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How an uploaded image could take over your website, and how to stop it

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

Bugs in the widespread graphics system Ghostscript could be exploited remotely by crooks – so here’s how to keep attackers at bay. Continue reading How an uploaded image could take over your website, and how to stop it→

Posted in Exploit, Ghostcript, RCE, Vulnerability

Serious Security: How to stop dodgy HTTP headers clogging your website

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

It’s been dubbed ReDos, for Regular Expression Denial of Service – where a few rogue HTTP requests could clog your whole site. Continue reading Serious Security: How to stop dodgy HTTP headers clogging your website→

Posted in Apache, Denial of Service, javascript, ReDos

Sextortion and what to do about it [VIDEO]

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

How to handle sextortion – where someone tries to blackmail you over your sexuality or sex life… Continue reading Sextortion and what to do about it [VIDEO]→

Posted in cybersecurity, data breach, Scam, sextortion, video

The sextortionists are back, this time with your phone number as “proof”

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

Last month the crooks were throwing old passwords into their scams to make you sit up and take notice. Now it’s phone numbers. Continue reading The sextortionists are back, this time with your phone number as “proof”→

Posted in cybercrime, Scam, sextortion, Spam

Apple Mac “zero day” hack lets you sneakily click [OK]

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

A security researcher revisited an old bug of his that Apple had patched, made a blunder – and found the old bug was still there after all. Continue reading Apple Mac “zero day” hack lets you sneakily click [OK]→

Posted in Exploit, macos, security bypass, Zero Day

How one man could have hacked every Mac developer (73% of them, anyway)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

An inadvertently exposed login key could have spelled cybersecurity disaster for the Homebrew project, beloved of Mac developers everywhere. Continue reading How one man could have hacked every Mac developer (73% of them, anyway)→

Posted in API token, data leakage, Data loss, homebrew, macos, supply chain

Fortnite for Android goes “off market” – is that good or bad? [VIDEO]

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

Fortnite for Android will sidestep Google Play and be an “off market” experience – is that good or bad? We discuss the issues… Continue reading Fortnite for Android goes “off market” – is that good or bad? [VIDEO]→

Posted in Android, cybersecurity, Fortnite, google play, malware, video

Routers turned into zombie cryptojackers – is yours one of them?

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

A patch was turned into an exploit and the exploit was turned into… why, CRYPTOCOINS, of course! Fortunately, there’s an easy fix. Continue reading Routers turned into zombie cryptojackers – is yours one of them?→

Posted in Exploit, MikroTik, patch, router

Porn-warning security scam hooks you up to “Apple Care”

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

It’s a toll free “Apple Care” number, meaning that in theory it shouldn’t cost you a thing – so what’s the harm in calling just in case? Continue reading Porn-warning security scam hooks you up to “Apple Care”→

Posted in apple, fake support, iPad, iPhone, Scam

Help us bring a smile to a sysadmin’s dial…

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

There’s a bit of poetry in everyone, so we’re asking you to write an amusing limerick to celebrate #SysAdminDay… how hard can it be? Continue reading Help us bring a smile to a sysadmin’s dial…→

Posted in #SysAdminDay, fun, limerick, sysadmin day

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