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News in brief: drone chiefs urge regulation; Microsoft drops SMB1; Virgin router warning
2017-06-23 16:18:30Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsRussia ‘targeted 21 states’ during US election campaign, says official
2017-06-23 13:52:55Homeland Security official declines to reveal more to Senate hearing as details emerge of hacking attempts in Illinois and ArizonaRansomware revisited – is it really the worst sort of malware? [Security SOS Week]
2017-06-23 11:13:34Join us for the last webinar in our Security SOS Week - we take a look at ransomware...Dating app boss sees ‘no problem’ on face-matching without consent
2017-06-23 11:12:12'When you have a bunch of single guys in the office, it goes in that direction',News in brief: AI comes to Mars; WannaCry hits speed cameras; Edge bounty program extended
2017-06-22 17:46:38Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsWhat does looking under the hood of your browser reveal about you?
2017-06-22 16:30:18Looking closely at the tracking that's done while you browse can be very unnerving - but does that mean you should give up using the web?Phishing campaign spoofs online auto brand, exposes stolen passwords
2017-06-22 15:58:03It's bad enough to be caught by an SMS phishing scam - but when the bad guys expose your stolen account details to the world,Coming soon (maybe) to toyshops – AI doll that can read kids’ emotions
2017-06-22 11:45:02Researchers have built a doll with an AI chip and a camera that can interpret a child's emotions. What could possibly go wrong?Botnets – malware that makes you part of the problem [Security SOS Week]
2017-06-22 11:19:39Still time to register for today's live Security SOS podcast featuring the not-to-be-missed Fraser Howard,Deep Root: what can we learn from the GOP’s data leak?
2017-06-22 10:44:42Nearly 200m voters' personal details were exposed when a contractor failed to secure the GOP's data in the cloud - and there are lessons for us all in thisNews in brief: WannaCry knocks out Honda plant; Skype hit by global outage; NSA shares tools on GitHub
2017-06-21 17:50:20Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsCommercial spyware unleashed against Mexican political activists
2017-06-21 17:12:40The software company says it vets governments' human rights records before selling its software that's allegedly being used to spy on lawyers,GDPR: how to avoid the data protection cowboys
2017-06-21 16:05:34As we keep reminding you, GDPR is now less than a year away.New malware uses old trick – and is a reminder to disable UPnP
2017-06-21 14:04:54Hijacking UPnP is rare,Supreme Court: sex offenders can’t be banned from social media
2017-06-21 12:32:08Banning sex offenders from social media violates fundamental First Amendment rights,When does security turn into snooping? [Security SOS Week]
2017-06-21 11:48:32Sign up for today's live Security SOS podcast,NSA failed to implement security measures, says damning report
2017-06-21 11:09:45The NSA's post-Snowden 'Secure the Net' initiative has done nothing of the sort,News in brief: Canada warns on election threats; ‘Record’ $1m ransom paid; Hawking urges return to moon
2017-06-20 17:49:40Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsStack Clash Linux vulnerability: you need to patch now
2017-06-20 16:32:53If you're running Linux-based IoT devices,How social media companies are using AI to fight terrorist content
2017-06-20 15:28:55Facebook,SophosLabs analysis: why the surge in Word docs hiding ransomware?
