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Security Sophos 

Beware rogue 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play – don’t get hacked!

February 26, 2023 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, authenticator, authenticator app, Cryptography, data loss, malware, mysk_co, tommy mysk, totp

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:10:56 +0000

Even in Apple’s and Google’s “walled gardens”, there are plenty of 2FA apps that are either dangerously incompetent, or unrepentantly malicious. (Or perhaps both.)

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Security Sophos 

Serious Security: GnuTLS follows OpenSSL, fixes timing attack bug

February 13, 2023 0 Comments Crypto, Cryptography, gnutls, timing attack

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:59:24 +0000

Conditional code considered cryptographically counterproductive.

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Security Sophos 

OpenSSL fixes High Severity data-stealing bug – patch now!

February 7, 2023 0 Comments Cryptography, memory mismanagement, OpenSSL, timing attack, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:58:22 +0000

7 memory mismanagements and a timing attack. We explain all the jargon bug terminology in plain English…

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Security Sophos 

Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Crypto

February 6, 2023 0 Comments #nobackdoors, Andy Greenberg, cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Cybercrime, Law & order, Podcast, tracers, tracers in the dark

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:53:18 +0000

Hear renowned cybersecurity author Andy Greenberg’s thoughtful commentary about the “war on crypto” as we talk to him about his new book…

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Security Sophos 

S3 Ep120: When dud crypto simply won’t let go [Audio + Text]

February 2, 2023 0 Comments collision, Cryptography, hive, Law & order, MD5, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, Ransomware, samba, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:50:29 +0000

Latest episode – listen now!

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Security Sophos 

Password-stealing “vulnerability” reported in KeePass – bug or feature?

February 1, 2023 0 Comments Cryptography, cve-2023-24055, data leakage, data loss, keepass, trigger, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:58:48 +0000

Is it a vulnerability if someone with control over your account can mess with files that your account is allowed to access anyway?

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Security Sophos 

Serious Security: The Samba logon bug caused by outdated crypto

January 30, 2023 0 Comments cifs, collision, Cryptography, cve-2022-38023, mac, MD5, message digest, samba, smb, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:59:03 +0000

Enjoy our Serious Security deep dive into this real-world example of why cryptographic agility is important!

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Security Sophos 

GoTo admits: Customer cloud backups stolen together with decryption key

January 24, 2023 0 Comments breach, Cloud, Cryptography, data loss, goto, hash, lastpass

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:37:44 +0000

We were going to write, “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more”… but it seems to go without saying these days.

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Security Sophos 

Serious Security: Unravelling the LifeLock “hacked passwords” story

January 17, 2023 0 Comments Cryptography, lifelock, norton, nortonlifelock, passwords, Privacy

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:59:47 +0000

Four straight-talking tips to improve your online security, whether you’re a LifeLock customer or not.

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Security Sophos 

S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasn’t (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]

January 12, 2023 0 Comments bust, Cryptography, Law & order, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, rsa, Scam, vulnerability, windows 7, windows 8.1

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:59:15 +0000

Tell us in the comments… What’s the REAL reason there was no Windows 9? (No theory too far-fetched!)

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