Shortlist of age checks for the UK's under-16 social media ban is out, 'some' adults will need verifying
Some adults may not need to prove it, but many will
Some adults may not need to prove it, but many will
The guidance sets out how federal agencies can prioritize PQC adoption for the most sensitive systems, to meet the 2031 transition deadline
Cursing in login credentials can help keep the bad guys out, but not when the rest of your security is BS
Dutch spies, Russian hackers and Jared Kushner’s iPhone. It sounds like the ingredients for a thriller, but according to claims in a new book the US President's son-in-law may have been hacked twice. Is any of it true, and what does it tell us about the phones in our pockets? Meanwhile, James Ball explains that of the internet’s most trusted security keys were protected by numbers so small that…
University hospitals once again accepting patients after initial ambulance diversion, but recovery to continue in phases
Did you hear the one about eMudhra and the power of 4? Time to get connected to certificate trust list updates
TVs without a built-in microphone may use a connected soundbar or Bluetooth microphone to listen to the room.
The update process for an abandoned streaming app could let attackers take over PCs. If you ever used Popcorn Time, check your devices.
This article in Nature argues that it’s due to an overfishing of predators and warming sea temperatures. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
The Indian CA eMudhra Limited has eight TLS certificates with laughably weak private keys : The compromised eMudhra keys were defective at a level that’s challenging the imagination of many of the engineers studying the incident. A normal size for a NIST P-384 elliptic curve cryptography private key contains roughly 384 bits of entropy, a size allowing almost 2 384 , or a number with 116 digits,…
If you’re suddenly being overwhelmed with sign-up emails, it could very well be a sign of something more serious
ESET Research catalogs the changes of UAC-0099’s MATCHBOIL downloader from 2024 to 2026
The cybersecurity market is often making it tougher for SMBs to keep threats at bay
A store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair of crusty socks, an $850 banana, and all of New Zealand's national parks. What could possibly have gone wrong? Meanwhile, a hacker collective backed a truck into one of the license-plate-reading Flock safety cameras popping up on American street corners, and took a very close…
Whether you’re a victim, the parent of a victim, or just concerned, here’s what you can do about fake nude images