A new security feature allows users of Android 7 and later to use their smartphones to authenticate themselves to their Google accounts.
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Serious Security: How web forms can steal your bandwidth and harm your brand
Got a mailing list? Ever signed up for one? Ever stopped to think how a crook could abuse the security-related confirmation process?
Ban the use of ‘dark patterns’ by tech companies, say US lawmakers
Congressional leaders in the US unveiled a new law this week to ban the use of ‘dark patterns’ by large online players.
App could have let attackers locate and take control of users’ cars
A smartphone app used to control vehicles across North America left them wide open to attackers, it was revealed this week.
Toddler locks father out of iPad for 25.5 MILLION minutes, or until 2067
A father thought he’d been permanently locked out of his Apple iPad after his young son repeatedly entered an incorrect passcode.
Ep. 027 – Honeypots, GPS rollover and the MySpace data vortex
Guess how long it takes crooks to find a new device when you plug it in? All this and more in the latest Naked Security podcast- enjoy!
Update now! Here’s the April Patch Tuesday roundup
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday updates are here. Find out more about the most serious bugs and how to patch them.
Mar-a-Lago intruder had instant-malware-inflicting thumb drive
Ms. Zhang’s infected USB drive instantly went to work on a Secret Service agent’s PC. He shut it down immediately “to halt the corruption.”
Check your Verizon FiOS Quantum Gateway G1100 router now
Owners of Verizon’s FiOS Quantum Gateway (G1100) routers should check the firmware has been updated after a security company made public three significant security flaws.
Two robocallers fined $3m for Google listings scam
The robocall scammers were defrauding small businesses who were scared of seeing their Google search listings drop off.