Naked Security

Naked Security

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March 10, 2022 S3 Ep73: Ransomware with a difference, dirty Linux pipes, and more
What do ransomware blackmailers ask for when they don't want money? Why did Firefox get two updates in three days? How did Adafruit get hoist by the petard of shadow IT? And what's with those dirty Linux pipes?
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Original music by Edith Mudge
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30 min
March 03, 2022 S3 Ep72: AirTag stalking, web server coding woes and Instascams
How good is Apple's AirTag stalker detection? Why are web coders still making Y2K-like blunders? And how many Instagram scams can you get in one weekend?
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25 min
February 24, 2022 S3 Ep71: VMware escapes, PHP holes, WP plugin woes, and scary scams
VM escapes could put your host servers at risk. PHP fixes an input validation bug in input validation code. A WordPress plugin maker shows you how to write a decent security report. And French scammers remind us that sextortion is sadly still a thing.
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26 min
February 17, 2022 S3 Ep70: Bitcoin, billing blunders, and 0-day after 0-day after 0-day
Alleged Bitcoin fraudsters busted, power company in trillion-dollar payout blunder, how a blizzard led to a telecomms revolution, and 0-day after 0-day after 0-day.
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24 min
February 10, 2022 S3 Ep69: Wordpress woes, Wormhole holes, and a Microsoft change of heart
Problems with plugins. A Wormhole wormhole. Can machines think? Microsoft has a change of heart. And then another one. Why screen cleaning cloths are cool.
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25 min
February 03, 2022 S3 Ep68: Bugs, scams, privacy... and fonts?!
Stealing root on Linux. Snooping on RAM with a video driver bug. Apple patches a zero-day hole. SMS scams promise home PCR machines. German court freaks out over fonts. How to be private. And a paint robot that went wild.
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Original music by Edith Mudge
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27 min
January 27, 2022 S3 Ep67: Tax scams, carder busts and crypto capers
Watch out for tax scams. Crooks with the motto "In Fraud We Trust". How not to write a data breach notification. Where to find the "10" key on your telephone.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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28 min
January 20, 2022 S3 Ep66: Cybercrime busts, wormable Windows, and the crisis of featuritis
Russia busts Revil. Romance scammer sent to prison. Wormable Windows hole patched. Memories of the HAPPY99 virus. Linux disk encryption trouble. Apple browsers leak personal data. And how (not) to paint a computer.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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29 min
January 13, 2022 S3 Ep65: Supply chain conniption, NetUSB hole, Honda flashback, FTC muscle
A JavaScript coder sabotages his own projects. Routers with critical holes. Honda cars party like it's 2002. The FTC warns everyone to patch. And a Log4Shell-like bug in another Java library.
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34 min
January 06, 2022 S3 Ep64: Log4Shell again, scammers keeping busy, and Apple Home bug
Log4Shell - the gift that keeps on taking. Scammers threatening your social media accounts. Apple Home has a pecuu[...]uuliar bug. And why 2FA is easier than you think.
Original music by Edith Mudge
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31 min

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