2017-06-20 13:23:58The bad guys are using old tricks to hide very modern nasty surprises in Word documents.Phishing – how this troublesome crime is evolving [Security SOS Week]
2017-06-20 11:36:31Join us today to learn from Sophos expert Peter Mackenzie how to keep your organisation safe from the pernicious problem of phishing.Anatomy of a scam: how phone frauds harvest millions from us
2017-06-19 23:00:36A review of guilty pleas by phone scammers holds many lessons for ordinary peopleNews in brief: Girl Scouts get cybersecurity badges; 1m hit by university data theft; India criticised
2017-06-19 17:48:33Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsEU throws a spanner in London’s encryption backdoor works
2017-06-19 17:00:54A wave of terrorist attacks has led to the UK government calling ever more noisily for ways to access the content of terrorists' messages - but new rules from Brussels make that demand much more difficultWhy gathering genetic data could mean a whole world of pain
2017-06-19 15:40:13With access to a huge database of eager would-be participants, 23andMe is hoping to learn more about the genetics of pain.Amazon plans to check up on your price checks
2017-06-19 12:57:59Thinking of shopping in one of Amazon's new physical stores?Monday review – the hot 24 stories of the week
2017-06-19 08:23:27From the US's North Korean cyberattack patch warning and Hollywood fighting piracy to the Google Play adware that just won't die,Security SOS Week – learn from our top experts for free
2017-06-16 18:54:17Stay up to speed on the latest security topics by joining in the free Sophos Security SOS webinar series next week!News in brief: Facebook moderators revealed to terrorists; WikiLeaks release Cherry Blossom; language-translating earpiece
2017-06-16 17:52:42Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news!Uber in the privacy spotlight again
2017-06-16 17:25:57It won't necessarily translate into big trouble for Uber. But it might: after all,The Google Play adware apps that just won’t die
2017-06-16 13:04:20You can 'force stop' but the ads will just keep popping back up againBeware of Fake Security Advice
2017-06-16 12:40:42Allan Dyer I was recently asked to share a privacy guide for journalists, unfortunately, on inspecting the guide, I found very serious flaws, and evidence of deliberately misleading advice. Therefore,Your mouse knows when you are lying
2017-06-16 10:06:59Your mouse may be telling us more about you than you realise.6 months for abuser caught in FBI’s Playpen snare
2017-06-16 09:35:51FBI’s Playpen operation is an investigation into child abuse imagery being shared via Tor. So,News in brief: Samsung customers exposed; emergency service drones; potatoes on the Moon?
2017-06-15 20:44:21Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news!US-CERT issues North Korean cyberattack patch warning
2017-06-15 18:46:26The US has issued an unusually stark public warning about the threat posed by North Korean cyberattacksAirbnb – the heartache of fake holiday scams
2017-06-15 18:04:04Scammers are using all sorts of techniques to get around Airbnb's anti-fraud detection. Don't get caught out!More Mac ransomware – $666 and 7 days to pay
2017-06-15 13:53:48Mac ransomware is rare but Apple computers are far from immune - here's how to protect yourself.Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner Takes Maximum Action on REO Data Breach
2017-06-15 13:39:06Stephen Kai-yi WONG, Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD),New project to expose congress’ Browsing Habits
2017-06-15 13:02:53The latest “let’s see how YOU like it” project aims to track what government employees are up to online.News in brief: Hollywood fights piracy; Covfefe not a typo; Kim Dotcom loses
2017-06-14 18:58:57Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news!Blast from the past – Patch Tuesday updates for Windows XP
2017-06-14 17:28:02Dust off your company procedures for Patch Tuesday!Infection by mouseover – what you need to know about PowerPoint spam
2017-06-14 16:01:34Malware-laced PowerPoint files are nothing new - but several recent spam campaigns have added a new twist.Is it time for cash for medical “Clunkers”?
