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

By: Paul Ducklin — August 10th 2023 at 13:34
Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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“Crocodile of Wall Street” and her husband plead guilty to giant-sized cryptocrimes

By: Paul Ducklin — August 4th 2023 at 16:52
Sentences still to be decided, but she could get up to 10 years and he could get as many as 20.

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S3 Ep141: What was Steve Jobs’s first job?

By: Paul Ducklin — June 29th 2023 at 16:58
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UK hacker busted in Spain gets 5 years over Twitter hack and more

By: Naked Security writer — June 26th 2023 at 15:35
Not just that infamous Twitter hack, but SIM-swapping, stalking and swatting too...

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Beware bad passwords as attackers co-opt Linux servers into cybercrime

By: Paul Ducklin — June 21st 2023 at 17:50
Did you prevent password-only logins on your SSH servers? On ALL of them? Are you sure about that?

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History revisited: US DOJ unseals Mt. Gox cybercrime charges

By: Naked Security writer — June 12th 2023 at 16:58
Though the mills of the Law grind slowly/Yet they grind exceeding small/Though with patience they stand waiting/With exactness grind they all...

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S3 Ep127: When you chop someone out of a photo, but there they are anyway…

By: Paul Ducklin — March 23rd 2023 at 17:59
Listen now - latest episode. Full transcript inside.

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Bitcoin ATM customers hacked by video upload that was actually an app

By: Paul Ducklin — March 20th 2023 at 17:50
As the misquote goes, "Once is misfortune..." This is the second time, and you know what Lady Bracknell had to say about that...

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DoppelPaymer ransomware supsects arrested in Germany and Ukraine

By: Naked Security writer — March 6th 2023 at 16:16
Devices seized, suspects interrogated and arrested, allegedly connected to devastating cyberattack on University Hospital in Düsseldorf.

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Dutch police arrest three cyberextortion suspects who allegedly earned millions

By: Naked Security writer — February 27th 2023 at 17:33
Ever paid hush money to crooks who broke into your network? Wondered how much you can trust them?

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S3 Ep123: Crypto company compromise kerfuffle [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — February 23rd 2023 at 17:58
Latest episode - listen now! Top-notch advice for cybersecurity, both at work and at home.

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Coinbase breached by social engineers, employee data stolen

By: Paul Ducklin — February 21st 2023 at 17:58
Another day, another "sophisticated" attack. This time, the company has handily included some useful advice along with its mea culpa...

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

By: Paul Ducklin — February 6th 2023 at 17:53
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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S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if it’s stolen already! [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — January 19th 2023 at 15:53
As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...

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Multi-million investment scammers busted in four-country Europol raid

By: Paul Ducklin — January 16th 2023 at 16:10
216 questioned, 15 arrested, 4 fake call centres searched, millions seized...

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Inside a scammers’ lair: Ukraine busts 40 in fake bank call-centre raid

By: Naked Security writer — January 3rd 2023 at 17:03
When someone calls you up to warn you that your bank account is under attack - it's true, because THAT VERY PERSON is the one attacking you!

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

By: Paul Ducklin — December 19th 2022 at 17:50
The Cryptoqueen herself is still missing, but her co-conspirator, who is said to have pocketed over $20m a month, has been convicted.

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

By: Naked Security writer — December 6th 2022 at 17:56
Guilty party got 18 months, also has to pay back $20m he probably hasn't got, which could land him in more hot water.

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

By: Paul Ducklin — December 1st 2022 at 17:58
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer)...

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

By: Paul Ducklin — November 10th 2022 at 17:26
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks - listen now!

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

By: Paul Ducklin — November 8th 2022 at 17:58
Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!

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

By: Paul Ducklin — October 21st 2022 at 16:25
Crooks: Show us the money! Cops: How about you show us the decryption keys first?

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S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — August 25th 2022 at 15:37
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)

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Bitcoin ATMs leeched by attackers who created fake admin accounts

By: Paul Ducklin — August 23rd 2022 at 15:35
The criminals didn't implant any malware. The attack was orchestrated via malevolent configuration changes.

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S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — August 4th 2022 at 16:52
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if that's what you prefer.)

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Cryptocoin “token swapper” Nomad loses $200 million in coding blunder

By: Paul Ducklin — August 2nd 2022 at 16:12
Transactions were only approved, it seems, if they were initiated by... errrrr, by anyone.

