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2018-01-26 14:47:58 |
How Dutch intelligence spied on the Russian hackers attacking the DNC (lien direct) |
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2018-01-26 11:18:18 |
Communication is key when responding to a cybersecurity incident (lien direct) |
Ensure that a thought-through communication strategy is a key part of your response plan to a cybersecurity incident.
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2018-01-25 12:20:44 |
Triumph for Twitch over the viewbots (lien direct) |
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2018-01-25 11:37:17 |
Reddit rolls out 2FA to all its users (lien direct) |
Reddit users can now secure their accounts with two-factor authentication (2FA).
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2018-01-25 09:05:37 |
Smashing Security #062: Tinder spying, Amazon shoplifting, and petrol pump malware (lien direct) |
Your Tinder swipes can be spied upon, Amazon is opening high street stores that don't require any staff, and Russian fuel pumps are being infected with malware in an elaborate scheme to make large amounts of money.
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2018-01-23 10:08:21 |
Sonic the Hedgehog accused of leaking Android users\' data (lien direct) |
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2018-01-22 14:45:09 |
MailChimp plugs a hole that could have leaked your email address (lien direct) |
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2018-01-22 14:01:58 |
Jail for man who launched DDoS attacks against Skype, Google, and Pokemon Go (lien direct) |
A British man has been sentenced to two years in jail after admitting to a series of computer crime offences, which included over 100 attempts to knock the likes of Google, Skype and Nintendo's popular video game Pokemon Go offline.
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2018-01-18 15:30:14 |
Less than 10% of Gmail users have enabled two-factor authentication (lien direct) |
Don't make life easy for account hackers. Defend your online accounts with two-step verification.
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2018-01-18 09:25:10 |
Smashing Security #061: Fallout over Hawaii missile false alarm (lien direct) |
User interfaces and poor procedures lead to pandemonium in Hawaii, hackers are attempting to trick victims into opening cryptocurrency-related email attachments, and yet more pox-ridden apps are found in Android's Google Play store.
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2018-01-17 14:26:45 |
Fighting cyber attacks with nuclear weapons (lien direct) |
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2018-01-17 12:08:36 |
Hawaii\'s missile alert agency keeps its password on a Post-it note (lien direct) |
Last Saturday the people of Hawaii received a terrifying alert about a ballistic missile heading its way. Thankfully, the alert turned out to have been sent in error by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
Now evidence has come to light that some of the organisation's staff might be in the habit of sticking Post-it notes containing passwords onto their computer monitors.
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2018-01-17 07:24:11 |
Beware! A new bug can crash iOS and macOS with a single text message (lien direct) |
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2018-01-16 08:12:18 |
Cybersecurity quiz winners rewarded with malware-infected USB sticks (lien direct) |
No prizes for guessing that giving away USB sticks at a cybersecurity event wasn't a good idea...
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2018-01-15 07:57:34 |
Hawaii\'s ballistic missile false alarm and a user interface failure (lien direct) |
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2018-01-11 12:41:28 |
WhatsApp flaw could allow anyone to sneak into your private group chat (lien direct) |
Let's hope that WhatsApp responds appropriately to the researchers' findings, and plugs this security hole before the threat evolves from being purely theoretical to real life.
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2018-01-11 09:09:01 |
Smashing Security #060: Meltdown, Spectre, and personal devices in the White House (lien direct) |
The chips are down, as tech companies struggle to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. The White House is getting tough on leakers by banning personal devices from the West Wing. And someone has been embedding a Bitcoin wallet into their hand...
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2018-01-10 12:31:25 |
Post-hack, VTech has to pay $650,000 in FTC settlement - but doesn\'t have to admit any wrongdoing (lien direct) |
The FTC settlement, one of the first reached with an internet-enabled toy manufacturer over security and privacy concerns, lets the firm off the hook in one key area: it doesn't require VTech to admit to any wrongdoing.
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2018-01-09 19:23:05 |
Locked out? Don\'t worry, here\'s the hardcoded password for your WD My Cloud NAS device (lien direct) |
How handy!
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2018-01-09 11:58:18 |
Ouch! Microsoft\'s Spectre security update bricks some AMD-powered PCs (lien direct) |
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2018-01-09 11:47:06 |
Until your anti-virus adds this Registry key, you aren\'t getting any more Windows security updates (lien direct) |
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2018-01-09 01:03:47 |
Apple fixes the Meltdown and Spectre flaws in Macs, iPhones, and iPads (lien direct) |
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2018-01-04 14:12:34 |
Bogus security apps in the Google Play store stole users\' info and tracked their location (lien direct) |
Android users would be wise to remember that just because an app appears in the official Google Play store doesn't mean that it should be considered entirely trustworthy.
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2018-01-04 10:58:28 |
Spectre? Meltdown? F*CKWIT? Calm down and make yourself some tea (lien direct) |
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2018-01-04 00:28:28 |
Smashing Security podcast #059: An intro to Bitcoin and Blockchain (lien direct) |
In this special "splinter" episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast we take a look at Bitcoin and Blockchain. What's all the fuss about cryptocurrencies? How can you protect your Bitcoin wallet? And how does the Blockchain work?
