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FBI warns about scams that lure you in as a mobile beta-tester

By: Paul Ducklin — August 16th 2023 at 18:57
Apps on your iPhone must come from the App Store. Except when they don't... we explain what to look out for.

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“Grab hold and give it a wiggle” – ATM card skimming is still a thing

By: Paul Ducklin — August 14th 2023 at 23:18
The rise of tap-to-pay and chip-and-PIN hasn't rid the world of ATM card skimming criminals...

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Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down

By: Paul Ducklin — August 14th 2023 at 14:06
The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is seeking to claw back...

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

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Interested in $10,000,000? Ready to turn in the Clop ransomware crew?

By: Naked Security writer — June 28th 2023 at 16:59
Technically, it's "up to $10 million", but it's potentially a LOT of money, nevertheless...

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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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S3 Ep140: So you think you know ransomware?

By: Paul Ducklin — June 22nd 2023 at 16:48
Lots to learn this week - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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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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Megaupload duo will go to prison at last, but Kim Dotcom fights on…

By: Paul Ducklin — June 19th 2023 at 16:59
One, sadly, has died, and two are heading to prison, but for Kim Dotcom, the saga goes on...

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S3 Ep139: Are password rules like running through rain?

By: Paul Ducklin — June 15th 2023 at 16:43
Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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Gozi banking malware “IT chief” finally jailed after more than 10 years

By: Paul Ducklin — June 13th 2023 at 16:43
Gozi threesome from way back in the late 2000s and early 2010s now all charged, convicted and sentenced. The DOJ got there in the end...

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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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Thoughts on scheduled password changes (don’t call them rotations!)

By: Paul Ducklin — June 9th 2023 at 16:58
Does swapping your password regularly make it a better password?

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S3 Ep137: 16th century crypto skullduggery

By: Paul Ducklin — June 1st 2023 at 16:45
Lots to learn, clearly explained in plain English... listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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S3 Ep136: Navigating a manic malware maelstrom

By: Paul Ducklin — May 25th 2023 at 16:50
Latest episode - listen now. Full transcript inside...

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

By: Naked Security writer — May 22nd 2023 at 16:58
Site marketing video promised total anonymity, but that was a lie. 170 arrested already. Potentially 1000s more to follow.

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US offers $10m bounty for Russian ransomware suspect outed in indictment

By: Naked Security writer — May 17th 2023 at 16:40
"Up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest and/or conviction of this defendant."

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Whodunnit? Cybercrook gets 6 years for ransoming his own employer

By: Naked Security writer — May 12th 2023 at 16:15
Not just an active adversary, but a two-faced one, too.

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S3 Ep133: Apple takes “tight-lipped” to a whole new level

By: Paul Ducklin — May 4th 2023 at 20:59
Entertaining, educational, and all in plain English 🎧📖

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World Password Day: 2 + 2 = 4

By: Paul Ducklin — May 4th 2023 at 13:12
We've kept it short and simple, with no sermons, no judgmentalism, no tubthumping... and no BUY NOW buttons. Have a nice day!

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Google wins court order to force ISPs to filter botnet traffic

By: Naked Security writer — April 28th 2023 at 19:59
CryptBot criminals are alleged to have plundered browser passwords, illicitly-snapped screenshots, cryptocurrency account data, and more.

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S3 Ep131: Can you really have fun with FORTRAN?

By: Paul Ducklin — April 20th 2023 at 17:55
Loop-the-loop in this week's episode. Entertaining, educational and all in plain English. Transcript inside.

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

By: Paul Ducklin — April 18th 2023 at 16:56
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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FBI and FCC warn about “Juicejacking” – but just how useful is their advice?

By: Paul Ducklin — April 17th 2023 at 14:17
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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S3 Ep128: So you want to be a cyber­criminal? [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — March 30th 2023 at 14:43
Latest episode - listen now!