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Canadian cybercriminal pleads guilty to “NetWalker” attacks in US

By: Paul Ducklin — July 4th 2022 at 14:09
Bust in Canada, now bust in the USA as well.

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“Missing Cryptoqueen” hits the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list

By: Paul Ducklin — July 1st 2022 at 16:49
The "Missing Cryptoqueen" makes the American Top Ten... but not in a good way.

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S3 Ep89: Sextortion, blockchain blunder, and an OpenSSL bugfix [Podcast + Transcript]

By: Paul Ducklin — June 30th 2022 at 12:57
Latest episode - listen and read now! Use our advice to advise your own friends and family... let's all do our bit to stand up to scammers!

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Harmony blockchain loses nearly $100M due to hacked private keys

By: Paul Ducklin — June 27th 2022 at 18:14
The crooks needed at least two private keys, each stored in two parts... but they got them anyway.

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S3 Ep79: Chrome hole, a bad place for a cybersecurity holiday, and crypto-dodginess [Podcast]

By: Paul Ducklin — April 21st 2022 at 13:41
Do you know your Adam Osborne from your John Osbourne? Your Z80 from your 6502? Latest episode - listen now!

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Beanstalk cryptocurrency heist: scammer votes himself all the money

By: Paul Ducklin — April 19th 2022 at 16:00
Voting safeguards based on commuity collateral don't work if one person can use a momentary loan to "become" 75% of the community.

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US cryptocurrency coder gets 5 years for North Korea sanctions busting

By: Naked Security writer — April 13th 2022 at 15:52
Cryptocurrency expert didn't take "No" for an answer when the US authorities said he couldn't pursue cryptocoin opps in North Korea.

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Serious Security: Darkweb drugs market Hydra taken offline by German police

By: Paul Ducklin — April 6th 2022 at 16:22
Why are Tor sites hard to locate and therefore difficult to take down? We explain in plain English...

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UK police arrest 7 hacking suspects – have they bust the LAPSUS$ gang?

By: Naked Security writer — March 25th 2022 at 01:48
Seven alleged hackers have been arrested in the UK. But who are they, and which hacking crew are they from?

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Beware bogus Betas – cryptocoin scammers abuse Apple’s TestFlight system

By: Paul Ducklin — March 16th 2022 at 15:49
"Install this moneymaking app" - this one is so special that it isn't available on Google Play or the App Store!

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Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”, says regulator

By: Paul Ducklin — March 14th 2022 at 17:51
If you live in the UK and hadn't yet heard of cryptocoin ATMs... it's too late now!

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Alleged Kaseya ransomware attacker arrives in Texas for trial

By: Naked Security writer — March 11th 2022 at 14:59
The US Independence Day weekend of 2021 wasn't much of a holiday for cybersecurity staff. That was when the Kaseya attack unfolded...

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Self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” arrested with husband over Bitcoin megaheist

By: Naked Security writer — February 9th 2022 at 14:44
The cops say they've recovered 80% of a $72 million cryptocoin heist... but the recovered funds alone are now worth over $4 billion!

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Wormhole cryptotrading company turns over $340,000,000 to criminals

By: Paul Ducklin — February 4th 2022 at 17:38
It was the best of blockchains, it was the worst of blockchains... as Charles Dickens might have said.

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Cryptocoin broker Crypto.com says 2FA bypass led to $35m theft

By: Paul Ducklin — January 21st 2022 at 16:25
The company has put out a brief security report that summarises the 'what', but not yet the 'how' or 'why'.

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Plundered bitcoins recovered by FBI – all 3,879-and-one-sixth of them!

By: Paul Ducklin — December 22nd 2021 at 17:57
Phew! An audacious crime... that didn't work out.

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Cryptocurrency startup fails to subtract before adding, loses $31m

By: Paul Ducklin — December 6th 2021 at 15:50
Think of a number, any number. Take away 42. Add 42 back in. Then pretend you didn't take away 42. How much is left?

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Cloud Security: Don’t wait until your next bill to find out about an attack!

By: Paul Ducklin — November 26th 2021 at 17:58
Cloud security is the best sort of altruism: you need to do it to protect yourself, but you help to protect everyone else at the same time.

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