computer network security
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What the BlackMatter Cyber-Mercenary Hacking Scandal Means
Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP (Getty Images) Earlier this week, the Department of Justice revealed that three former U.S. intelligence operatives were…
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Researchers Are Trying to Create an Unhackable CPU
Photo: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP (Getty Images) The CPU is classically considered “the brain” of a computer because, like our own head,…
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Wifi FragAttacks: Update Windows, Netgear Routers
Photo: Nicolas Asfouri (Getty Images) A slew of new wifi vulnerabilities impact everything from cellphones and routers to, well, anything…
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Experts Find Botnet Disguised as Millions of People Watching TV
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Fraudsters operate off the assumption that it’s way more profitable to think up byzantine ways…
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Millions of IoT Devices Open to Hacker Hijacking
Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP (Getty Images) New research shows that security flaws affecting upwards of 100 million smart devices…
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Zoom Bugs Would Have Let Hackers Control Your Computer
Photo: Olivier Douliery / AFP (Getty Images) A pair of security researchers revealed several zero-day vulnerabilities in Zoom in recent…
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Employee Indicted for Hacking Kansas Water Utility
As if we didn’t have enough risks to drinking water to manage.Photo: Tony Gutierrez (AP) A federal grand jury is…
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Man Accused of Breaching Kansas Water Treatment Facility’s Network
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) The former employee of a Kansas-based water treatment facility is facing decades in prison after…
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University Data Leaked in Accellion Hack
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) A number of prominent U.S. colleges have become the newest, unlucky recipients of a cybersecurity…
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‘Western Government Operatives’ Behind This Hacking Campaign
Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP (Getty Images) A sophisticated hacking campaign that was previously witnessed targeting security flaws in Android, Windows and…
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