Collaborate Disseminate
Brace yourself, there’s a security scare involving encrypted email that could see your past sensitive messages exposed.
It’s name? “Efail.”
Continue reading Critical vulnerabilities in PGP/GPG and S/MIME email encryption, warn researchers
Please don’t be tempted to try any of these text bomb attack out on anyone else, even as a prank. It’s simply not funny.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Text bombs and ‘Black Dots of Death’ plague WhatsApp and iMessage users
If you believed all the headlines you would think the problem is more serious than it really is. “Beware the ‘Black Dot of Death’ that will obliterate your iPhone with one text message”, reads The Metro newspaper. “Warning… Continue reading Text bombs and “Black Dots of Death” plague WhatsApp and iMessage users
This month’s Patch Tuesday bundle of updates from Microsoft included a fix for a critical vulnerability that has been actively exploited by at least one hacking gang in targeted attacks.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks is fixed by Microsoft
This month’s Patch Tuesday bundle of updates from Microsoft included a fix for a critical vulnerability that has been actively exploited by at least one hacking gang in targeted attacks.
The post Zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks is fixed by … Continue reading Zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks is fixed by Microsoft
The accepted wisdom in the field of cybersecurity is that things are getting worse, and that more businesses are losing control of more data than ever before.
What a bunch of pessimists we are… The truth, however, might be rather different.
Read more i… Continue reading Data breach disclosure is still taking too long, report reveals as GDPR looms
The accepted wisdom in the field of cybersecurity is that things are getting worse, and that more businesses are losing control of more data than ever before.
The post Data Breach Disclosure Is Still Taking Too Long, Report Reveals as GDPR Looms a… Continue reading Data Breach Disclosure Is Still Taking Too Long, Report Reveals as GDPR Looms
Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton says she no longer trusts the iCloud.
Continue reading Paris Hilton’s hacker sentenced to 57 months in prison
The tricky-to-pronounce Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan is jailed for hacking Paris Hilton, we hear the story of the man who hacked the lottery and almost got away with $16.5 million, and Facebook thinks it is the perfect partner to find you a date.
Find out in t… Continue reading Smashing Security #077: Why Paris Hilton doesn’t use iCloud, lottery hacking, and Facebook dating
A popular Android app called Drupe, downloaded over 10 million times, has been leaving users’ selfie snapshots, audio messages, and other sensitive data exposed for anybody to see.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Drupe app removed from Google Play store after photos and messages leaked publicly