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Cops use fake DDoS services to take aim at wannabe cybercriminals

By: Naked Security writer — March 28th 2023 at 16:58
Thinking of trying a bit of DDoSsing to get a feel for life at the fringes of the Dark Side? Don't do it!

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In Memoriam – Gordon Moore, who put the more in “Moore’s Law”

By: Paul Ducklin — March 27th 2023 at 00:05
His prediction was called a "Law", though it was an exhortation to engineering excellence as much it was an estimate.

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

By: Paul Ducklin — March 24th 2023 at 17:48
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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S3 Ep125: When security hardware has security holes [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — March 9th 2023 at 18:58
Lastest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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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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S3 Ep124: When so-called security apps go rogue [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — March 2nd 2023 at 15:40
Rogue software packages. Rogue "sysadmins". Rogue keyloggers. Rogue authenticators. Rogue ROGUES!

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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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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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Finnish psychotherapy extortion suspect arrested in France

By: Naked Security writer — February 6th 2023 at 16:13
Company transcribed ultra-personal conversations, didn't secure them. Criminal stole them, then extorted thousands of vulnerable patients.

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S3 Ep120: When dud crypto simply won’t let go [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — February 2nd 2023 at 17:50
Latest episode - listen now!

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Hive ransomware servers shut down at last, says FBI

By: Naked Security writer — January 27th 2023 at 17:58
Unfortunately, you've probably already heard the cliche that "cybercrime abhors a vacuum"...

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Dutch suspect locked up for alleged personal data megathefts

By: Paul Ducklin — January 26th 2023 at 22:02
Undercover Austrian "controlled data buy" leads to Amsterdam arrest and ongoing investigation. Suspect is said to steal and sell all sorts of data, including medical records.

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Serious Security: Unravelling the LifeLock “hacked passwords” story

By: Paul Ducklin — January 17th 2023 at 17:59
Four straight-talking tips to improve your online security, whether you're a LifeLock customer or not.

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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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S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasn’t (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]

By: Paul Ducklin — January 12th 2023 at 17:59
Tell us in the comments... What's the REAL reason there was no Windows 9? (No theory too far-fetched!)

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

By: Paul Ducklin — December 22nd 2022 at 17:56
Join world-renowned expert Fraser Howard, Director of Research at SophosLabs, for this fascinating episode on how to fight cybercrime.

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

By: Paul Ducklin — December 9th 2022 at 16:46
Breaches, exploits, busts, buffer overflows and bug hunting - entertaining and educational in equal measure.

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

By: Paul Ducklin — November 30th 2022 at 17:58
It's not just the hashing, by the way. It's the salting and the stretching, too!

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

By: Naked Security writer — November 25th 2022 at 17:17
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

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

By: Paul Ducklin — November 24th 2022 at 16:52
Latest episode - security expert John Shier explains what the real-life cybercrime stories in the Sophos Threat Report can teach us

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Multimillion dollar CryptoRom scam sites seized, suspects arrested in US

By: Paul Ducklin — November 23rd 2022 at 19:58
Five tips to keep yourself, and your friends and family, out of the clutches of "chopping block" scammers...

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

By: Paul Ducklin — November 17th 2022 at 17:52
Latest episode - listen now! Cybersecurity news plus loads of great advice...

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“Gucci Master” business email scammer Hushpuppi gets 11 years

By: Naked Security writer — November 14th 2022 at 16:24
Learn how to protect yourself from big-money tricksters like the Hushpuppis of the world...

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

By: Paul Ducklin — November 3rd 2022 at 17:51
Listen now - latest episode - audio plus full transcript

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Psychotherapy extortion suspect: arrest warrant issued

By: Paul Ducklin — October 31st 2022 at 17:59
Wanted! Not only the extortionist who abused the data, but also the CEO who let it happen.

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

By: Paul Ducklin — October 27th 2022 at 16:59
Latest episode - listen (or read) now. Teachable moments for X-Ops professionals!

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