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2018-01-03 17:01:53 |
The F*CKWIT Intel chip flaw. Ready yourself for patches (lien direct) |
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2018-01-03 13:04:54 |
Opera browser updated to stop crypto-currency mining (lien direct) |
A new version of the Opera browser contains an anti-cryptocurrency mining feature that will surely be well-received by the majority of users.
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2018-01-02 17:03:11 |
A desperate YouTube moderator scam spam (lien direct) |
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2018-01-02 15:11:28 |
Automatic autofill of your username and password? Not a good idea (lien direct) |
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2017-12-29 00:42:38 |
My Twitter was hacked, claims John McAfee (lien direct) |
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2017-12-21 12:51:57 |
Smashing Security podcast #058: Face ID, Firefox, and Windows SNAFUs, plus Bitcoin FOMO (lien direct) |
Is Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?
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2017-12-21 12:27:26 |
Twitter just got more serious about two-factor authentication. Here\'s how to better protect your account (lien direct) |
If you still haven't properly secured your Twitter account with two-factor authentication then you have one less excuse today.
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2017-12-21 08:26:16 |
Fooling Windows 10 facial authentication with a photo (lien direct) |
Unlocking your computer with a smile might save you four seconds, but you might be in danger of losing a lot more by relying solely on your face for security.
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2017-12-19 16:38:12 |
So it wasn\'t Anderson Cooper who called Donald Trump a pathetic loser on Twitter after all... (lien direct) |
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2017-12-19 16:01:39 |
USA blames North Korea for WannaCry ransomware outbreak (lien direct) |
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2017-12-19 15:07:25 |
Bitcoin exchange shuts down after being hacked twice in one year (lien direct) |
To misquote Oscar Wilde, to have your Bitcoin exchange hacked once may be regarded as misfortune; to have it happen twice looks like carelessness.
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2017-12-18 16:53:30 |
Bitcoin FOMO or FOJI? (lien direct) |
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2017-12-15 13:57:05 |
Business Email Compromise scammer sentenced to 41 months in prison (lien direct) |
A US judge has sentenced a Nigerian man to three years and five months in a federal prison after he pleaded guilty to taking part in a business email compromise scam that targeted organisations around the world.
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2017-12-14 15:29:24 |
Fox-IT reveals hackers hijacked its DNS records, spied on clients\' files (lien direct) |
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2017-12-14 09:00:55 |
Smashing Security podcast #057: Mikko - live from the sauna - talks Bitcoin security (lien direct) |
How to protect yourself from Bitcoin hackers, why you should think twice before giving Amazon the keys to your house, and how a private investigator tried to hack Donald Trump's tax returns.
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2017-12-13 08:16:44 |
Australian airport hack was \'a near miss\' says government\'s cybersecurity expert (lien direct) |
A 31-year-old Vietnamese man has been jailed for a hacking attack that compromised the computer network of Perth International Airport, and reportedly resulted in the theft of building plans and sensitive security protocols.
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2017-12-11 15:26:21 |
HP\'s second laptop keylogger in less than a year (lien direct) |
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2017-12-11 13:13:17 |
Is Bulgaria sitting on $3.5 BILLION worth of Bitcoin seized from criminals? (lien direct) |
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2017-12-08 13:12:16 |
Four hours after being taught the rules of chess, AlphaZero became the strongest player the world has ever seen (lien direct) |
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2017-12-07 21:55:34 |
Oops! This Android keyboard app accidentally leaked 31 million users\' personal details (lien direct) |
31 million users of an Android keyboard app have had their email addresses, phone numbers, and precise location exposed through the sheer carelessness of the app's developer.
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2017-12-07 11:49:14 |
Smashing Security podcast #056: Peeping Toms, prison hacks, and parliamentary passwords (lien direct) |
Why you should check your Airbnb for hidden cameras, a hacker attempts a different kind of jailbreak, and British MPs prove that they really are clueless when it comes to cybersecurity.
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2017-12-06 15:08:01 |
Satori botnet rears its head, exploiting IoT vulnerabilities (lien direct) |
A new IoT botnet has quietly hijacked more than 100,000 routers, readying them for paralysing distributed denial-of-service attacks against websites.
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2017-12-06 10:37:31 |
Naked rowers calendar hit by denial-of-service attack following Russia \'ban\' (lien direct) |
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2017-12-05 09:47:31 |
Modern-day \'Ferris Bueller\' hacks school, changes grades, applies to Ivy League colleges (lien direct) |
What's a lad to do if his school grades just aren't up to snuff, and it looks like his dreams of ever getting to a prestigious Ivy League college are in tatters?
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2017-12-05 08:39:56 |
DJI drones likely spying for China, claims leaked intelligence bulletin (lien direct) |
A leaked memo from the US Department of Homeland Security has potentially drawn a cloud over the excitement of unwrapping a DJI drone this Christmas.
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