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Turkey blocks cloud sites following huge data dump of stolen email

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Seems as though a Turkish politician at the heart of a politically-motivated data leak used the same password everywhere… Continue reading Turkey blocks cloud sites following huge data dump of stolen email→

Posted in 2fa, Cloud, keylogger, Law & order, TURKEY

Live from the Virus Bulletin 2016 conference [Chet Chat Podcast 254]

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Here’s the latest Chet Chat security podcast – enjoy! Continue reading Live from the Virus Bulletin 2016 conference [Chet Chat Podcast 254]→

Posted in #VB2016, chet chat, Podcast, sophos security chet chat, sscc

Odin ransomware takes over from Zepto and Locky

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

First it was Locky, then it morphed into Zepto, and now it’s become Odin. Continue reading Odin ransomware takes over from Zepto and Locky→

Posted in .odin, locky, malware, Ransomware, Zepto

Mirai “internet of things” malware from Krebs DDoS attack goes open source

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Seems that the recent mega-DDoS against cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs came from insecure routers, cameras, even printers. Continue reading Mirai “internet of things” malware from Krebs DDoS attack goes open source→

Posted in botnet, DDoS, IoT, malware, SBN

Apple to “do a Windows 10” by pushing out macOS automatically

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Remember Bono apologising for that free U2 album? Remember the Windows 10 “pre-download” fiasco? Here’s the next autoupdate controversy… Continue reading Apple to “do a Windows 10” by pushing out macOS automatically→

Posted in apple, macos, macOS 10.12 Sierra, Microsoft, update, Windows 10

Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2016!

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Simple and effective advice for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Continue reading Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2016!→

Posted in #CyberAware, CSAM, NCSAM, privacy, Security threats

Pssst! Want a backdated web certificate? [Chet Chat Podcast 253]

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Here’s our latest security podcast…enjoy! Continue reading Pssst! Want a backdated web certificate? [Chet Chat Podcast 253]→

Posted in chet chat, Podcast, sscc

Japanese man arrested for selling jailbroken iPhones

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

He allegedly sold iPhones with a difference – pre-jailbroken and loaded with a popular game hacked to have handy powerups built in… Continue reading Japanese man arrested for selling jailbroken iPhones→

Posted in apple, arrest, Cryptography, Ikeda, iOS, iPhone, jailbreak, Law & order

SMS spammer cops big fine for close to 8 million text message spams

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

“Indirect, or third-party, consent can be valid but only if it is clear and specific enough.” These guys weren’t. Continue reading SMS spammer cops big fine for close to 8 million text message spams→

Posted in ico, SMS, Spam, SPASMS

Mozilla to take action against WoSign’s woeful cryptographic blunders

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Mozilla is finally planning to take action against the CA that signed a top-level Github certificate for a random user. Continue reading Mozilla to take action against WoSign’s woeful cryptographic blunders→

Posted in CA, Certificate Authority, Cryptography, Mozilla, Security threats, WoSign

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