S3 Ep60: Exchange exploit, GoDaddy breach and cookies made public [Podcast]
Latest episode – listen now! Solid cybersecurity advice in plain English.
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Latest episode – listen now! Solid cybersecurity advice in plain English.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more…
by Paul Ducklin [04’24”] Alleged malware coder from the Trickbot gang arrested. [15’36”] 5500 passwords cracked and salaries stolen by “credential stuffing” crook. [29’28”] We answer a listener’s question about just how tough to be when judging a company that’s had a breach. [34’37”] Oh! No! of the week. With Kimberly Truong, Doug . . . Read more
by Paul Ducklin In case you’ve never heard of it, Have I Been Pwned, or HIBP as it is widely known, is an online service run out of Queensland in Australia by a data breach researcher called Troy Hunt. The idea behind HIBP is straightforward: to give you a quick . . . Read more
by Paul Ducklin We look into an unnerving case of mixed-up video feeds. We warn you against “going rogue” when you can’t get the download you want from the regular place. We explain how Apple’s new AirTag product got hacked (again). With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro . . . Read more
by Paul Ducklin The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) – the country’s data protection regulator – has fined online travel and hotel booking company Booking.com almost half a million Euros over a data breach. Interestingly, the fine was issued not merely because there was a breach, but because the company . . . Read more
by Paul Ducklin News outlet Bloomberg has gone public with a dramatic cybersecurity news story about surveillance. Bloomberg claims that an “international hacker collective” was responsible for breaking into a network of 150,000 surveillance cameras and purloining private footage from live video feeds. According to Bloomberg, one of the hacking . . . Read more
by Jason Nurse Most of us now use online platforms routinely – in some countries, almost exclusively – to engage with work colleagues, friends, family and loved ones. One worrying trend is the posting online of photos of home-working setups, video calls, and virtual meetings. This trend has coined its . . . Read more
by Sally Adam Dr Jason R.C. Nurse is an Associate Professor in Cyber Security at the University of Kent, and a Visiting Academic at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the socio-technical aspects of cyber security, privacy and trust. Jason has channelled years of research into a concise, . . . Read more
The cyberattack incident is the wireless carrier’s fourth in three years. T-Mobile USA has reported a data breach – its fourth in three years. The wireless carrier disclosed the breach last week via its website, saying that it detected and shut down “malicious, unauthorized access to some information” related to . . . Read more