US passes the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act – and why not?

Cryptographic agility: the ability and the willingness to change quickly when needed.

S3 Ep115: True crime stories – A day in the life of a cybercrime fighter [Audio + Text]

Listen now - you'll be alarmed, amused and educated, all in equal measure. (Full transcript in article.)

Twitter data of “+400 million unique users” up for sale – what to do?

If the crooks have connected up your phone number and your Twitter handle... what could go wrong?

Critical “10-out-of-10” Linux kernel SMB hole – should you worry?

It's serious, it's critical, and you could call it severe... but in HHGttG terminology, it's probably "mostly harmless".

LastPass finally admits: Those crooks who got in? They did steal your password vaults, after all…

The crooks now know who you are, where you live, which computers are yours, where you go online... and they got those password vaults, too.

S3 Ep114: Preventing cyberthreats – stop them before they stop you! [Audio + Text]

Join world-renowned expert Fraser Howard, Director of Research at SophosLabs, for this fascinating episode on how to fight cybercrime.

“Suspicious login” scammers up their game – take care at Christmas

A picture is worth 1024 words - we clicked through so you don't have to.

Microsoft dishes the dirt on Apple’s “Achilles heel” shortly after fixing similar Windows bug

It happens to the best of us: Microsoft highlights a security bypass bug on Macs that is curiously similar to a recent Windows 0-day.

OneCoin scammer Sebastian Greenwood pleads guilty, “Cryptoqueen” still missing

The Cryptoqueen herself is still missing, but her co-conspirator, who is said to have pocketed over $20m a month, has been convicted.

S3 Ep113: Pwning the Windows kernel – the crooks who hoodwinked Microsoft [Audio + Text]

Return o' the rookit, super-sneaky wireless spyware, credit card skimming, and patches galore. Listen and learn!

Apple patches everything, finally reveals mystery of iOS 16.1.2

There's an update for everything this time, not just for iOS.

Patch Tuesday: 0-days, RCE bugs, and a curious tale of signed malware

Tales of derring-do in the cyberunderground! (And some zero-days.)

COVID-bit: the wireless spyware trick with an unfortunate name

It's not the switching that's the problem, it's the switching of the switching!

Pwn2Own Toronto: 54 hacks, 63 new bugs, $1 million in bounties

That's a mean average of $15,710 per bug... and 63 fewer bugs out there for crooks and rogues to find.

S3 Ep112: Data breaches can haunt you more than once! [Audio + Text]

Breaches, exploits, busts, buffer overflows and bug hunting - entertaining and educational in equal measure.

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...