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COVID-19 tests, PPE and antivirual drugs find a home on the dark web
by John Shier Criminals have been quick to adapt to the global coronavirus pandemic. Sophos threat researchers have shown how cybercriminals have taken advantage of COVID-19 in myriad ways, and the FBI has warned us about criminals profiteering with advance fee and...
Windows 10 adds new security and privacy features in May update
by Danny Bradbury Windows 10 release 2004 is out, with a slew of new features. They include several updates to its security and privacy. Here’s what you get when you download it, as outlined in the company’s blog post. Microsoft has updated its System...
Google sued by Arizona for tracking users’ locations in spite of settings
by Lisa Vaas Arizona has filed suit against Google over tracking users’ locations even after they’ve turned tracking off, claiming that the advertising-fueled tech titan has a “complex web of settings and purported ‘consents'” that enable...
Inside a ransomware gang’s attack toolbox
by Paul Ducklin If you’re a Naked Security Podcast listener, you’ll have heard Sophos’s own Peter Mackenzie telling some fairly wild ransomware stories. Peter works in the Managed Threat Response (MTR) part of our business – in his own words,...
S2 Ep 41: Super-sized ransomware, FBI v Apple and AirPods hot or not – Naked Security Podcast
by Alice Violet This week Peter shares how Ragnar Locker ransomware deploys a virtual machine to dodge security, Mark discusses the latest in the Apple v FBI saga and Duck talks AirPod “MagicPairing.” Producer Alice Duckett is joined by Sophos experts Mark...
Pablo Escobar’s brother sues Apple for $2.6b over FaceTime flaw
Roberto Escobar says a FaceTime eavesdropping bug led to his address being leaked, assassination threats, and being forced into hiding.
Android ‘StrandHogg 2.0’ flaw lets malware assume identity of any app
A critical security flaw in Android could be used by attackers to “assume the identity” of legitimate apps in order to carry out on-device phishing attacks, say researchers.
Apple sends out 11 security alerts – get your fixes now!
by Paul Ducklin Apple has just blasted out 11 email advisories detailing its most recent raft of security fixes. Confusingly, some of these updates have been available for several days already – the most recent version of iOS is 13.5, and it was officially...
Open source libraries a big source of application security flaws
by John E Dunn How many vulnerabilities lurk inside the bazillions of open source libraries that today’s developers happily borrow to build their applications? Predictably, the answer is a lot, at least according to application security company Veracode which...
