ZDNet Encrypted instant messaging app Signal has tried to run a series of Instagram ads to show the amount of data the social media platform and its parent company Facebook collect about users and how …
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Naked Security It’s only a week since Apple’s last product updates, but it’s already time to update again. As you probably know, Apple, unusually amongst major operating system and application producers, doesn’t have any sort …
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Hackaday A few years ago [Xabier Zubizarreta] got it into his head that he wanted to put a modern digital image sensor into a classic Super 8 camera, but he didn’t want to ruin a …
Bleeping Computer Nonprofit health care provider Scripps Health in San Diego is currently dealing with a ransomware attack that forced the organization to suspend user access to its online portal and switch to alternative methods …
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ZDNet Apple on Monday released iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1 for its iPhone and iPad lineup. The update comes just a week after iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 were officially released, but there’s a good …
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The Hacker News Iran has been linked to yet another state-sponsored ransomware operation through a contracting company based in the country, according to new analysis. Full article
Bleeping Computer Pulse Secure has fixed a zero-day vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) SSL VPN appliance that is being actively exploited to compromise the internal networks of defense firms and govt agencies. Last …
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Bleeping Computer The Python standard library ipaddress also suffers from the critical IP address validation vulnerability identical to the flaw that was reported in the “netmask” library earlier this year. The researchers who had discovered the critical flaw in …
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Electronic Frontier Foundation As debate continues in the U.S. and Europe over how to regulate social media, a number of countries—such as India and Turkey—have imposed stringent rules that threaten free speech, while others, such …
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Ars Technica At least five US federal agencies may have experienced cyberattacks that targeted recently discovered security flaws that give hackers free rein over vulnerable networks, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said on …
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Ars Technica The Guardian reports that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) is retiring “Digidog,” a Boston Dynamics Spot robot the state started testing in December. The department described the robot as a tool …
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Bleeping Computer Hackers suspected to work for the Chinese government have used a new malware called PortDoor to infiltrate the systems of an engineering company that designs submarines for the Russian Navy. They used a …
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