August 21, 2023

“Snakes in airplane mode” – what if your phone says it’s offline but isn’t?

WYSIWYG is short for "what you see is what you get". Except when it isn't...

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August 10, 2023

S3 Ep147: What if you type in your password during a meeting?

Latest episode - listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

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August 08, 2023

Serious Security: Why learning to touch-type could protect you from audio snooping

Fast, quiet, smooth, consistent and low impact... why true hacker-grade touch-typing might keep you more secure.

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August 03, 2023

S3 Ep146: Tell us about that breach! (If you want to.)

Serious security stories explained clearly in plain English - listen now. (Full transcript available.)

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July 10, 2023

Serious Security: Rowhammer returns to gaslight your computer

Gaslights produce a telltale flicker when nearby lamps are lit; DRAM values do something similar when nearby memory cells are accessed.

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March 22, 2023

Windows 11 also vulnerable to “aCropalypse” image data leakage

Turns out that the Windows 11 Snipping Tool has the same "aCropalypse" data leakage bug as Pixel phones. Here's how to work around the problem...

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March 10, 2023

SHEIN shopping app goes rogue, grabs price and URL data from your clipboard

It's not exactly data theft, but it's worryingly close to "unintentional treachery" - apparently because it's great for marketing purposes

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February 01, 2023

Password-stealing “vulnerability” reported in KeePass – bug or feature?

Is it a vulnerability if someone with control over your account can mess with files that your account is allowed to access anyway?

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November 07, 2022

Public URL scanning tools – when security leads to insecurity

Never make your users cry/By how you use an API

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