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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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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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‘Bizarro,’ a New Banking Trojan, Is Sweeping Through Europe
Photo: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP (Getty Images) Meet “Bizarro.” It’s a new banking trojan currently sweeping through Europe and large parts of…
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Hackers Behind Colonial Attack Cleared $90 Million in Bitcoin
Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) New research into the ransomware thieves who attacked the Colonial Pipeline shows just how much…
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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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Colonial Oil Pipeline Cyberattack Threatens East Coast Fuel
Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Over the weekend, a cyberattack by the Russia-based ransomware gang DarkSide managed to hamstring…
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You Should Definitely Update Your Dell Computer Right Now
A flaw dating back to 2009 enables access to Dell and Alienware computers through faulty drivers. Photo: Sam Rutherford /…
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Cybercriminals Put Out Facebook Ads for a Fake Clubhouse App That Was Riddled with Malware
Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP (Getty Images) Cybercriminals have been pushing Facebook users to download a Clubhouse app “for PC,” something that…
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LinkedIn Job Offers May Actually Be Laced With Malware
Photo: Carl Court (Getty Images) With unemployment at formidable levels and the economy doing weird, covid-related reversals, I think we…
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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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