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May 12, 2020 • 6min
Security News This Week: Zoom Security Gets a Boost With Keybase Acquisition
Plus: A GoDaddy breach, a ransomware attack, and more of the week's top security news.
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May 11, 2020 • 7min
How a Facebook Bug Took Down Your Favorite iOS Apps
Thank a tiny change to a software development kit for widespread crashes Wednesday, including the Spotify and TikTok apps.
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May 8, 2020 • 7min
GitHub Takes Aim at Open Source Software Vulnerabilities
GitHub Advanced Security will help automatically spot potentially security problems in the world's biggest open source platform.
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May 7, 2020 • 6min
LockBit Is the New Ransomware for Hire
A recent infection, which managed to plunder a company's network within hours, demonstrates why the malware has become so prevalent.
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May 6, 2020 • 7min
Hacker Lexicon: What Is Fleeceware and How Can You Protect Yourself?
Sneaky developers are charging big bucks for basic apps. Here's how to spot a scam in sheep's clothing.
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May 5, 2020 • 13min
The Weird Partisan Math of Vote-By-Mail
Research says that expanding mail-in voting doesn’t help Democrats. So why are Republicans so afraid of it? Â
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May 4, 2020 • 9min
The ADL Calls Out Steam for Giving Extremists a Pass
The nonprofit has identified hundreds of profiles that espouse hate, with little attempt from the gaming platform to stop them.
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May 1, 2020 • 7min
How Spies Snuck Malware Into the Google Play Store—Again and Again
Malicious Android apps from the so-called PhantomLance campaign targeted hundreds of users, and at least two slipped past Google's defenses.
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Apr 30, 2020 • 7min
The Covid-19 Pandemic Reveals Ransomware's Long Game
Hackers laid the groundwork months ago for attacks. Now they're flipping the switch.
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Apr 29, 2020 • 9min
Sneaky Zero-Click Attacks Are a Hidden Menace
Hacks that can play out without any user interaction may be more common than we realize, in part because they’re so difficult to detect.
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