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Security Sophos 

“Snakes in airplane mode” – what if your phone says it’s offline but isn’t?

August 21, 2023 0 Comments airplane mode, data leakage, data loss, iPhone, malware, wysiwyg

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:45:01 +0000

WYSIWYG is short for “what you see is what you get”. Except when it isn’t…

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Security Sophos 

S3 Ep147: What if you type in your password during a meeting?

August 10, 2023 0 Comments bust, cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Cybercrime, data leakage, data loss, Hacking, Intel, Law & order, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, surveillance

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:34:14 +0000

Latest episode – listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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Security Sophos 

Serious Security: Why learning to touch-type could protect you from audio snooping

August 8, 2023 0 Comments audio, data leakage, data loss, Privacy, serious security, surveillance

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:51:27 +0000

Fast, quiet, smooth, consistent and low impact… why true hacker-grade touch-typing might keep you more secure.

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Security Sophos 

S3 Ep146: Tell us about that breach! (If you want to.)

August 3, 2023 0 Comments bwain, data leakage, data loss, firefox, Law & order, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, sec, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:56:25 +0000

Serious security stories explained clearly in plain English – listen now. (Full transcript available.)

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Security Sophos 

Windows 11 also vulnerable to “aCropalypse” image data leakage

March 22, 2023 0 Comments acropalypse, cve-2023-20136, data leakage, data loss, Microsoft, snipping tool, Windows

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:59:10 +0000

Turns out that the Windows 11 Snipping Tool has the same “aCropalypse” data leakage bug as Pixel phones. Here’s how to work around the problem…

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Security Sophos 

SHEIN shopping app goes rogue, grabs price and URL data from your clipboard

March 10, 2023 0 Comments data leakage, data loss, Mobile, Privacy, shein

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:58:29 +0000

It’s not exactly data theft, but it’s worrying close to “unintentional treachery” – apparently because it’s great for marketing purposes

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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 

Public URL scanning tools – when security leads to insecurity

November 7, 2022 0 Comments api, brāunlein, data leakage, Privacy, urlscan

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:59:03 +0000

Never make your users cry/By how you use an API

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Security Sophos 

Breaching airgap security: using your phone’s gyroscope as a microphone

August 29, 2022 0 Comments airgap, ben gurion, ben-gurion university, data leakage, data loss, gairoscope, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:59:07 +0000

One bit per second makes the Voyager probe data rate seem blindingly fast. But it’s enough to break your security assumptions…

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Security Sophos 

Breaching airgap security: using your phone’s compass as a microphone!

August 24, 2022 0 Comments airgap, ben gurion, ben-gurion university, data leakage, data loss, gairoscope, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:59:07 +0000

One bit per second makes the Voyager probe data rate seem blindingly fast. But it’s enough to break your security assumptions…

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