08 Aug

Twilio customer data exposed after its staffers got phished

Twilio confirmed a breach of the communication giant’s network and accessed “a limited number” of customer accounts after tricking some employees into falling for a

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08 Aug

Microsoft tightens Edge security for less visited websites

Microsoft wants to make it safer for Edge users to browse and visit unfamiliar websites by automatically applying stronger security settings. The new feature is

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08 Aug

Slack leaked hashed passwords from its servers for years

Did Slack send you a password reset link last week? The company has admitted to accidentally exposing the hashed passwords of workspace users. The issue

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08 Aug

Dark Utilities C2 service draws thousands of cyber criminals

A platform that makes it easier for cyber criminals to establish command-and-control (C2) servers has already attracted 3,000 users since launching earlier this year, and

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06 Aug

DuckDuckGo says Hell, Hell, No to those Microsoft trackers after web revolt

In brief DuckDuckGo has finally mostly cracked down on the third-party Microsoft tracking scripts that got the alternative search engine into hot water earlier this

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06 Aug

Hi, I’ll be your ransomware negotiator today – but don’t tell the crooks that

Interview The first rule of being a ransomware negotiator is that you don’t admit you’re a ransomware negotiator — at least not to LockBit or

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05 Aug

Nomad to crypto thieves: Please give us back 90%, keep 10% as a reward. Deal?

Cryptocurrency bridge Nomad sent a message to the looters who drained nearly $200 million in tokens from its coffers earlier this week: return at least

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05 Aug

Warning! Critical flaws found in US Emergency Alert System

The US government is warning of critical vulnerabilities in its Emergency Alert System (EAS) systems that, if exploited, could enable intruders to send fake alerts

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05 Aug

How to Identify and Protect Yourself From Venmo Scams and Other Cash App Scams

Have you ever been on the receiving end of a scam or heard of someone whose bank account was emptied by fraudsters?   Unfortunately, these examples

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05 Aug

What Is Bloatware and How Can It Impact Security?

The joy of purchasing a new device is liberating. Now you can work, learn, and play faster — along with enjoying ample storage space. So,

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05 Aug

Critical flaws found in four Cisco SMB router ranges – for the second time this year

Cisco has revealed four of its small business router ranges have critical flaws – for the second time in 2022 alone. A Wednesday advisory warns

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04 Aug

Bloke robbed of $800,000 in cryptocurrency by fake wallet app wants payback from Google

Last October, California resident Jacob Pearlman downloaded an Android version of a cryptocurrency wallet app called Phantom from the Google Play app store. That was

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04 Aug

How To Get Your Head Around Your Kids’ Online Gaming Life

Let’s be honest – many of us parents aren’t big fans of gaming. In fact, some of us have probably even been known to roll

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04 Aug

Taiwanese military reports DDoS in wake of Pelosi visit

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed it was hit by a DDoS attack on Wednesday in what has been an eventful week for the island

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04 Aug

India scraps data protection law in favor of better law coming … sometime

The government of India has scrapped the Personal Data Protection Bill it’s worked on for three years, and announced it will – eventually – unveil

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04 Aug

Student crashes Cloudflare beta party, redirects email, bags a bug bounty

A Danish ethical hacker was able to work his way uninvited into a closed Cloudflare beta and found a vulnerability that could have been exploited

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04 Aug

UK Parliament bins its TikTok account over China surveillance fears

The UK’s Parliament has ended its presence on TikTok after MPs pointed out the made-in-China social media service probably sends data about its users back

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04 Aug

Solana, Phantom blame Slope after millions in crypto-coins stolen from 8,000 wallets

Millions of dollars worth of Solana cryptocurrency and other tokens were stolen from seemingly thousands of netizens this week by thieves exploiting some kind of

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