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Password Hacking—New Research Says Keyboard Audio Can Leak Your Secrets

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Davey Winder 338 Viewskeyboards, security research, typing

Is your password, or other secrets, at risk from the noises you make typing it? Betteridge’s law applies, for now.

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How This Shocking Hack Remotely Swipes iPhone & Android Touchscreens Using Charging Cables

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Davey Winder 230 Viewssecurity research, smartphones

The latest charging cable threat to your smartphone operates the touchscreen totally remotely and USB data blockers don’t stop it.

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Google Confirms Record-Breaking 14 Serious Chrome Security Exploits Surprise In New Report

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Davey Winder 223 ViewsChrome, Google, Project Zero, Vulnerabilites, zero-day

Google’s Project Zero security research team, dedicated to making zero-day exploits hard, has revealed that 2021 was a record-breaking year.

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Is That Wordle Clone App Tracking You? Betteridge’s Law Does Not Apply

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Davey Winder 362 Viewsad tracking, Apps, games, wordle

Privacy researchers have been taking a close look at Wordle clones. Sadly, what they found may not surprise you much.

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Can You Hack It? The Record-Breaking $1 Million Password Challenge

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Davey Winder 325 Views1Password, bug bounty, passwords

Do you want to win $1 million dollars in a password hacking challenge? Here’s everything that you need to know.

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Serious Security Shock For 100 Million Samsung Galaxy S8-S21 Smartphone Users

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Davey Winder 1480 ViewsCryptographic Keys, exploits, Galaxy, Research, Samsung, Security Updates, vulnerabilities

A shocking 100 million flagship Samsung Galaxy smartphones are revealed to have been exposed to a double-whammy of high-severity vulnerabilities

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The Next Graphics Card Crisis Could Be The Most Worrying Yet

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Davey Winder 324 Viewsgpu, graphics cards, Privacy

A new report reveals that the supply problem, and consequent high prices, isn’t the only GPU crisis on the cards.

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Teach Yourself To Hack: How This Self-Taught Hacking Team Saved Businesses $27 Billion

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Davey Winder 400 Viewsbug bounty, bugcrowd, Education, Hacking, learn how to hack, Research, teach yourself to hack

Self-taught hackers are the heart of a hacking team saving businesses billions. Do you want to learn how to hack?

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Windows 10 Zero-Click Security Exploit Wanted. Reward: $3 Million

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Davey Winder 408 ViewsCybercrime, dark web, exploits, Windows 10, zero-day

Ransomware has a lot to answer for, including helping to fund what could be the future of Windows 10 attacks.

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Google Zero-Day Security Warning For Chrome Users—Attacks Underway

Google Zero-Day Security Warning For Chrome Users—Attacks Underway

March 26, 2022April 15, 2022 Davey Winder
Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
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How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
Hooded hacker against a background of code

Windows Data Hack Attackers Confirmed, Microsoft Responds With Powerful Counterpunch

December 31, 2019January 1, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Apple iPhone Security? There’s No Place Like Chrome, Google Says

Apple iPhone Security? There’s No Place Like Chrome, Google Says

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Davey Winder
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Microsoft Downplays High-Risk Edge Security Warning For 150 Million Users

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Davey Winder
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Google Chrome 103: Critical Security Warning For 3 Billion Windows, Mac & Linux Users

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Davey Winder
WhatsApp Warning As Free Beer For Father’s Day Scam Goes Viral

WhatsApp Warning As Free Beer For Father’s Day Scam Goes Viral

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Davey Winder
Critical New Security Update For Millions Of Windows 10, 11 & Server Users

Critical New Security Update For Millions Of Windows 10, 11 & Server Users

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Davey Winder
Microsoft Windows Users Should Act Now To Fix Under Attack 0-Day Hack

Microsoft Windows Users Should Act Now To Fix Under Attack 0-Day Hack

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Davey Winder
Password Hacking—New Research Says Keyboard Audio Can Leak Your Secrets

Password Hacking—New Research Says Keyboard Audio Can Leak Your Secrets

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Davey Winder
Mental Health In Cybersecurity-51% Of Workers Take Meds, Me Included

Mental Health In Cybersecurity-51% Of Workers Take Meds, Me Included

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Davey Winder
Wordcloud with Cyber Security at centre

Windows Security Alert As 2 Zero-Day Threats Confirmed, 1 With Attacks Underway

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Davey Winder
How This Shocking Hack Remotely Swipes iPhone & Android Touchscreens Using Charging Cables

How This Shocking Hack Remotely Swipes iPhone & Android Touchscreens Using Charging Cables

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Davey Winder
U.S. Cybersecurity Agency ‘Strongly Urges’ You Patch These 75 Actively Exploited Flaws

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency ‘Strongly Urges’ You Patch These 75 Actively Exploited Flaws

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Davey Winder
Google Chrome 102-Critical New Security Warning For Billions Of Users

Google Chrome 102-Critical New Security Warning For Billions Of Users

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 Davey Winder
Firefox Browser Hacked In 8 Seconds Using 2 Critical Security Flaws

Firefox Browser Hacked In 8 Seconds Using 2 Critical Security Flaws

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 Davey Winder
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