Content based on the tag Security

Microsoft patches security flaw that let North Korea target researchers

Vulnerability also affects the Microsoft Edge browser

over 3 years ago

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Sky ECC says it was hit by complex phishing campaign

Dutch authorities claim they had broken Sky ECC’s encryption last year

over 3 years ago

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Thousands of security cameras, including in jails and even Tesla offices, hacked

Some of the hacked Verkada cameras featured facial recognition

over 3 years ago

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Linux Foundation is making it easier to verify the authenticity of software

New service will be free to use for everyone

over 3 years ago

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QNAP devices are being hacked to mine cryptocurrency

Company urges users to keep NAS devices updated

over 3 years ago

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Hackers are using home office selfies to steal your personal data

Remote working selfies are treasure troves of personal data

over 3 years ago

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All online payments could be in danger of being hacked

Technology can only go so far to protect users as 3DSecure system comes under attack

over 3 years ago

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Your browser extensions may be secretly hiding a botnet

Services approach developers with an offer that pays a lot more than simple adverts

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

Privacy-first browser Brave now has its own Google search rival

Google reigns supreme in search and browsers. Brave Search wants to change that – and put privacy front and centre

over 3 years ago

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Chinese hackers target Microsoft Exchange email servers to launch attacks

Microsoft urges all its customers to immediately apply fixes

over 3 years ago

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Microsoft Teams is finally getting end-to-end encryption - and bunch of other security upgrades

Teams users will soon be able to protect one-on-one conversations with end-to-end encryption

over 3 years ago

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If you're still using AOL, watch out for this phishing scam

Scam employs one of the oldest trick in the books

over 3 years ago

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Criminals are jumping on this niche programming language to write the latest malware

Adoption of Go shows no signs of slowing down in the foreseeable future

over 3 years ago

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MIllions of VPN users have personal details stolen

Databases of three top Android VPN tools were left exposed with default authentication information

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

The terrifying reality of life under Myanmar’s internet shutdown

One couple living in Yangon explain the impact of the military coup turning off the internet for millions of people

over 3 years ago

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The Bitcoin blockchain is being used to shield some serious malware

Blockchain apparently helping botnet find infected systems that have been orphaned

over 3 years ago

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Chinese hackers cloned a Windows security flaw stolen from the NSA

Windows flaw was exploited for three years before it was patched

over 3 years ago

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The future of cybersecurity will be about ‘fighting fire with fire’

AI is already used by defenders, but it’s only a matter of time before it’s co-opted by attackers too

over 3 years ago

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Cisco fixes vulnerability in top Windows VPN client

Urges users to update their apps while it scrutinizes the lapse

over 3 years ago

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Top NAS app gets critical security flaw patch

QNAP has been a favourite target of hackers, owing to its popularity

over 3 years ago

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Update this popular WordPress plugin immediately, thousands of users warned

NextGEN Gallery WordPress plugin suffers two high-severity security bugs

over 3 years ago

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Internet Explorer was to blame for spate of recent cyberattacks

South Korean researchers unravel the work of North Korean threat actors utilising out-of-date Internet Explorer browser

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

Google’s next big Chrome update will rewrite the rules of the web

Google’s impending takedown of third-party cookies in Chrome is a big win for privacy. And Google

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

Gian Volpicelli

Antivaxx microinfluencers are Facebook’s next big problem

A new breed of QAnon believers and antivaxxers is filling the gaps left by Facebook’s moderation crackdown

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

Switched to Telegram? You need to know this about its encryption

Telegram encrypts all your chats but doesn’t offer the same level of protection as Signal or WhatsApp by default

over 3 years ago

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Google Chrome is getting a small but important upgrade for the home working era

Chrome will help you keep your private and professional lives separate

over 3 years ago

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Yet more ransomware operators are using DDoS attacks as leverage

Such attacks often motivate victims into faster negotiations

over 3 years ago

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One of the best Kindle features was also a security disaster waiting to happen

Amazon Kindle vulnerability opened the door to account takeover

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

Gian Volpicelli

They claimed the Covid-19 vaccine made them ill. Then they went viral

On Facebook, videos of people claiming disturbing side-effects of Covid-19 are being viewed by millions. The truth ca...

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

No cases? No chance. The truth about North Korea and Covid-19

North Korea has shut itself off from the world more than ever before in its fight against Covid-19. But what’s really...

over 3 years ago

inews.co.uk

David Woode

Donald Trump extends secret service protection to his children, according to claims

The former US president reportedly secured six months of security for his entire family - courtesy of US taxpayers - ...

over 3 years ago

inews.co.uk

Hugo Gye

Climate change and security are Boris Johnson's priorities for working with Joe Biden

A poll revealed Britons expected the new US President to do a better job than his predecessor

over 3 years ago

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Dangerous new malware targets unpatched Linux machines

Patches to vulnerabilities it exploits are already available

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

James Temperton

The strange, violent death of Parler

With its final breath, Parler inadvertently outed the extremists who had made it their home. And the fallout is only ...

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

A pro-Trump mob plots more riots as Biden’s inauguration looms

As tech companies scramble to tackle the extreme far-right, police and law enforcement are encasing Washington DC in ...

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

Gian Volpicelli

Trump’s mob is on Telegram and they’re already getting organised

As Silicon Valley reckons with the violent mob that stormed the US Capitol, Telegram appears to be benefiting big-tim...

over 3 years ago

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Hackers use ransomware to lock up internet-enabled chastity belts

Source code of the vulnerability is up on GitHub

over 3 years ago

wired.co.uk

Open-source sleuths are already unmasking the Capitol Hill mob

The violent mob that stormed the US Capitol was born on social media. And so, as the riots unfolded, so did the poten...

over 3 years ago

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This malware uses a crafty new technique to establish the location of victims

It's not widely adopted yet - but you still need to be careful