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Legion’s high-profile Twitter hacks have us looking the wrong way

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Mark Stockley

The hacking group Legion is rapidly making a name for itself thanks to a spate of high profile Twitter account takeovers Continue reading Legion’s high-profile Twitter hacks have us looking the wrong way→

Posted in 2 factor authentication, Barkha Dutt, celebrities, Data loss, email, Hacked, Indian National Congress Party, Legion, Rahul Gandhi, Ravish Kumar, twitter, Vijay Mallya

Yahoo breach: I’ve closed my account because it used MD5 to hash my password

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Mark Stockley

This morning I received an email from Yahoo. Five minutes later I’d closed my account. Continue reading Yahoo breach: I’ve closed my account because it used MD5 to hash my password→

Posted in Cryptography, MD5, passwords, privacy, Yahoo

cURL security audit learns the lessons of Heartbleed

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Mark Stockley

You may not have heard of cURL but you probably use it all the time Continue reading cURL security audit learns the lessons of Heartbleed→

Posted in Cure53, curl, Mozilla, Security audit, Vulnerability

Stop wasting time making the wrong passwords stronger

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Much of the effort that goes into making passwords stronger has no effect on security Continue reading Stop wasting time making the wrong passwords stronger→

Posted in Microsoft, passwords, SBN

Would your password withstand 100 guesses from a hacker?

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Mark Stockley

A little PII could be enough to give attackers the edge Continue reading Would your password withstand 100 guesses from a hacker?→

Posted in passwords, PII, privacy, Security threats

Firefox kills the Battery Status ‘super cookie’

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Mark Stockley

What is the Battery Status API good for? Besides tracking you online that is. Continue reading Firefox kills the Battery Status ‘super cookie’→

Posted in Battery Status API, Firefox, Firefox 52 | Tagged fingerprinting

Critical vulnerabilities pose a serious threat to Joomla sites

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Websites using the Joomla CMS have been under sustained attack thanks to a vicious pair of vulnerabilities disclosed last week Continue reading Critical vulnerabilities pose a serious threat to Joomla sites→

Posted in 20161001, 20161002, CVE-2016-8869, CVE-2016-8870, Joomla

Critical vulnerabilities pose a serious threat to Joomla sites

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Websites using the Joomla CMS have been under sustained attack thanks to a vicious pair of vulnerabilities disclosed last week Continue reading Critical vulnerabilities pose a serious threat to Joomla sites→

Posted in 20161001, 20161002, CVE-2016-8869, CVE-2016-8870, Joomla

IoT chickens come home to roost

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Mark Stockley

October was convulsed by the heft of a few billion IoT chickens coming home to roost. Continue reading IoT chickens come home to roost→

Posted in Groundhog Day, IoT, Ranty McRantface, Security threats

IoT chickens come home to roost

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Mark Stockley

October was convulsed by the heft of a few billion IoT chickens coming home to roost. Continue reading IoT chickens come home to roost→

Posted in IoT, SBN

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