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by Naked Security writer The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has recently announced work that it’s been doing as an ongoing part of a multinational project dubbed Operation PowerOFF. The idea seems to be to use fake cybercrime-as-a-service sites to attract the attention of impressionable youngsters who are hanging around . . . Read more
25 Aug, 2022
Apple, chrome, crypto, Cryptocurrency, Denial of Service, DoS, Edge, google, iPhone, Microsoft, Naked Security Podcast, podcast, R&B, Security News, Vulnerability, zero day
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When it comes to writing loops in your code… never sit on the fence!

by Paul Ducklin Here’s another BWAIN, which is our shorthand for Bug With An Impressive Name. That’s the abbreviation we use for bugs that end up with names, logos and even dedicated websites that are catchy, cool, fancy, important or dramatic, and sometimes even all of these at the same . . . Read more
22 Feb, 2021
Bitcoin, BTC, cryptocoins, Cryptocurrency, DoS, ETH, ether, ethereum, Nvidia, Security News
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by Paul Ducklin Nvidia, the graphics chip company that wants to buy ARM, made a unusual announcement last week. The company is about to launch its latest GeForce GPU (graphics processing unit) chip, the RTX 3060, and wants its users know that the chip is “tailored to meet the needs . . . Read more
11 Nov, 2020
Cisco, Cisco ASR 9000 series, cisco IOS, Cisco IOS XR, CVE-2020-26070, Denial of Service, DoS, high severity flaw, patch, Security News, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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The flaw stems from an issue with the ingress packet processing function of Cisco IOS XR software. A high-severity flaw in Cisco’s IOS XR software could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to cripple Cisco Aggregation Services Routers (ASR). The flaw stems from Cisco IOS XR, a train of Cisco Systems’ widely . . . Read more
30 Oct, 2020
Cross Site Forgery, cross site scripting vulnerability, DeteAct, DoS, MySQL, RCE, remote code execution, Security News, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, wordpress, WordPress 3.7, WordPress 5.5.1, WordPress 5.5.2, WordPress Security and Maintenance Release
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In all, WordPress patched 10 security bugs as part of the release of version 5.5.2 of its web publishing software.
23 Oct, 2020
Bug, code execution, CVE-2020-5977, CVE-2020-5990, Denial of Service, DoS, enthusiast gaming, gamer, geforce experience, GeForce GTX graphics card, GPU, graphics driver, Hacks, high severity flaw, Nvidia, Nvidia GeForce 3.20.5.70, Security News, security vulnerability, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, Windows
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Versions of Nvidia GeForce Experience for Windows prior to 3.20.5.70 are affected by a high-severity bug that could enable code execution, denial of service and more.
21 Oct, 2020
Adaptive Security Appliance, Bugs, Cisco, Cross-site request forgery, CSRF, CVE-2020-3456, CVE-2020-3499, CVE-2020-3562, CVE-2020-3563, CVE-2020-3571, Denial of Service, DoS, firepower threat defense, Patches, Security News, Security Vulnerabilities, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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14 Oct, 2020
Cloud Security, Craig Young, critical bug, CVE-2020-5135, Denial of Service, DoS, Exploit, Network Security Appliance, pre-authentication, RCE, remote code execution, Security News, security vulnerability, SonicWall, stack-based buffer overflow, Tripwire, trivial, vpn portal, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, worm
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