Cyberwarfare
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alienware
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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business finance
Passwordstate Hacked, Exposing Users’ Passwords for 28 Hours
Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) Passwordstate, the enterprise password manager offered by Australian software developer Click Studios, was hacked earlier…
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ambient intelligence
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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computer forensics
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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articles
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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accellion
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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activision
Hackers Hiding Malware Inside Fake Call of Duty: Warzone Cheats
Photo: Robert Reiners (Getty Images) Look out, n00bs. Hackers are apparently deploying fake game “cheats” for Call of Duty: Warzone.…
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cna financial
Insurance Firm CNA Suffers Widespread Network Distruptions
Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP (Getty Images) CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance providers in the U.S., is currently experiencing widespread…
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Acer Reportedly Hit With $50 Million Ransomware Attack
Acer has reportedly been hit with a $50 million ransomware attack, the largest attempted ransom to date.Photo: Sam YEH /…
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computer network security
Drug Charges Are Attack on ‘Right to Privacy’
The seal of the U.S. Department of Justice as Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses staff on his first day in…
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