latest in a string of legal wins for protesters who were helped by a video-analysis tool that smashes the “bad apple” myth.
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Silk Road’s Second-in-Command, Variety Jones, Gets 20 Years in Prison

By Andy Greenberg — July 11th 2023 at 18:31
Roger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s first dark-web drug market.
☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep141: What was Steve Jobs’s first job?

By Paul Ducklin — June 29th 2023 at 16:58
Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

UK hacker busted in Spain gets 5 years over Twitter hack and more

By Naked Security writer — June 26th 2023 at 18:35
Not just that infamous Twitter hack, but SIM-swapping, stalking and swatting too...

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S3 Ep139: Are password rules like running through rain?

By Paul Ducklin — June 15th 2023 at 18:43
Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

Gozi banking malware “IT chief” finally jailed after more than 10 years

By Paul Ducklin — June 13th 2023 at 18:43
Gozi threesome from way back in the late 2000s and early 2010s now all charged, convicted and sentenced. The DOJ got there in the end...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

History revisited: US DOJ unseals Mt. Gox cybercrime charges

By Naked Security writer — June 12th 2023 at 16:58
Though the mills of the Law grind slowly/Yet they grind exceeding small/Though with patience they stand waiting/With exactness grind they all...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep137: 16th century crypto skullduggery

By Paul Ducklin — June 1st 2023 at 16:45
Lots to learn, clearly explained in plain English... listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep136: Navigating a manic malware maelstrom

By Paul Ducklin — May 25th 2023 at 16:50
Latest episode - listen now. Full transcript inside...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

Ransomware tales: The MitM attack that really had a Man in the Middle

By Paul Ducklin — May 24th 2023 at 17:59
Another traitorous sysadmin story, this one busted by system logs that gave his game away...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

Phone scamming kingpin gets 13 years for running “iSpoof” service

By Naked Security writer — May 22nd 2023 at 16:58
Site marketing video promised total anonymity, but that was a lie. 170 arrested already. Potentially 1000s more to follow.

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☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

US offers $10m bounty for Russian ransomware suspect outed in indictment

By Naked Security writer — May 17th 2023 at 18:40
"Up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest and/or conviction of this defendant."

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

Google wins court order to force ISPs to filter botnet traffic

By Naked Security writer — April 28th 2023 at 19:59
CryptBot criminals are alleged to have plundered browser passwords, illicitly-snapped screenshots, cryptocurrency account data, and more.

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

Ex-CEO of breached pyschotherapy clinic gets prison sentence for bad data security

By Paul Ducklin — April 18th 2023 at 16:56
Did the sentence fit the crime? Read the backstory, and then have your say in our comments! (You may post anonymously.)

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep125: When security hardware has security holes [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — March 9th 2023 at 18:58
Lastest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

DoppelPaymer ransomware supsects arrested in Germany and Ukraine

By Naked Security writer — March 6th 2023 at 16:16
Devices seized, suspects interrogated and arrested, allegedly connected to devastating cyberattack on University Hospital in Düsseldorf.

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Dutch police arrest three cyberextortion suspects who allegedly earned millions

By Naked Security writer — February 27th 2023 at 19:33
Ever paid hush money to crooks who broke into your network? Wondered how much you can trust them?

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep121: Can you get hacked and then prosecuted for it? [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — February 9th 2023 at 19:41
Latest epsiode. Listen now!

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if it’s stolen already! [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — January 19th 2023 at 15:53
As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasn’t (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin — January 12th 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

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!

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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)...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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."

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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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☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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.

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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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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...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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.

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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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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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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...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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?

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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?

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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...

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

S3 Ep70: Bitcoin, billing blunders, and 0-day after 0-day after 0-day [Podcast + Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin — February 17th 2022 at 17:12
Latest episode - listen and learn!

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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!

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

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.

☐ ☆ ✇ Naked Security

Kaseya ransomware suspect nabbed in Poland, $6m seized from absent colleague

By Naked Security writer — November 8th 2021 at 22:37
Suspects nabbed, millions seized, in ransomware busts across the globe.

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