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It never rains, but it pours: A security bug with a maximum severity rating is putting many of the worlds' servers at risk
News Fixes are available, though 'organizations should patch urgently'.
Cloudflare says DDoS attacks have multiplied to 1.7x last year's count and at points there's been about one attempt every second
News That must be quite a few packets of data.
This sneaky malware variant has been caught using fake Windows Update screens to trick users into installing info-stealing software themselves
News The PC equivalent of holding the door open for the burglar on their way in.
Post-heist reports reveal the password for the Louvre's video surveillance was 'Louvre,' and suddenly the dumpster-tier opsec of videogame NPCs seems a lot less absurd
News Is leaving the safe combination on a post-it note that much worse?
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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
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'
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
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
News Just tread more carefully.
Big networking software hack seemingly backed by China poses a 'significant cyber threat targeting federal networks'
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
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.'
