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S3 Ep71: VMware escapes, PHP holes, WP plugin woes, and scary scams [Podcast]

donderdag 24 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

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Apple AirTag anti-stalking protection bypassed by researchers

woensdag 23 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Problems with Apple's Tracker Detect system, which warns you of likely stalking attempts using hidden AirTags.

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WordPress backup plugin maker Updraft says “You should update”…

dinsdag 22 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

A straight-talking bug report written in plain English by an actual expert - there's a teachable moment in this cybersecurity story!

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French cybercriminals using sextortion scams with no text or links

maandag 21 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

You'd spot this one a mile away... but what about your friends or family?

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Irony alert! PHP fixes security flaw in input validation code

vrijdag 18 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

What's wrong with this sequence? 1. Step into the road 2. Check if it's safe 3. Keep on walki...

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S3 Ep70: Bitcoin, billing blunders, and 0-day after 0-day after 0-day [Podcast + Transcript]

donderdag 17 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Latest episode - listen and learn!

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VMWare fixes holes that could allow virtual machine escapes

woensdag 16 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Hats off to VMWare for not using weasel words: "When should you act?" Immediately...

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Google announces zero-day in Chrome browser – update now!

dinsdag 15 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Zero-day buses: none for a while, then three at once. Here's Google joining Apple and Adobe in "zero-day week"

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Adobe fixes zero-day exploit in e-commerce code: update now!

maandag 14 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

There's a remote code execution hole in Adobe e-commerce products - and cybercrooks are already exploiting it.

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Power company pays out $3 trillion compensation to astonished customer

maandag 14 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

More money than the UK's economy produces in a year!

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Apple zero-day drama for Macs, iPhones and iPads – patch now!

vrijdag 11 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Sudden update! Zero-day browser hole! Drive-by malware danger! Patch Apple laptops and phones now...

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S3 Ep69: WordPress woes, Wormhole holes, and a Microsoft change of heart [Podcast + Transcript]

donderdag 10 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

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

woensdag 9 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

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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At last! Office macros from the internet to be blocked by default

dinsdag 8 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

It's been a long time coming, and we're not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware...

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Microsoft blocks web installation of its own App Installer files

maandag 7 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

It's a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own "features" for security reasons. Here's why we think it's a good idea.

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

vrijdag 4 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

It was the best of blockchains, it was the worst of blockchains... as Charles Dickens might have said.

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S3 Ep68: Bugs, scams, privacy …and fonts?! [Podcast + Transcript]

donderdag 3 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

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Elementor WordPress plugin has a gaping security hole – update now

woensdag 2 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

We shouldn't need to say, "Check your inputs!" these days, but we're saying it anyway.

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Linux kernel patches “performance can be harmful” bug in video driver

dinsdag 1 februari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

This bug is fiendishly hard to exploit - but if you patch, it won't be there to exploit at all.

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Website operator fined for using Google Fonts “the cloudy way”

maandag 31 januari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Google Fonts are OK, it seems, but only if everyone keeps their own copy of the fonts they use.

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Coronavirus SMS scam offers home PCR testing devices – don’t fall for it!

vrijdag 28 januari 2022 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful, too. But there aren't any...

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