Sophos Naked Security

Did the GandCrab ransomware gang really 'retire' when they said, or did they never go away?

Researchers have found a way to beat the MAC address randomisation feature used by Bluetooth to protect users from being tracked.

It's 200x greater than the largest fine ever for breaking a promise to improve privacy practices.

The school, located in the Bronx and serving around 8,000 students, has declined to say whether it will pay up.

A group of Asian companies want to create a blockchain-based service to turn your phone into a mobile ID system.

In case you were wondering, scientists really can change the world, and change it for the better, too.

The good news is that Facebook updated Instagram's server-side defences automatically, so you don't have to do anything to fix this one.

Researchers have developed a technique for reading data from air-gapped PCs using LEDs. Cue dynamic hacker music now!

In the latest twist in the saga of the web-conferencing app, Apple has issued a ‘silent’ update removing Zoom's hidden web server from Macs.

The FCC in June called for carriers to provide free, default robocall blocking services. One month later, plans are "far from clear."

The US Conference of Mayors has unanimously adopted a resolution not to pay any more ransoms to hackers.

From a Ruby gem backdoor to the things that keep IT managers awake - and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.

Fernando José Corbató, Turing Award winner, computer scientist extraordinaire, MIT computer lab pioneer, RIP.

Increasingly complex attacks coupled with a shortage in skills and budget are worrying IT managers across the globe.

Humans are listening to our recordings - some made by mistake - to improve speech recognition. But they're not as anonymous as Google says.

This is either a minor controversy blown out of proportion, or the latest example of Microsoft’s disregard for its users’ wishes.

Apple disabled the app after somebody reported a bug - not exploited yet - that could allow an eavesdropper to listen in on another iPhone.

“We don’t need to regulate it, we need to ban it entirely.”

Intel has issued security updates for two of its products which enterprise and expert users will want to patch as soon as possible.

Less than two months after warning of cybersecurity problems on ships, the US Coast Guard has revealed that a large international vessel has suffered a cyberattack.