May 23, 2023 | Podcast
A new KeePass vulnerability has recently been disclosed which makes it possible to recover the master password even when the program is closed. The vulnerability is CVE-2023-3278 and a simple proof of concept tool has been released that can be used to dump the master...
May 22, 2023 | Podcast
The Python Package Index, also known as PyPI, is struggling to deal with the high volume of malicious users and packages. As a result, the administrators of the index temporarily suspended new user registrations and project creations. The incident notice stated that...
May 19, 2023 | Podcast
Apple has just released software updates for its Macs, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Safari browsers. The updates for the iPhone, Macs and iPads contains fixes for three zero day vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities allow for code execution and also for...
May 18, 2023 | Podcast
Cybersecurity experts are raising concerns over Google’s new .ZIP and .MOV internet domains. The .ZIP domains are already been seen to be used in phishing attacks. Google release those top-level domains recently, which means that anyone can register .zip or .mov...
May 17, 2023 | Podcast
WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature which allows users to block others from accessing their most personal conversations. The feature is called Chat Lock and it creates a new folder that can be locked with a password or biometrics methods like fingerprint. It...
May 16, 2023 | Podcast
Scammers are getting more creative and using fraudulent QR codes to access victims’ bank accounts. A woman in Singapore reportedly lost $20,000 from her bank account after scanning a fraudulent QR code to do a survey outside of a bubble tea shop. The QR code was...
May 15, 2023 | Podcast
WeLiveSecurity has published an article sharing 5 simple strategies for maintaining your online privacy. The first is to not provide your primary email address to services which you don’t really care that much about. These could be websites that require you to...
May 12, 2023 | Podcast
Google announced that it will be bringing dark web monitoring to All Users in the United States. The feature was first released in March 2023 and made available to only to their US based Google One subscribers. Once enabled, users will be able to scan the dark...
May 11, 2023 | Podcast
Twitter has disclosed that a security incident is causing private tweets sent to Twitter Circles to leak and be shown publicly to users outside of the Circle. Twitter Circle is a feature that was released in August 2022 and is a way for users to send tweets to a...
May 10, 2023 | Podcast
The Crown Prince Mary Cancer Center, which is part of Westmead hospital has suffered a data breach with the hackers demanding a ransom. The group claiming to be behind the attack is called Medusa and is known to be actively targeting Australian and New Zealand...