2017-06-14 12:28:47What will it take to improve cybersecurity in the problem-plagued healthcare industry?News in brief: Update Flash now; Heartbleed fine; the $1.9m email
2017-06-13 18:01:09Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsVirgin Super Hub 2 serious security bug – act now to close the hole
2017-06-13 17:39:59Which is the bigger router issue:Microsoft’s radical idea for dishing out cyberblame
2017-06-13 15:55:45Microsoft’s strategy for containing global cyberattacks is so crazy it just might work.Distributor caught selling Apple customers’ data
2017-06-13 12:55:17Police have uncovered a large network of Apple distributor employees selling iPhone users' data on the black market.When sysadmins attack: how to delete an entire company
2017-06-13 12:07:53Nothing can stand in the way of malice and incompetenceNews in brief: Google teaches safety; new Twitter vulnerability
2017-06-12 17:53:58Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsApple moves towards mandatory two-factor authentication
2017-06-12 16:59:44Most users don't know the benefits of using 2FA,Facebook wants to feel your pain (and your joy)
2017-06-12 16:13:59Feeling happy? Feeling sad?Word exploits weaponised in quick time
2017-06-12 15:55:11The normal lifecycle of an Office exploit can take months - what makes this latest Word exploit different?Monday review – the hot 24 stories of the week
2017-06-12 08:20:16From secret posts that aren't secret and Facebook denying parents access to dead daughter’s account to why ‘I forgot my password’ won't cut it,News in brief: Ransomware-proof Windows?; Al Jazeera attacked; Coats keeps quiet
2017-06-09 17:22:19Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsAndroid ransomware hides in fake King of Glory game
2017-06-09 16:26:06Taking design cues from WannaCry,Want Instagram likes? Now you can buy popularity from a vending machine
2017-06-09 15:56:56Vending machines are now offering you the chance to boost your social media popularity. But, what are the consequences?When security bugs become WONTFIX writeoffs [Chet Chat Podcast 262]
2017-06-09 13:17:29Enjoy the latest episode of our computer security podcast!News in brief: man jailed for hacking celebrity chef; US could add domestic flights to laptop ban; flaws found in ‘security’ cameras
2017-06-08 17:43:50Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsIt is not OK to break the law to catch criminals, judge rules
2017-06-08 16:27:46The 'flagrancy of the FBI’s misconduct' in obtaining the warrant and deploying malware in a fishing expedition to catch child abusers was 'truly staggering',Supreme Court to rule on warrants for cellphone location data
2017-06-08 13:32:57Should you be surprised if location data is used as evidence against you? Should police need a warrant for it?Apple’s Safari is going to use AI to track who’s tracking you
2017-06-08 10:40:11Safari will use machine learning to decide which third-party cookies to block,News in brief: computers trained to spot catfish; Trump cautioned on blocks; Apple locks out older phones
2017-06-07 17:50:29Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsInfoSec 2017: Brexit+GDPR = business disaster?
2017-06-07 17:09:00GDPR is a challenge for businesses all over the world - and the UK faces a particular mountain to climb as it prepares to leave the EUFirms stockpiling Bitcoins ready to pay off ransomware crooks
2017-06-07 16:48:39But why stockpile when you could just buy Bitcoins when you need them, right? Wrong:InfoSec 2017: ‘One disaster away from governments doing something’ on IoT
2017-06-07 15:18:21IoT is 'eating the world', warned Bruce Schneier at InfoSec 2017 - and it's up to us to make sure that the inevitable regulation is smart,Russians apparently ‘targeted US election via phishing attacks’
2017-06-07 14:52:59What's striking about the story alleging that Russia targeted an election software vendor is what straightforward,You think that post is secret? Beware – it can come back and bite you
2017-06-07 10:18:07'Once posted, forever toasted': as 10 would-be Harvard students learned,InfoSec 2017: how to protect yourself against the next WannaCry
2017-06-07 09:56:10What made WannaCry different from other ransomware attacks?News in brief: spy chief warns on blame; FBI arrests NSA contractor; Japan holds teen on ransomware
2017-06-06 17:51:18Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsTwo cheers for Google’s native Chrome ad-blocker
2017-06-06 15:46:40With more and more of us resorting to blocking the ads that turn websites into the digital equivalent of Piccadilly Circus's neon landscape,InfoSec 2017: a look at the family album of ransomware
2017-06-06 13:38:02Here's SophosLabs' guide to what's been happening in the families of ransomware in the past six monthsGoogle ads for tech support scams – would you spot one?
2017-06-06 11:20:55Rogue ads at the top of search results are targeting you for tech support scams - here's what to watch out forNews in brief: tech firms under fire again; facial recognition prize offered; hack leads to Gulf crisis
2017-06-05 17:54:40Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsFacebook safety check: telling loved ones you’re safe is a good thing
2017-06-05 17:13:30Our data may be currency to Facebook,Why ‘I forgot my password’ won’t go down well with a judge
2017-06-05 16:13:38Two cases in Florida suggest that claiming you can't remember your phone's password mean you could end up in even more troublePunching down the Judy Android adware: a SophosLabs analysis
2017-06-05 15:48:49What's going on under the hood of the Judy apps we wrote about last month?Monday review – the hot 19 stories of the week
2017-06-05 09:44:47From Chrome's secret recording bug that's 'not a flaw' and AI detecting pain in animals to the latest attempt to drop ransomware on your PCs,Facebook denies parents access to dead daughter’s account
2017-06-05 09:13:28That sounds harsh - but the social media giant has a duty to protect users' privacy,News in brief: US requires social media handles; Putin points to ‘patriotic’ hackers; Snapchat Spectacles arrive
2017-06-02 17:37:22Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsOneLogin warns that attacker could be able to decrypt data
2017-06-02 15:49:03IT teams at organisations affected by the OneLogin are in for a busy few days carrying out the recommended steps to secure their stuffGet into Infosec Europe 2017 for free, hear great talks!
