April 09, 2024 Smoke and (screen) mirrors: A strange signed backdoor Sophos X-Ops discovers a curious backdoored (and signed) executable, masquerading as something else entirely Threat Research
November 05, 2021 “Customer complaint” email scam preys on your fear of getting into trouble at work Stop. Think. Connect. Don't let the crooks trick you into acting in haste. Naked Security
March 30, 2021 PHP web language narrowly avoids “backdoor” supply chain attack The crooks got in and added a backdoor to PHP, but it looks as though it was caught before any harm was done. Naked Security
October 16, 2020 US Department of Justice reignites the Battle to Break Encryption How strong is too strong? Naked Security
October 13, 2020 Creepy covert camera “feature” found in popular smartwatch for kids This popular smartwatch aimed at kids had a backdoor that received covert encrypted commands via SMS. Naked Security
July 08, 2020 Kinda sorta weakened version of EARN IT Act creeps closer Critics say the amended bill that's headed for a full Senate hearing still threatens encryption, albeit less blatantly. Naked Security
April 29, 2020 Flaw in defunct WordPress plugin exploited to create backdoor A vulnerability in the defunct OneTone WordPress theme plugin is being exploited to compromise entire sites while installing backdoor admin accounts. Naked Security
April 15, 2020 Signal: We’ll be eaten alive by EARN IT Act’s anti-encryption wolves The Big Bad Wolves haven't blown the house down but did come up with a way to "hold the three little pigs responsible for being delicious," Signal said. Naked Security
April 07, 2020 Thousands of Android apps contain undocumented backdoors, study finds A study has found that thousands of legitimate Android apps are taking liberties or installing with capabilities that users wouldn’t expect to exist. Naked Security