computer security
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Walk-Through Metal Detectors Can Be Hacked, New Research Finds
Photo: VALERY HACHE/AFP (Getty Images) Researchers have discovered a total of nine software vulnerabilities in a commonly used metal detector…
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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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Former NSA Official Jen Easterly Is New CISA Director
Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) America’s top cybersecurity watchdog, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, finally has a permanent director…
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Conti Ransomware Gang Behind Ireland Attack Also Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks
Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) The same hackers that took down the Irish health system last week also hit at…
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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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Colonial Pipeline Pays Hackers $5 Million to Get Its Groove Back
Photo: JIM WATSON / AFP (Getty Images) About a week ago, Colonial Pipeline apparently paid the ransomware group DarkSide approximately…
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Colonial Pipeline Is Coming Back on as Gas Shortage Ramps Up
A gas station in Atlanta, Georgia, that was out of gas on Tuesday.Photo: Ben Margot (AP) Large swathes of the…
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Senate Cyber Hawk Calls for ‘Criminal Penalties’ for Negligent CEOs
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., chair of the Senate Finance Committee, prepares the panel for a vote on Xavier Becerra, President…
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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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The Anti-Cop App That Wipes Your Phone
Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP (Getty Images) These days, if you’re arrested and charged with a crime, the first thing cops will…
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