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Biz & IT DDoS distributed denial of service microsoft rdp Remote Desktop Protocol Tech 

DDoSers are abusing Microsoft RDP to make attacks more powerful

January 23, 2021 Dan Goodin 2 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / Hacker attacking server or database. Network security, Database secure and personal data protection DDoS-for-hire services are abusing the

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Biz & IT browsers chrome EDGE password managers passwords Tech 

Chrome and Edge want to help with that password problem of yours

January 22, 2021 Dan Goodin 2 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / Please don’t do this. Getty Images If you’re like lots of people, someone has probably nagged you to

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account credentials Biz & IT Phishing Privacy scams 

Phishing scam had all the bells and whistles—except for one

January 21, 2021 Dan Goodin 3 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / The query window for username and password on a webpage can be seen on the monitor of a

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Biz & IT malwarebytes microsoft solarwinds supply chain attacks Tech 

Security firm Malwarebytes was infected by same hackers who hit SolarWinds

January 20, 2021 Dan Goodin 1 Views 0 Comments

Security firm Malwarebytes said it was breached by the same nation-state-sponsored hackers who compromised a dozen or more US government

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Biz & IT Policy Science 

Hackers alter stolen regulatory data to sow mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine

January 15, 2021 Dan Goodin 3 Views 0 Comments

Getty Images Last month, the makers of one of the most promising coronavirus vaccines reported that hackers stole confidential documents

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Biz & IT DNS DNS over HTTPS DNS over TLS DOH domain name system Dot National Security Agency NSA Tech 

The NSA warns enterprises to beware of third-party DNS resolvers

January 15, 2021 Dan Goodin 2 Views 0 Comments

Getty Images DNS over HTTPS is a new protocol that protects domain-lookup traffic from eavesdropping and manipulation by malicious parties.

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Android Biz & IT exploits google project zero Tech vulnerabilities windows zerodays 

Hackers used 4 zero-days to infect Windows and Android devices

January 13, 2021 Dan Goodin 2 Views 0 Comments

Google researchers have detailed a sophisticated hacking operation that exploited vulnerabilities in Chrome and Windows to install malware on Android

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Biz & IT compromise digital certificate hackers microsoft mimecast Tech 

Hackers steal Mimecast certificate used to encrypt customers’ M365 traffic

January 12, 2021 Dan Goodin 4 Views 0 Comments

Email management provider Mimecast said that hackers have compromised a digital certificate it issued and used it to target select

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Biz & IT capitol Parler Policy Tech 

Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters

January 12, 2021 Dan Goodin 4 Views 0 Comments

Getty Images By now, you may have heard of the hacker who says she scraped 99 percent of posts from

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2fa Biz & IT google titan physical security key side channel attacks Tech two-factor authentication 

Hackers can clone Google Titan 2FA keys using a side channel in NXP chips

January 8, 2021 Dan Goodin 4 Views 0 Comments

Google There’s wide consensus among security experts that physical two-factor authentication keys provide the most effective protection against account takeovers.

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Biz & IT DoJ hackers Justice Department Policy solarwinds Tech 

DoJ says SolarWinds hackers breached its Office 365 system and read email

January 7, 2021 Dan Goodin 5 Views 0 Comments

The US Justice Department has become the latest federal agency to say its network was breached in a long and

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Biz & IT kremlin Policy Russia solarwinds supply chain attack Tech 

Bucking Trump, NSA and FBI say Russia was “likely” behind SolarWinds hack

January 6, 2021 Dan Goodin 3 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / Side view of colorful St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow on Red Square in front of the Kremlin, Russia.

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Biz & IT messengers Policy Privacy Tech telegram 

Telegram feature exposes your precise address to hackers

January 5, 2021 Dan Goodin 3 Views 0 Comments

If you’re using an Android device—or in some cases an iPhone—the Telegram messenger app makes it easy for hackers to

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access points backdoors Biz & IT exploits firewalls Tech vpns vulnerabilities zyxel 

Hackers are exploiting a backdoor built into Zyxel devices. Are you patched?

January 4, 2021 Dan Goodin 4 Views 0 Comments

Hackers are attempting to exploit a recently discovered backdoor built into multiple Zyxel device models that hundreds of thousands of

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Biz & IT breaches espionage exploits hacking Policy ransomware Tech vulnerabilities 

2020 had its share of memorable hacks and breaches. Here are the top 10

December 28, 2020 Dan Goodin 6 Views 0 Comments

2020 was a tough year for a lot of reasons, not least of which were breaches and hacks that visited

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Biz & IT citizen lab exploits iMessage iPhone nso group Policy Tech vulnerabilities 

Zero-click iMessage zero-day used to hack the iPhones of 36 journalists

December 21, 2020 Dan Goodin 6 Views 0 Comments

Three dozen journalists had their iPhones hacked in July and August using what at the time was an iMessage zero-day

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Biz & IT censorship encryption HTTPS Policy spying surveillance 

Kazakhstan spies on citizens’ HTTPS traffic; browser makers fight back

December 19, 2020 Dan Goodin 9 Views 0 Comments

Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft said they’re joining forces to stop Kazakhstan’s government from decrypting and reading HTTPS-encrypted traffic sent

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Biz & IT Policy Tech 

Microsoft president calls SolarWinds hack an “act of recklessness”

December 18, 2020 Dan Goodin 4 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / Close up of digital data and binary code in network. Getty Images Of the 18,000 organizations that downloaded

