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Serious Security: That KeePass “master password crack”, and what we can learn from it

May 31, 2023 0 Comments cve-2023-32784, data loss, keepass, memory management, ram scraping, serious security

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 17:39:00 +0000

Here, in an admittedly discursive nutshell, is the fascinating story of CVE-2023-32784. (Short version: Don’t panic.)

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Security Sophos 

Serious Security: Verification is vital – examining an OAUTH login bug

May 30, 2023 0 Comments cve-2023-28131, data loss, expo, oauth, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:59:21 +0000

What good is a popup asking for your approval if an attacker can bypass it simply by suppressing it?

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Security Sophos 

Phone scamming kingpin gets 13 years for running “iSpoof” service

May 22, 2023 0 Comments bust, data loss, ispoof, Law & order, nca, Privacy

Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 16:58:49 +0000

Site marketing video promised total anonymity, but that was a lie. 170 arrested already. Potentially 1000s more to follow.

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Whodunnit? Cybercrook gets 6 years for ransoming his own employer

May 12, 2023 0 Comments data loss, doj, FBI, Law & order, mdr, Ransomware, Zero Trust

Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 16:15:37 +0000

Not just an active adversary, but a two-faced one, too.

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Security Sophos 

Ex-CEO of breached pyschotherapy clinic gets prison sentence for bad data security

April 18, 2023 0 Comments bust, data breach, data loss, extortion, finland, GDPR, Law & order

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:56:03 +0000

Did the sentence fit the crime? Read the backstory, and then have your say in our comments! (You may post anonymously.)

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Security Sophos 

FBI and FCC warn about “Juicejacking” – but just how useful is their advice?

April 17, 2023 0 Comments Android, Apple, data loss, FBI, FCC, Google, iOS, juicejacking, Law & order, Privacy

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:17:46 +0000

USB charging stations – can you trust them? What are the real risks, and how can you keep your data safe on the road?

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Security Sophos 

S3 Ep129: When spyware arrives from someone you trust

April 6, 2023 0 Comments 3cx, data loss, malware, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, Privacy, supply chain, Wi-fi, world backup day

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:57:50 +0000

Scanning tools, supply-chain malware, Wi-Fi hacking, and why there should be TWO World Backup Days… listen now!

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Security Sophos 

Researchers claim they can bypass Wi-Fi encryption (briefly, at least)

April 3, 2023 0 Comments data loss, framing frames, snooping, Wi-fi

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:59:14 +0000

They can’t read much of your data, but even a few stray network packets could tell them something they’re not supposed to know.

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Security Sophos 

Microsoft assigns CVE to Snipping Tool bug, pushes patch to Store

March 27, 2023 0 Comments acropalypse, cve-2023-28303, data loss, Microsoft

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:59:15 +0000

Microsoft says “successful exploitation requires uncommon user interaction”, but it’s the innocent and accidental leakage of private data you should be concerned about.

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Security Sophos 

WooCommerce Payments plugin for WordPress has an admin-level hole – patch now!

March 24, 2023 0 Comments data loss, Privacy, vulnerability, woocommerce, Wordpress

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:48:35 +0000

Admin-level holes in websites are always a bad thing… and for “bad”, read “worse” if it’s an e-commerce site.

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