Credit card skimming – the long and winding road of supply chain failure

Don't keep calling home to a JavaScript server that closed its doors eight years ago!

SIM swapper sent to prison for 2FA cryptocurrency heist of over $20m

Guilty party got 18 months, also has to pay back $20m he probably hasn't got, which could land him in more hot water.

Ping of death! FreeBSD fixes crashtastic bug in network tool

It's a venerable program, and this version had a venerable bug in it.

Number Nine! Chrome fixes another 2022 zero-day, Edge patched too

Ninth more unto the breach, dear friends, ninth more.

Apple pushes out iOS security update that’s more tight-lipped than ever

We grabbed the update, based on no information at all, just in case we came across a reason to advise you not to. So far, so good...

LastPass admits to customer data breach caused by previous breach

Seems that the developer account that the crooks breached last time gave indirect access to customer data this time round.

S3 Ep111: The business risk of a sleazy “nudity unfilter” [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer)...

The CHRISTMA EXEC network worm – 35 years and counting!

"Uh-oh, this viruses-and-worms scene could turn out quite troublesome." If only we'd been wrong...

Serious Security: MD5 considered harmful – to the tune of $600,000

It's not just the hashing, by the way. It's the salting and the stretching, too!

TikTok “Invisible Challenge” porn malware puts us all at risk

An injury to one is an injury to all. Especially if the other people are part of your social network.

Chrome fixes 8th zero-day of 2022 – check your version now (Edge too!)

There isn't a rhyme to remind you which months have browser zero-days... you just have to keep your eyes and ears open!

Voice-scamming site “iSpoof” seized, 100s arrested in massive crackdown

Those numbers or names that pop up when a call comes up? They're OK as a hint of who's calling, but THEY PROVE NOTHING

S3 Ep110: Spotlight on cyberthreats – an expert speaks [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - security expert John Shier explains what the real-life cybercrime stories in the Sophos Threat Report can teach us

Multimillion dollar CryptoRom scam sites seized, suspects arrested in US

Five tips to keep yourself, and your friends and family, out of the clutches of "chopping block" scammers...

How to hack an unpatched Exchange server with rogue PowerShell code

Review your servers, your patches and your authentication policies - there's a proof-of-concept out

How social media scammers buy time to steal your 2FA codes

The warning is hosted on a real Facebook page; the phishing uses HTTPS via a real Google server... but the content is all fake

S3 Ep109: How one leaked email password could drain your business [Audio + Transcript]

Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news plus loads of great advice...

Black Friday and retail season – watch out for PayPal “money request” scams

Don't let a keen eye for bargains lead you into risky online behaviour...

Firefox fixes fullscreen fakery flaw – get the update now!

What's so bad about a web page going fullscreen without warning you first?

Log4Shell-like code execution hole in popular Backstage dev tool

Good old "string templating", also known as "string interpolation", in the spotlight again...

“Gucci Master” business email scammer Hushpuppi gets 11 years

Learn how to protect yourself from big-money tricksters like the Hushpuppis of the world...

Dangerous SIM-swap lockscreen bypass – update Android now!

A bit like leaving the front door keys under the doormat...

S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?

Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks - listen now!

Emergency code execution patch from Apple – but not an 0-day

Not a zero-day, but important enough for a quick-fire patch to one system library...

Exchange 0-days fixed (at last) – plus 4 brand new Patch Tuesday 0-days!

In all the excitement, we kind of lost track ourselves. Were there six 0-days, or only four?

Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside

Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!

Public URL scanning tools – when security leads to insecurity

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

Twitter Blue Badge email scams – Don’t fall for them!

That was the week that was...

S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that’s GOOD? [Audio + Text]

Listen now - latest episode - audio plus full transcript

The OpenSSL security update story – how can you tell what needs fixing?

How to Hack! Finding OpenSSL library files and accurately identifying their version numbers...

OpenSSL patches are out – CRITICAL bug downgraded to HIGH, but patch anyway!

That bated-breath OpenSSL update is out! It's no longer rated CRITICAL, but we advise you to patch ASAP anyway. Here's why...

SHA-3 code execution bug patched in PHP – check your version!

