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5 million credit cards exposed in Saks and Lord & Taylor data breach

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

A Dark Web monitoring company announced the breach via Twitter on April Fool’s Day, but it wasn’t a joke. Continue reading 5 million credit cards exposed in Saks and Lord & Taylor data breach→

Posted in dark web, data breach, Data loss, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue

Football team pays $2.5 million to criminals in transfer fee scam

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

According to reports, Italian football club Lazio just paid a transfer fee of $2.5m to scammers instead of the proper recipients. Continue reading Football team pays $2.5 million to criminals in transfer fee scam→

Posted in BEC, Feyenoord, football, Lazio, Scam, Spam, whaling

Yet another Apple password leak – how to avoid it

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

Passwords in plaintext – again! Here’s Apple’s latest macOS password bug – plus a handy workaround to deal with it. Continue reading Yet another Apple password leak – how to avoid it→

Posted in apple, macos, OS X, password, password bug, Vulnerability

Facebook death hoax: Captain Kirk says, “I’ve not boldly gone yet!”

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

Has Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise, also known as actor William Shatner, really been beamed up for the last time? (No.) Continue reading Facebook death hoax: Captain Kirk says, “I’ve not boldly gone yet!”→

Posted in Facebook, Hoax, Kirk, Shatner, Star Trek

Crooks infiltrate Google Play with malware in QR reading utilities

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

They got Google’s “Play Protect” approval for a number of apps that were fronts for a barrage of aggressive ads. Continue reading Crooks infiltrate Google Play with malware in QR reading utilities→

Posted in adware, Android, Google, google play, malware, SophosLabs

How Siri leaks your private iPhone messages, and how to stop her

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

A Brazilian Mac magazine found how to bypass your iPhone lockscreen via Siri – so here’s how to stop her reading messages she shouldn’t. Continue reading How Siri leaks your private iPhone messages, and how to stop her→

Posted in apple, iOS, iPhone, Lock Screen, lockscreen, security hole, Siri

5 Protective Ps to help you prevent network takeovers [VIDEO]

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

Recently, we’ve seen crooks unleashing ransomware and cryptojacking on whole networks at a time – so here are 5 tips to defend yourself. Continue reading 5 Protective Ps to help you prevent network takeovers [VIDEO]→

Posted in Cryptojacking, Facebook Live, Ransomware, video

Cryptomining versus cryptojacking – what’s the difference?

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

When cryptomining is done on the sly, it turns into cryptojacking – a crime that has become a serious global problem. Here’s what to do… Continue reading Cryptomining versus cryptojacking – what’s the difference?→

Posted in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking, cryptomining

Have password attacks quadrupled, or are we just noticing them more? [PODCAST]

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – enjoy! Continue reading Have password attacks quadrupled, or are we just noticing them more? [PODCAST]→

Posted in https, passwords, Podcast, TLS

20,000 web certificate private keys outed in “business tiff”

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Paul Ducklin

How would you react if the company that sold you your web certificate leaked it by email to force the certificate issuer to revoke it? Continue reading 20,000 web certificate private keys outed in “business tiff”→

Posted in SSL, TLS, web certificate

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