March 28, 2023

Cops use fake DDoS services to take aim at wannabe cybercriminals

Thinking of trying a bit of DDoSsing to get a feel for life at the fringes of the Dark Side? Don't do it!

Naked Security

August 25, 2022

S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]

Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)

Naked Security

June 01, 2022

Analyzing CVE-2022-0778: When Square Root Results in a Denial of Service

How could a humble SSL certificate entirely gridlock a system? Walk with us through the math

Threat Research

March 18, 2022

OpenSSL patches infinite-loop DoS bug in certificate verification

When it comes to writing loops in your code... never sit on the fence!

Naked Security

April 13, 2021

IoT bug report claims “at least 100M devices” may be impacted

The programmers among us are learning... but not always quickly enough, it seems. Here's some food for coding thought...

Naked Security

February 22, 2021

Nvidia announces official “anti-cryptomining” software drivers

"It's a DoS, Jim, but not as we know it."

Naked Security

May 19, 2020

Apple “MagicPairing” for AirPods – the magic isn’t perfect yet

Apple's efforts to overcome the limitations of Bluetooth is a proprietary system called MagicPairing, but there are flaws in the magic.

Naked Security

November 20, 2019

Update WhatsApp now: MP4 video bug exposes your messages

A now-patched-hole could have allowed remote code execution that could have exposed files and messages. Update your WhatsApp now.

Naked Security

August 19, 2019

Multiple HTTP/2 DoS flaws found by Netflix

Netflix has identified several denial of service (DoS) flaws in HTTP/2, a popular network protocol that underpins large parts of the web. Exploiting them could bring servers grinding to a halt.

Naked Security