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LastPass warns of a new phishing campaign involving death certificates and a nefarious email that demands you reply to it if you're not dead
By James Bentley published
News This email is best left on read.

Google claims the 'security breach impacting millions of users' is simply 'inaccurate reports stemming from a misunderstanding'
By James Bentley published
News There are still emails publicly stated to be at risk that weren't previously.

China accuses the US of attacking time—or being behind a series of cyberattacks on its National Time Center, anyway
By Andy Edser published
News Stop the clocks, etc.

People are falling for AI phishing attempts 4.5x more often than human ones but the solutions are the same as ever
By Jacob Fox published
News Just tread more carefully.

Big networking software hack seemingly backed by China poses a 'significant cyber threat targeting federal networks'
By Jacob Fox published
News The exfiltrated data relates to networking software used by big companies and government organisations.

'They just really didn't think anyone would look up': Researchers snooped on unencrypted satellite data with basic equipment, finding private calls, text messages, and even military communications
By Andy Edser last updated
News 'They assumed that no one was ever going to check and scan all these satellites and see what was out there. That was their method of security.'

Fallout Shelter, Pentiment, and other Unity games have been delisted on Steam thanks to Unity's security vulnerability
By Jody Macgregor published
Though hopefully not for long.

One UK national arrested in joint-US operation is accused of being part of Scattered Spider, a group involved 'in a sweeping cyber extortion scheme' that resulted in over $115,000,000 in ransomware payments from victims
By Nick Evanson published
News A life sentence in prison, on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, is one possible outcome.

'Microsoft has become like an arsonist selling firefighting services to their victims' says US senator, referring it to the FTC for a cybersecurity flaw, though Microsoft says it has a plan
By Andy Edser last updated
News "There is one company benefiting from this status quo: Microsoft itself."
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