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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2021 Edition

September 14 2021 By BrianKrebs in Apple, Google, Security, Time to Patch

Microsoft today pushed software updates to plug dozens of security holes in Windows and related products, including a vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. Also, Apple...

KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

September 10 2021 By BrianKrebs in A Little Sunshine, Google, Richard Clayton, Security, The Coming Storm

On Thursday evening, KrebsOnSecurity was the subject of a rather massive (and mercifully brief) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The assault came from "Meris," the same new "Internet of Things"...

Storing Encrypted Photos in Google’s Cloud

July 30 2021 By Bruce Schneier in Google, Security

New paper: “Encrypted Cloud Photo Storage Using Google Photos“:

Abstract: Cloud photo services are widely used for persistent, convenient, and often free photo storage, which is especially useful for...
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Chrome zero-day, hot on the heels of Microsoft’s IE zero-day. Patch now!

June 10 2021 By Paul Ducklin in 0-day, Google, Security, Vulnerability, Zero-day

Patch early. Patch often. Patch now!

Using Fake Reviews to Find Dangerous Extensions

May 29 2021 By BrianKrebs in A Little Sunshine, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Security

Fake, positive reviews have infiltrated nearly every corner of life online these days, confusing consumers while offering an unwelcome advantage to fraudsters and sub-par products everywhere. Happily, identifying and...

Beware fake online trading apps, on iOS as well as Android

May 12 2021 By Paul Ducklin in Android, Apple, Cybercrime, Google, iOS, Malware, Security, SophosLabs

All that glisters is not gold/Often have you heard that told/Gilded tombs do worms enfold

Apple and Google block official UK COVID-19 app update

April 12 2021 By Paul Ducklin in Android, Apple, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Google, iOS, Privacy, Security

UK coronavirus app update apparently included "feature creep" that's explicitly prohibited by Apple's and Google's programming rules.

Pwn2Own 2021: Zoom, Teams, Exchange, Chrome and Edge “fully owned”

April 9 2021 By Paul Ducklin in Apple, Exploits, Google, Linux, Microsoft, Security, vulnerabilities, Vulnerability, Windows

Two lucky winners scooped $200k for just 20 minutes' work - if you don't count the days, weeks and months of meticulous effort beforehand

Google’s Project Zero Finds a Nation-State Zero-Day Operation

April 8 2021 By Bruce Schneier in Google, Security, Zero-day

Google’s Project Zero discovered, and caused to be patched, eleven zero-day exploits against Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Windows, and iOS. This seems to have been exploited by...