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Mamba ransomware strikes at your whole disk, not just your files

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

The good news: the Mamba ransomware doesn’t work very well. The bad news: the Mamba ransomware doesn’t work very well. Continue reading Mamba ransomware strikes at your whole disk, not just your files→

Posted in encryption, FDE, Mamba, Petya, Ransomware

Mamba ransomware strikes at your whole disk, not just your files

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

The good news: the Mamba ransomware doesn’t work very well. The bad news: the Mamba ransomware doesn’t work very well. Continue reading Mamba ransomware strikes at your whole disk, not just your files→

Posted in encryption, FDE, Mamba, Petya, Ransomware

We’re the government, and we’re here to help! [Chet Chat Podcast 252]

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Here’s the latest Chet Chat podcast…enjoy! Continue reading We’re the government, and we’re here to help! [Chet Chat Podcast 252]→

Posted in car hacking, card breach, cvv, data breach, Data loss, US government, Vulnerability, Yahoo

324,000 payment cards breached, CVVs included, source still unknown!

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

When you decide to add debugging logs to your payment application, the PCI DSS rules about what you are allowed to store DO NOT CHANGE! Continue reading 324,000 payment cards breached, CVVs included, source still unknown!→

Posted in credit card, Cryptography, cvv, data breach, Data loss, PCI DSS, privacy, security code

Can you stay anonymous by hiding your face?

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

What if you don’t just pixelate or blur your face in a photo, but block it out with a solid rectangle? Will you go unrecognised? Continue reading Can you stay anonymous by hiding your face?→

Posted in facial recognition, privacy, SBN

Google offers $200,000 for Android-busting exploit

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Google has come up with a big-bucks exploit-finding content for Android… with an interesting twist. Continue reading Google offers $200,000 for Android-busting exploit→

Posted in Android, Exploit, Google, patch, PWN2OWN, Pwnium, responsible disclosure, Vulnerability

Pay-to-click ad service hacked, 6.6M plaintext passwords dumped

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

It was 20 years ago today, no, make that 40, that Sergeant Pepper taught us not to store plaintext passwords… Continue reading Pay-to-click ad service hacked, 6.6M plaintext passwords dumped→

Posted in hash, salt, SBN, Vulnerability

Will iOS 10, “the biggest release of iOS ever,” brick your device?

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Apple’s security updates page shows iOS 10, followed almost at once by 10.0.1. If you didn’t update within the first hour, are you OK now? Continue reading Will iOS 10, “the biggest release of iOS ever,” brick your device?→

Posted in apple, brick, data leakage, Data loss, iOS, ios 10, patch, update, Vulnerability

How Google Play tracks you even if your other apps don’t

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Want to use Android’s per-app permissions to let your GPS app read your location while keeping Google Play off your tail? You can’t. Continue reading How Google Play tracks you even if your other apps don’t→

Posted in Android, Google, play store, privacy, tracking

Could a phone steal a secret product prototype off your 3D printer?

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Researchers claim to be able to reconstruct the designs you’re printing using the electrical and audio emanations from your 3D printer. Continue reading Could a phone steal a secret product prototype off your 3D printer?→

Posted in 3d printer, privacy, smartphone

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