Why ‘free’ Wi-Fi isn’t really free
How much data is too much to give away to get online while you’re waiting at the train station? In the airport? A shopping mall? Continue reading Why ‘free’ Wi-Fi isn’t really free
Author Archives: Paul Ducklin
Digital piggy bank sevice broken into by cybercrooks
A financial proivider that gives loans but locks them down to turn them into savings… didn’t lock down its own network. Continue reading Digital piggy bank sevice broken into by cybercrooks
Fresh phish! Stripe scam baked and delivered in under an hour
Less than an hour after the crooks registered their scamming domain, the phishing attack was under way. Continue reading Fresh phish! Stripe scam baked and delivered in under an hour
How one man could have flooded your phone with Microsoft spam
What a difference one tiny little character can make to a phone number. Continue reading How one man could have flooded your phone with Microsoft spam
Mystery zero-day in Chrome – update now!
When a bug’s a zero-day that means it’s being actively exploited. So don’t delay, just patch today! Continue reading Mystery zero-day in Chrome – update now!
The “Cloud Snooper” malware that sneaks into your Linux servers
Fascinating research from SophosLabs into a wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing malware sample. Continue reading The “Cloud Snooper” malware that sneaks into your Linux servers
The Amazon Prime phishing attack that wasn’t…
When we followed the phishing trail, we found ourselves at a web page we weren’t expecting… Continue reading The Amazon Prime phishing attack that wasn’t…
Larry Tesler, of copy-and-paste fame, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, the computing pioneer who insisted that user interfaces should be both comfortable *and* consistent, has died aged 74. Continue reading Larry Tesler, of copy-and-paste fame, dies at 74
ISS World “malware attack” leaves employees offline
A global facilities company with half-a-million staff has shuttered most of its IT systems after a malware attack. Continue reading ISS World “malware attack” leaves employees offline
Malware and HTTPS – a growing love affair
HTTPS web encryption – blessing or curse? A new SophosLabs report looks at how much the crooks love TLS. Continue reading Malware and HTTPS – a growing love affair