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'An unprecedented bombardment': Cloudflare claims a new world record for a 31.4 Tbps DDoS botnet attack it recorded late last year
By Andy Edser published
News "The largest attack ever disclosed publicly."

Google says a WinRAR exploit for Windows is in 'widespread' use by government-backed threat actors 'linked to Russia and China'
By Jeremy Laird published
News If you are using WinRAR you definitely want to update to version 7.13.

Audio devices that use Google's Fast Pair Bluetooth tech are vulnerable to hacks that could track location or listen to the mic, according to researchers
By Nick Evanson published
News Google's still working on a complete fix, but a partial solution is available.

It never rains, but it pours: A security bug with a maximum severity rating is putting many of the worlds' servers at risk
By Nick Evanson published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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
By Andy Edser published
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
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Is leaving the safe combination on a post-it note that much worse?

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.
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