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Biz & IT hackers microsoft Policy solarwinds Tech 

Microsoft is reportedly added to the growing list of victims in SolarWinds hack

December 17, 2020 Dan Goodin 9 Views 0 Comments

Microsoft was hacked by the same group that compromised the networks of software maker SolarWinds and multiple federal agencies, Reuters

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Biz & IT breaches Policy software supply chain attack solarwinds Tech 

SolarWinds hack that breached gov networks poses a “grave risk” to the nation

December 17, 2020 Dan Goodin 5 Views 0 Comments

The supply chain attack used to breach federal agencies and at least one private company poses a “grave risk” to

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bank fraud Biz & IT emulators mobile devices Tech 

“Evil mobile emulator farms” used to steal millions from US and EU banks

December 17, 2020 Dan Goodin 3 Views 0 Comments

Getty Images Researchers from IBM Trusteer say they’ve uncovered a massive fraud operation that used a network of mobile device

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addons Biz & IT browsers chrome EDGE extensions malware Tech 

Up to 3 million devices infected by malware-laced Chrome and Edge add-ons

December 16, 2020 Dan Goodin 19 Views 0 Comments

As many as 3 million people have been infected by Chrome and Edge browser extensions that steal personal data and

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Biz & IT Policy Tech 

SolarWinds hackers have a clever way to bypass multi factor authentication

December 15, 2020 Dan Goodin 18 Views 0 Comments

The hackers behind the supply chain attack that compromised public and private organizations have devised a clever way to bypass

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apt29 Biz & IT cozy bear hackers nation state Policy Tech US government 

~18,000 organizations downloaded backdoor planted by Cozy Bear hackers

December 14, 2020 Dan Goodin 6 Views 0 Comments

About 18,000 organizations around the world downloaded network management tools that contained a backdoor that a nation state used to

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Biz & IT Commerce FireEye solarwinds Tech treasury 

Russian hackers hit US government using widespread supply chain attack

December 14, 2020 Dan Goodin 8 Views 0 Comments

Getty Images Russian hackers have breached networks belonging to the US government and private organizations worldwide in a widespread espionage

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Biz & IT Ciphers crime cryptography mysteries Policy Tech 

Zodiac Killer cipher is cracked after eluding sleuths for 51 years

December 12, 2020 Dan Goodin 7 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / Composite drawings of the Zodiac Killer. Getty Images A coded message sent by a brutal serial killer who

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advanced persistent threat APT apt32 Biz & IT Facebook hackers ocienclotus Tech 

Facebook says hackers backed by Vietnam’s government are linked to IT firm

December 11, 2020 Dan Goodin 16 Views 0 Comments

Facebook said it has linked an advanced hacking group widely believed to be sponsored by the government of Vietnam to

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Biz & IT Cisco exploits Jabber Tech vulnerabilities xss 

Wormable code-execution flaw in Jabber has a severity rating of 9.9 out of 10

December 11, 2020 Dan Goodin 7 Views 0 Comments

Getty Images Cisco has patched its Jabber conferencing and messaging application against a critical vulnerability that made it possible for

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Biz & IT COVID-19 hackers hacking vaccine 

COVID-19 vaccine data has been unlawfully accessed in hack of EU regulator

December 9, 2020 Dan Goodin 7 Views 0 Comments

Covid-19 Coverage View more stories Information relating to the one of the most promising coronavirus vaccines has been “unlawfully accessed”

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Biz & IT exploits ge healthcare patches vulnerabilities 

GE puts default password in radiology devices, leaving healthcare networks exposed

December 8, 2020 Dan Goodin 11 Views 0 Comments

Dozens of radiology products from GE Healthcare contain a critical vulnerability that threatens the networks of hospitals and other health

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Biz & IT encryption enigma machine Science Tech 

Rusty but intact: Nazi Enigma cipher machine found in Baltic Sea

December 4, 2020 Dan Goodin 7 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / The Enigma cipher machine found in the Baltic Sea is lying on a table in front of the

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Android Biz & IT exploits google Tech vulnerabilities 

Android apps with millions of downloads are vulnerable to serious attacks

December 4, 2020 Dan Goodin 8 Views 0 Comments

Android apps with hundreds of millions of downloads are vulnerable to attacks that allow malicious apps to steal contacts, login

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Biz & IT personal information Policy Privacy Verizon website flaws 

Verizon has been leaking customers’ personal information for days (at least)

December 3, 2020 Dan Goodin 8 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / A Verizon FiOS truck in Manhattan on September 15, 2017. Verizon is struggling to fix a glitch that

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add-ons Biz & IT browsers EDGE extensions microsoft Tech 

Abusive add-ons aren’t just a Chrome and Firefox problem. Now it’s Edge’s turn

November 20, 2020 Dan Goodin 11 Views 0 Comments

Microsoft For years, Google and Mozilla have battled to keep abusive or outright malicious browser extensions from infiltrating their official

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Biz & IT Tech 

Google is testing end-to-end encryption in Android Messages

November 19, 2020 Dan Goodin 9 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / Security padlock in circuit-board background. Google has begun rolling out end-to-end encryption for Rich Communication Service, the text-messaging

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Biz & IT Policy Tech 

Massive, China-state-funded hack hits companies around the world, report says

November 19, 2020 Dan Goodin 5 Views 0 Comments

Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. Researchers have uncovered a massive hacking campaign that’s using sophisticated

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