Naked Security

Naked Security

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Naked Security episodes

  • S3 Ep37: Quantum crypto, refunding Bitcoins, and Alpaca problems

    Will quantum cryptography mean the end of encryption? How was the FBI able to get bitcoins back in the Colonial Pipeline ransomware case? What is the ALPACA attack, and does it make your browsing less secure?


    With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


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    38 min
  • S3 Ep36: Trickbot coder busted, passwords cracked, and breaches judged

    Alleged malware coder from the Trickbot gang arrested. 5500 passwords cracked and salaries stolen by "credential stuffing" crook. And we answer a listener's question about just how tough to be when judging a company that's had a breach.


    With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


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    38 min
  • S3 Ep34: Apple bugs, scammers busted, and how crooks bypass 2FA

    Apple patches a raft of serious security holes. Police arrest eight suspects in an online scamming ring. We explain how WhatsApp messages from hacked accounts are helping cybercrooks bypass 2FA.


    With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


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    44 min
  • S3 Ep33: Eufy camera leak, Afterburner crisis, and AirTags (again)

    We look into an unnerving case of mixed-up video feeds. We warn you against "going rogue" when you can't get the download you want from the regular place. We explain how Apple's new AirTag product got hacked (again).


    With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


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    39 min
  • S3 Ep32: AirTag jailbreak, Dell vulns, and the never-ending scam

    Apple's brand new AirTag product got hacked already. Things you can learn from Colonial Pipeline's ransomware misfortune. Why Dell patched a bunch of driver bugs going back more than a decade. And the "Is it you in the video?" scam just keeps on coming back.

    Additional links you will find useful:

    https://news.sophos.com/en-us/using-sophos-edr-to-identify-endpoints-impacted-by-dell

    https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/ransomware-dont-expect-a-full-recovery

    https://www.sophos.com/ransomware


    With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


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    39 min
  • S3 Ep31: Apple zero-days, Flubot scammers and PHP supply chain bug

    We look into Apple's recent emergency updates that closed off four in-the-wild browser bugs. We explain how the infamous "Flubot" home delivery scam works and how to stop it. We investigate a recent security bug that threatened the PHP ecosystem.


    With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


    Got questions/suggestions/stories to share?

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    39 min
  • S3 Ep30: AirDrop worries, Linux pests and ransomware truths

    We investigate whether AirDrop is really as dangerous as researchers claimed. We discuss the pestiferous problem of fake Linux bugs submitted as an academic exercise. We review the latest Sophos Ransomware Report and uncover uncomfortable truths about paying up.


    With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


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    48 min
  • S3 Ep29: Anti-tracking, rowhammer problems and IoT vulns

    How Firefox showed the hand to a widely abused online tracking trick. Why reading from one part of your computer's memory can paradoxically (and sneakily) let you write to another part. And yet more IoT bugs, this time a whole slew of them that go by the moniker "name:wreck".


    With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin.


    Original music by Edith Mudge


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    49 min

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