A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on every major Linux distro
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Google releases “disable 2g” feature for new Android smartphones
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Diskless infrastructure in beta (System Transparency: stboot)
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We desperately need a way to rapidly notify people of high-impact vulnerabilities, so I built one: BugAlert.org
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Here’s how to prevent (and recover from) a Facebook hack
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Log4Shell Update: Second log4j Vulnerability Published (CVE-2021-44228 + CVE-2021-45046)
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LastPass is going to become an independent company
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Log4Shell: We are in so much trouble
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This key is your key, this key is my key
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To secure the supply chain, you must properly fund it
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Winning the war on ransomware - The DOJ’s task force is changing the landscape around hackers, but will it be enough?
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But why that VPN? How WireGuard made it into Linux
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VPN testing reveals poor privacy and security practices, hyperbolic claims
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Hackers are spamming businesses’ receipt printers with ‘antiwork’ manifestos
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Former Ubiquiti employee charged for data theft and attemtping to extort his employer
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LockPickingLawyer keynote at Saintcon
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Microsoft unveils 'Super Duper Secure Mode' in latest version of Edge
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Ten tips for home safety in 2021
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After releasing full database of LGBTQ dating website, Black Shadow hackers leak medical records of 290,000 Israeli patients
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"We do not maintain databases"
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Fraudsters cloned company director’s voice in $35 million bank heist, police find
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Polygon (formerly known as Matic Network) dodges $850M hack, pays record $2M bounty
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Sinclair Broadcast Group was hit by ransomware over the weekend in the US
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The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked
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Company that routes SMS for all major US carriers was hacked for five years
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Linux (In)security
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Could security key 2FA be implemented on Tildes?
I am wondering if this could be implemented as a 2FA method on Tildes. Although not super mainstream, I think it is the gold standard for account security. Is there anyone else interested in this...
I am wondering if this could be implemented as a 2FA method on Tildes. Although not super mainstream, I think it is the gold standard for account security. Is there anyone else interested in this option?
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Disclosure of three 0-day iOS vulnerabilities and critique of Apple Security Bounty program
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Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
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Billed as the most secure phone on the planet, An0m became a viral sensation in the underworld. There was just one problem for anyone using it for criminal means: it was run by the police
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McDonald's leaks password for Monopoly VIP database to winners
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The persistent gravity of cross platform
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Unsecure at any speed?
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Zoom zero-click RCE from Pwn2Own 2021 - Technical write-up describing the process of discovering and exploiting the vulnerability
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1Password 8: The story so far
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Introduction to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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Denmark and Norway are closing their embassies in Kabul and evacuating their staff as the security situation worsens in Afghanistan
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Diners beware: That meal may cost you your privacy and security
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Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google
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Linux Privilege Escalation - Three Easy Ways to Get a Root Shell
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Blizzard recruiters asked hacker if she ‘liked being penetrated’ at job fair
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From stolen laptop to inside the company network
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Amazon’s mission: Getting a ‘key’ to your apartment building
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Venmo gets more private—but it’s still not fully safe
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A case against security nihilism
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Norway says cyber attack on parliament carried out from China – attack had utilised a security hole in Microsoft's Exchange software
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Amazon asked Apple to remove an app that spots fake reviews, and Apple agreed
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Sophisticated exploits used to breach fully-patched iPhones of journalists, activists, as detailed by Amnesty International's Security Lab
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War Thunder devs won’t use classified documents posted in forums to tweak tanks
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Remote code execution vulnerability in the cdnjs Javascript CDN run by Cloudflare, which could have enabled tampering with over 10% of all websites
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