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Serious Security: Don’t let your SQL server attack you with ransomware

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

Tales from the honeypot: this time a MySQL-based attack. Old tricks still work, because we’re still making old mistakes – here’s what to do. Continue reading Serious Security: Don’t let your SQL server attack you with ransomware→

Posted in honeypot, malware, MySQL, Ransomware, RDP, remote code execution, serious security, SQL, ssh

Sextortion mail from yourself? It doesn’t mean you’ve been hacked…

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

Here’s a 30-second video you can show your friends and family if they freak out after receiving a scam email apparently from themselves… Continue reading Sextortion mail from yourself? It doesn’t mean you’ve been hacked…→

Posted in blackmail, email, Phishing, sextortion | Tagged spoofing

Mozilla bug throws Tor Browser users into chaos

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

A Mozilla bug has made everyone’s Firefox addons ‘untrustworthy’ – including turning off the important NoScript security feature in Tor. Continue reading Mozilla bug throws Tor Browser users into chaos→

Posted in digital-signature, Firefox, Mozilla, tor

Belgian programmer solves cryptographic puzzle – 15 years too soon!

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

Belgian coder Bernard Fabrot just finished a 3.5-year computational marathon, solving a fascinating cryptopuzzle set at MIT back in 1999. Continue reading Belgian programmer solves cryptographic puzzle – 15 years too soon!→

Posted in Cryptography, Fabrot, Rivest, RSA | Tagged MIT

World Password Day – what (NOT!) to do

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

Yeah, yeah, yeah… we really ought to get around to picking proper passwords for everything – and here’s why! Continue reading World Password Day – what (NOT!) to do→

Posted in 2fa, password manager, passwords, video | Tagged World Password Day

Securing edge devices – how to keep the crooks out of your network

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

The Good Guys from the Cyber Threat Alliance just published a report to help you keep the Bad Guys out of your network Continue reading Securing edge devices – how to keep the crooks out of your network→

Posted in CTA, Cyber Threat Alliance, intrusion prevention, IoT, router, Vulnerability

ExtraPulsar backdoor based on leaked NSA code – what you need to know

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

A US security researcher has come up with an open-source Windows backdoor loosely based on NSA attack code that leaked back in 2017. Continue reading ExtraPulsar backdoor based on leaked NSA code – what you need to know→

Posted in backdoor, DoublePulsar, ExtraPulsar, malware, nsa, shadow brokers

Phone fingerprint scanner fooled by chewing gum packet

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

A video has surfaced claiming to show someone unlocking a Nokia 9 by tapping a gum packet against the fingerprint scanner. Continue reading Phone fingerprint scanner fooled by chewing gum packet→

Posted in biometrics, fingerprint, Nokia, security bypass, Vulnerability

Can you get hit by someone else’s ransomware? [VIDEO]

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

How to protect yourself from being *affected* by malware, even if you’re not yourself *infected*. Continue reading Can you get hit by someone else’s ransomware? [VIDEO]→

Posted in File sharing, Naked Security Live, Ransomware, SMB, video

WannaCry hero Hutchins now officially a convicted cybercriminal

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Paul Ducklin

The youngster who spent his own money to protect people from the WannaCry virus has pleaded guilty to malware-related cybercrime charges. Continue reading WannaCry hero Hutchins now officially a convicted cybercriminal→

Posted in cybercrime, DEF CON, fbi, Hutchins, Law & order, Ransomware, WannaCry

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