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Apple iOS users, update now – zero-day attack seen in the wild

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Apple’s latest iOS update fixes 3 security holes that can be used for jailbreaking and are apparently already being exploited in the wild. Continue reading Apple iOS users, update now – zero-day attack seen in the wild→

Posted in apple, Exploit, iOS, jailbreak, update, Vulnerability

Anatomy of a cryptographic collision – the “Sweet32” attack

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Sweet32 is a way to attack encrypted web connections by generating huge amounts of web traffic. We explain how it works. Continue reading Anatomy of a cryptographic collision – the “Sweet32” attack→

Posted in Hack, SBN, Vulnerability

98 things Facebook knows about you

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

If you’re going to get ads anyway…why not targeted ones? How much pigeonholing is too much? Continue reading 98 things Facebook knows about you→

Posted in ads, Facebook, PII, tagging

Epic data breach revealed, but was your password stolen?

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Epic games has owned up to two data breaches from its online forums. One of them involves password-related data. We investigate… Continue reading Epic data breach revealed, but was your password stolen?→

Posted in data breach, Data loss, EPIC, Epic Games

Has Microsoft “broken” millions of webcams? (And how to fix yours.)

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Windows 10 Anniversary Edition changed the programming rules for webcam apps – if your webcam isn’t working any more, what can you do? Continue reading Has Microsoft “broken” millions of webcams? (And how to fix yours.)→

Posted in black screen, Microsoft, MJPEG, webcam, Windows, Windows 10, YUY2

Man hacks Android app to get free beer

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

A Polish researcher found a loyalty awards app that could be tricked into clocking up loyalty bonuses over and over again… Continue reading Man hacks Android app to get free beer→

Posted in beacon, Cryptography, Eddystone, ibeacon, replay attack

Cisco zero-day shows up in “Shadow Brokers” leaked attack tools

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

The security bugs up for auction by Shadow Brokers may be illusory, but the bugs in the free files they gave away “as proof” aren’t… Continue reading Cisco zero-day shows up in “Shadow Brokers” leaked attack tools→

Posted in Cisco, equation group, Exploit, shadow brokers, Vulnerability

VeraCrypt disk encryption team claims “emails intercepted”

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

Four emails have vanished without trace. Is it magic? A bug? Or are nation-states at work? Continue reading VeraCrypt disk encryption team claims “emails intercepted”→

Posted in conspiracy, Cryptography, Data loss, hacker, nation-state, surveillance, truecrypt, VeraCrypt

Did “The Shadow Brokers” hack NSA cyberweapons worth $500M?

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

If the total funds in the online auction hit BTC 1,000,000, then everyone gets everything for free! Continue reading Did “The Shadow Brokers” hack NSA cyberweapons worth $500M?→

Posted in Bitcoin, cyberweapon, Data loss, shadow brokers

“You dirty RAT” – Spy versus Spy in the cybercrime underworld

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Paul Ducklin

This crook sold booby-trapped malware so he could spy on the very crooks he sold it to. Along the way, he booby-trapped himself… Continue reading “You dirty RAT” – Spy versus Spy in the cybercrime underworld→

Posted in cybercrime, malware, Pahan, RAT, zombie

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