Beware of ransomware hiding in shortcuts
First, documents with macros; then JavaScript files; now the crooks are trying out “infection by shortcut”… Continue reading Beware of ransomware hiding in shortcuts
Author Archives: Paul Ducklin
Disney’s “Playdom” games forum breached, passwords plundered
According to Disney’s breach notification, the crooks “acquired passwords,” which means they were stored in plaintext. Here’s what to do. Continue reading Disney’s “Playdom” games forum breached, passwords plundered
Carder crook “Sir King Cash” now faces up to 12 years in jail
A scammer who laundered stolen money through a bogus music site now faces a choice: pay back more than $700k or do 5 extra years. Continue reading Carder crook “Sir King Cash” now faces up to 12 years in jail
Giving “dead man’s handle” a whole new meaning [Chet Chat Podcast 248]
From dead people’s fingerprints to life in dead phones – join the experts for the latest epsiode of our weekly computer security podcast. Continue reading Giving “dead man’s handle” a whole new meaning [Chet Chat Podcast 248]
WhatsApp may leave deleted chats behind in your iCloud backups
What happens to your WhatsApp messages when you delete them? Continue reading WhatsApp may leave deleted chats behind in your iCloud backups
5 tips for making life easier this Sysadmin Day
Ask not what your sysadmin can do for you…ask what you can do for your sysadmin! Continue reading 5 tips for making life easier this Sysadmin Day
The Xen “bunker buster” bug – what you need to know
Xen is supposed to keep multiple virtual machines on one computer safely apart. Sometimes that doesn’t work out… Continue reading The Xen “bunker buster” bug – what you need to know
LastPass password manager “zero-day” bug hits the news
A serious security vulnerability has been reported in popular password manager LastPass… should you be worried? Continue reading LastPass password manager “zero-day” bug hits the news
“Honey Onions” probe the Dark Web: at least 3% of Tor nodes are rogues
How many rogue nodes are there in Tor’s anonmity and privacy network? “Honey Onions” are a way of finding out. Continue reading “Honey Onions” probe the Dark Web: at least 3% of Tor nodes are rogues
How one man could have owned all your Vine videos (and more)
Assume that every camera is filming, that every microphone is recording…and that every server is listening on the open internet. Continue reading How one man could have owned all your Vine videos (and more)