2017-06-02 14:55:35Get a free entry pass on us (value £35) to attend Infosecurity Europe 2017 in London next week.Thousands of enterprise apps exposing data on back-end servers
2017-06-02 14:03:53With so much data apparently exposed via back-end servers,Facial recognition reunites missing boy with his dad after four years
2017-06-02 11:43:08Tech to pick faces out of the crowd can be used for good,News in brief: AI detects pain in animals; parallel universe discovered; Silk Road creator loses appeal
2017-06-01 19:18:09Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsHackers shelve crowdfunding drive for Shadow Brokers exploits
2017-06-01 15:30:24'Legal reasons' cited for decision to drop the plan to crowdfund a security community subscription to a promised monthly dump of exploitsCrooks hold nude plastic surgery pictures to ransom after break-in
2017-06-01 13:40:32Patients, including some celebrities, of a plastic surgery clinic,Kittens, bears or pandas: who’s behind the biggest cyberattacks?
2017-06-01 12:00:23WannaCry is just the latest attack where everyone wants to know who's behind the outbreak - but how much do we really know about the cybercrooks? And how can we be sure?News in brief: NASA sends probe to the Sun; subway gets phone coverage; Facebook pushes back
2017-05-31 17:55:34Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsWolf in sheep’s clothing: a SophosLabs investigation into delivering malware via VBA
2017-05-31 17:27:24SophosLabs gets under the skin of the bad guys' latest attempt to drop ransomware on to your PCsKeybase adds end-to-end encryption to messages on the web
2017-05-31 15:11:22Chrome extension means that users can send encrypted messages on services such as Twitter,Chrome bug that lets sites secretly record you ‘not a flaw’, insists Google
2017-05-31 10:59:47Definitely not a security issue, says Google,News in brief: no laptop ban from EU for now; China warns on new laws; bug bounty scheme for DHS
2017-05-30 17:55:38Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsShadow Brokers double down on zero-day subscription service
2017-05-30 17:13:59Should you dive in and help with the crowdfunding move to access the data they claim they have? It's not what we'd advise - but what do you think?Security of medical devices ‘is a life or death issue’, warns researcher
2017-05-30 14:40:27Concern rises as one study finds more than 8,000 vulnerabilities in seven pacemakers while another highlights wider issues in medical devicesWhy you should avoid Star Hop and Candy Link in Google Play
2017-05-30 11:58:18Both games look harmless enough,Tuesday review – the hot 24 stories of the week
2017-05-30 09:24:46Welcome back after the holiday weekend!What do you mean, ‘Windows bug in Linux’? [Chet Chat Podcast 261]
2017-05-29 19:57:45The Chet Chat is back!News in brief: tech firms ‘must do more’ on terror’; romance scammers jailed; Disney film heist ‘a hoax’
2017-05-26 17:38:35Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the newsCrysis ransomware master keys posted to Pastebin
2017-05-26 17:26:02Why would someone release the keys to victims? Who knows, but as the poster who uploaded them says,Samba exploit – not quite WannaCry for Linux, but patch anyway!
2017-05-26 11:35:57SMB is the Windows networking protocol, so SMB security holes like the one that led to WannaCry can't happen on Linux/Unix, right? Wrong!Campaigners demand halt to Vermont’s use of facial recognition
2017-05-26 11:05:34Despite use of facial recognition being banned under state law, Vermont's DMV is 'overstepping' the legislation,