Happy #PiDay – even if you aren’t in North America!
There is a cybersecurity angle here – but you will need to read right to the end to find it 🙂 Continue reading Happy #PiDay – even if you aren’t in North America!
Author Archives: Paul Ducklin
Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”, says regulator
If you live in the UK and hadn’t yet heard of cryptocoin ATMs… it’s too late now! Continue reading Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”, says regulator
S3 Ep73: Ransomware with a difference, dirty Linux pipes, and much more [Podcast]
Latest episode – listen now! Continue reading S3 Ep73: Ransomware with a difference, dirty Linux pipes, and much more [Podcast]
“Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel bug lets anyone write to any file
Even read-only files can be written to, leading to a dangerously general purpose elevation-of-privilege attack. Continue reading “Dirty Pipe” Linux kernel bug lets anyone write to any file
Adafruit suffers GitHub data breach – don’t let this happen to you
Training data stashed in GitHub by mistake… unfortunately, it was *real* data Continue reading Adafruit suffers GitHub data breach – don’t let this happen to you
Firefox patches two in-the-wild exploits – update now!
Firefox just published a double-zero-day patch – “remote code execution” combined with “sandbox escape”. Update now! Continue reading Firefox patches two in-the-wild exploits – update now!
S3 Ep72: AirTag stalking, web server coding woes and Instascams [Podcast + Transcript]
Latest episode – listen now (or read it, if that’s your preference)… Continue reading S3 Ep72: AirTag stalking, web server coding woes and Instascams [Podcast + Transcript]
Ransomware with a difference: “Derestrict your software, or else!”
“Change your code to improve cryptomining”… or we’ll dump 1TB of stolen secrets. Continue reading Ransomware with a difference: “Derestrict your software, or else!”
Instagram scammers as busy as ever: passwords and 2FA codes at risk
Instagram scams don’t seem to be dying out – we’re seeing more variety and trickiness than ever… Continue reading Instagram scammers as busy as ever: passwords and 2FA codes at risk
Did we learn nothing from Y2K? Why are some coders still stuck on two digit numbers?
Calling all website coders: Y2K was then. V1H is now! Continue reading Did we learn nothing from Y2K? Why are some coders still stuck on two digit numbers?