Sophos Naked Security


News, opinion, advice and research on computer security threats from Sophos
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Firefox 66 will silence autoplaying web audio
From Firefox 66 for desktop and Android, due in March, media autoplay of video or audio will be blocked by default.
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Just two hacker groups are behind 60% of stolen cryptocurrency
Chainalysis found that two groups, which it calls Alpha and Beta, are responsible for stealing around $1 billion in funds from exchanges.
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Digital signs left wide open with default password
One thing the world doesn't need: hackers who can broadcast to billboards of any size, be they PC monitor- or Godzilla-sized.
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Ep. 018 – Home invasions, snoopy apps and Android versus iOS [PODCAST]
Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - give it a listen!
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Home DNA kit company says it’s working with the FBI
FamilyTreeDNA has disclosed that it's opened up DNA profiles to the FBI to help find suspects of violent crime.
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Half of IoT devices let down by vulnerable apps
Half of the apps used to control a range of Internet of Things devices are insecure in a variety of ways, researchers found.
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Crypto exchange in limbo after founder dies with password
The only person who knew the password is dead, leaving customers unable to access around $190million in fiat and virtual currency.
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Kids’ GPS watches are still a security ‘train wreck’
Anyone could have accessed the entire database, including a child's location, on Gator watches and other models that share its back end.
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Security weaknesses in 5G, 4G and 3G could expose users’ locations
Researchers have discovered security holes in 5G, 4G and 3G telephony protocols, which can expose a user's location.
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Chrome’s hidden lookalike detection feature battles URL imposters
Chrome now checks for misspellings of popular URLs and will display a link to the site that it thinks the user might have wanted to visit.
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FBI burrowing into North Korea’s big bad botnet
The FBI revealed that it joined the Joanap botnet and started chewing it up from the inside.
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Selling fake likes and follows is illegal, rules New York
A groundbreaking settlement in New York finds that selling fake likes and followers is illegal.
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Monday review – the hot 28 stories of the week
From the DNS outage that deleted users' Azure data to the Nest security cam hijacker, and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.
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FaceTime bug, eavesdropping and digital snooping – what to do? [VIDEO]
In this week's Naked Security Live video: what to do about microphone-equipped devices in your home?
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Linux user? Check those patches! Public exploit published for systemd security holes…
A pair of bugs in a very widely used Linux system tool called systemd have just been "weaponised" - check you're patched!
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Credential dump contains another 2.2 billion pwned accounts
How many user credentials have fallen into the hands of criminals during a decade of data breaches? Billions, according to two recent discoveries.
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Hacker talks to baby through Nest security cam, jacks up thermostat
Yet another family unnerved by yet another voice coming from a nursery webcam serves as yet another argument against password reuse.
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Microsoft Azure data deleted because of DNS outage
Users of Microsoft’s Azure system lost database records as part of a mass outage on Tuesday. A combination of DNS problems and automated scripts were to blame, said reports.
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Google says sorry for pulling a Facebook with monitoring program
It was using the same Apple enterprise back door as Facebook to get its market research done, but it owned up and backed off.
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Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws
Google and Mozilla are tidying up security features and patching vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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