As everyone waits for news of a bug in OpenSSL, here's a reminder that other cryptographic code in your life may also need patching!

Psychotherapy extortion suspect: arrest warrant issued

Wanted! Not only the extortionist who abused the data, but also the CEO who let it happen.

Chrome issues urgent zero-day fix – update now!

We've said it before/And we'll say it again/It's not *if* you should patch/It's a matter of *when*. (Hint: now!)

Updates to Apple’s zero-day update story – iPhone and iPad users read this!

Turns out that Tuesday's zero-day for iOS 16 is Friday's zero-day for iOS 15...

S3 Ep106: Facial recognition without consent – should it be banned?

Latest episode - listen (or read) now. Teachable moments for X-Ops professionals!

Online ticketing company “See” pwned for 2.5 years by attackers

Don't be a cybersecurity slowcoach - you need to spot possible attacks as soon as you can.

Clearview AI image-scraping face recognition service hit with €20m fine in France

"We told you to stop but you ignored us," said the French regulator, "so now we're coming after you again."

Apple megaupdate: Ventura out, iOS and iPad kernel zero-day – act now!

Ventura hits the market with 112 patches, Catalina's gone missing, and iPhones and iPads get a critical kernel-level zero-day patch...

Serious Security: How randomly (or not) can you shuffle cards?

What if you could guess the next card correctly twice as often as you should?

When cops hack back: Dutch police fleece DEADBOLT criminals (legally!)

Crooks: Show us the money! Cops: How about you show us the decryption keys first?

S3 Ep105: WONTFIX! The MS Office cryptofail that “isn’t a security flaw” [Audio + Text]

The coolest video game ever! And lots of solid cybersecurity advice - listen now!

Women in Cryptology – USPS celebrates WW2 codebreakers

What did you do in the war, Mom? Oh, y'know, a bit of this and that...

Zoom for Mac patches sneaky “spy-on-me” bug – update now!

Hey! That back door isn't supposed to be there at all, let alone propped open...

Dangerous hole in Apache Commons Text – like Log4Shell all over again

Third time unlucky. Time to put your patching boots on again...

Fashion brand SHEIN fined $1.9m for lying about data breach

Is "pay a small fine and keep on trading" a sufficient penalty for letting a breach happen, impeding an investigation, and hiding the truth?

Serious Security: Microsoft Office 365 attacked over feeble encryption

How 2022 is your encryption?

S3 Ep104: Should hospital ransomware attackers be locked up for life? [Audio + Text]

Have your say on three deep questions posed by this week's podcast. Read or listen as suits you best...

Patch Tuesday in brief – one 0-day fixed, but no patches for Exchange!

There's a zero-day patch, but it's not for the zero-day you thought.

Move over Patch Tuesday – it’s Ada Lovelace Day!

Hacking on actual computers is one thing, but hacking purposefully on imaginary computers is, these days, something we can only imagine.

Mystery iPhone update patches against iOS 16 mail crash-attack

The problem with crashy messaging apps is that *other people* get to choose if and when to send you messages...

Serious Security: OAuth 2 and why Microsoft is finally forcing you into it

Microsoft calls it "Modern Auth", though it's a decade old, and is finally forcing Exchange Online customers to switch to it.

WhatsApp goes after Chinese password scammers via US court

If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em!

S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - listen and learn now (or read and revise, if the written word is your thing)...

Former Uber CSO convicted of covering up megabreach back in 2016

Obstructed FTC proceedings, and concealed a crime, said the jury.

NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court

Judge tells the accused that if he hadn't pleaded guilty, "I would have given you life."

BEC fraudster and romance scammer sent to prison for 25 years

Two years of scamming + $10 million leeched = 25 years in prison. Just in time for #Cybermonth.

Scammers and rogue callers – can anything ever stop them?

Some thoughts for Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Is is worth reporting nuisance calls? Is it even worth reporting outright scams?

S3 Ep102.5: “ProxyNotShell” Exchange bugs – an expert speaks [Audio + Text]

Who's affected, what you can do while waiting for Microsoft's patches, and how to plan your threat hunting...

URGENT! Microsoft Exchange double zero-day – “like ProxyShell, only different”

Double-play 0-day in Exchange - what you need to know, and what you can do