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Windows 11 also vulnerable to “aCropalypse” image data leakage – Naked Security

A bug was recently discovered in Google Pixel phones, now patched, with potentially serious consequences. The bug finders, understandably excited and concerned, decided to give it a fitting name: aCropalypse. The “Crop” part of the name comes from the activity that is most likely to trigger the bug: cropping photos or screenshots to remove sensitive… 

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

Chinese “fast fashion” brand SHEIN is no stranger to controversy, not least because of a 2018 data breach that its then-parent company Zoetop failed to spot, let alone to stop, and then handled dishonestly. As Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, said in a statement at the end of 2022: SHEIN… 

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

Researchers at Apple device management company Jamf have published a paper titled “Fake Airplane Mode: A mobile tampering technique to maintain connectivity.” The paper reveals that attackers can implant rogue software onto iPhones to carry out a “fake airplane” attack, which tricks users into thinking their device is offline when it is not. This technique… 

What if you type in your password during a meeting? – Naked Security

Rewrite: In this episode of the Naked Security podcast, hosts Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin cover a range of topics, including crocodilian cryptocrime, the BWAIN streak, and the importance of touch-typing. They kick off the episode with a discussion on Tech History, highlighting IBM’s presentation of the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (Mark I) to Harvard… 

Why learning to touch-type could protect you from audio snooping – Naked Security

Title: The Risks of Audio Recordings: A New Threat to Privacy and Security Introduction: In today’s digital age, audio recordings have become incredibly easy to create, whether intentionally or accidentally. This poses a significant risk to our privacy, as these recordings can capture conversations that were meant to be private or contain sensitive information. Unlike… 

Tell us about that breach! (If you want to.) – Naked Security

DOUG.  Firefox updates, another Bug With An Impressive Name, and the SEC demands disclosure. All that, and more, on the Naked Security podcast. [MUSICAL MODEM] Welcome to the podcast, everybody. I am Doug Aamoth; he is Paul Ducklin. Paul, I hope you will be proud of me… I know you are a cycling enthusiast. I rode…