Domain fronting is a technique to hide the true origin of HTTPS requests by hiding the real domain name encrypted inside a legitimate TLS request.
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Leaked Babuk ransomware builder code lives on as RA Group
The bones of long gone ransomware group Babuk continue to rattle in the breeze, in the form of reused code. Researchers…
HardBit ransomware tailors ransom to fit your cyber insurance payout
Ransomware authors are wading into the cybersecurity insurance debate in a somewhat peculiar way. Specifically: urging victims to disclose details of…
Encrypted messaging service eavesdropped on by police, users arrested
After eavesdropping on yet another encrypted messaging service for five months, law enforcement agencies decided to shut down the service that…
University suffers leaks, shutdowns at the hands of Vice Society
The Vice Society ransomware gang is back and making some unfortunate waves in the education sector. According to Bleeping Computer, the…
Chrome casts away the padlock—is it good riddance or farewell?
It’s been an interesting journey for security messaging where browsers are concerned. Back in the day, many of the websites you’d…
How to send an anonymous email
Sometimes readers ask us how to send an anonymous email or how criminals and scammers manage to send anonymous emails. Since…
Chrome wants to make your passwords stronger
A common sentiment, shared by many people down the years, is that storing passwords in browsers is a bad idea. Malware,…
Cybersecurity for journalists: How to defeat threat actors and defend freedom of the press
When you’re a journalist or work for the press, there may be times when you need to take extra cybersecurity precautions—more…