What do you mean, ‘Windows bug in Linux’? [Chet Chat Podcast 261]
The Chet Chat is back! Join us for the latest episode of our popular security podcast. Continue reading What do you mean, ‘Windows bug in Linux’? [Chet Chat Podcast 261]
Author Archives: Paul Ducklin
Samba exploit – not quite WannaCry for Linux, but patch anyway!
SMB is the Windows networking protocol, so SMB security holes like the one that led to WannaCry can’t happen on Linux/Unix, right? Wrong! Continue reading Samba exploit – not quite WannaCry for Linux, but patch anyway!
Google won’t fix Android ‘contentjacking’ flaw for months
Google Play is a bit like a happening nightclub: the faster you let people in, the less time you have to spend keeping troublemakers out. Continue reading Google won’t fix Android ‘contentjacking’ flaw for months
Mac video app HandBrake – now with free spyware
Last week, crooks hacked one of the HandBrake app’s download servers and used the popular video app to distribute Mac spyware. Continue reading Mac video app HandBrake – now with free spyware
The Google-phish-that-was-also-a-worm – what happened and what to do
More on that Google-phish-and-worm saga, with some tips on what to do now, and how to avoid this sort of thing in the future. Continue reading The Google-phish-that-was-also-a-worm – what happened and what to do
BASIC turns 53 – find out just how cool that is!
There aren’t a lot of quasi-religious moments in computer science, but the official launch of Dartmouth BASIC 53 years ago was one of them. Continue reading BASIC turns 53 – find out just how cool that is!
Fraudsters draining accounts with ‘SIM swaps’ – what to do
If crooks can get a new SIM issued in your name, they take over your phone number and your text messages… and your phone goes dead. Continue reading Fraudsters draining accounts with ‘SIM swaps’ – what to do
Do you know where your old email addresses are?
A big UK mobile provider is about to kill of a whole list of old email domains. We look at what can go wrong when old email addresses die. Continue reading Do you know where your old email addresses are?
Healthcare CERT warns about ‘Mole’ ransomware – what you need to know
More ransomware: this one changes your flile extensions to .MOLE, thus the name. Continue reading Healthcare CERT warns about ‘Mole’ ransomware – what you need to know
Phishing with ‘punycode’ – when foreign letters spell English words
Many letters in English come from Greek, so they look the same even if they don’t sound the same. Phishers could use this to trick you… Continue reading Phishing with ‘punycode’ – when foreign letters spell English words