A new SophosLabs report takes you inside a cryptomining gang.
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Facebook labels ‘state-controlled’ Russian, Chinese, Iranian media
Facebook users will see notices labeling “state-controlled media”, based on criteria such as funding, editorial independence, ownership structure and more.
Brave CEO apologises for adding affiliate links to URLs
The Brave browser has provoked unhappiness among some of its users after being caught redirecting searches to affiliate links that earned it commission.
Double-crossing ransomware decryptor scrambles your files again!
Just when you thought a bad thing could get no worse…
S2 Ep42: Apple auth attack, Octopus Scanner, Escobar escapades – Naked Security podcast
END OF SERIES SPECIAL: This week Mark shares why Pablo Escobar’s brother is suing Apple for $2.6b, Greg talks about a malicious ‘Octopus Scanner’ targeting developers on Github and Duck discusses the “Sign in with Apple” account takeover flaw. Host Anna Brading is joined by Sophos experts Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Greg Iddon. Listen […]
Botnet blasts WordPress sites with configuration download attacks
A million sites attacked by 20,000 different computers.
You DID change your password after that data breach, didn’t you?
Apparently, some people consider their passwords “invincible”, even after a data breach. Don’t be those people.
Nuclear missile contractor hacked in Maze ransomware attack
Attackers hacked and encrypted the computers of a contractor whose clients include the US military, government agencies and major military contractors.
Google deletes Indian app that deleted Chinese apps
Google has deleted an app from the Play Store that offered to delete Android software associated with China.
Firefox fixes cryptographic data leakage in latest security update
How time flies – the latest four-weekly Firefox update is out.