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Jun 10, 2021 • 7min
Apple's M1 Chip Has a Fascinating Flaw
The covert channel bug demonstrates a fundamental fact of CPUs: even new ones have vulnerabilities.
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Jun 9, 2021 • 6min
The Bizarro Streaming Site That Hackers Built From Scratch
BravoMovies isn't real. But it puts in a remarkable amount of effort trying to trick you into believing that it is.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 9min
Blurry Satellite Images of Palestine and Israel Make Rebuilding Harder
Digital researchers and aid groups say free mapping tools like Google Earth are too imprecise.Â
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Jun 7, 2021 • 5min
Goodbye Internet Explorer—and Good Riddance
Microsoft will finally put the venerated, vulnerability-ridden browser out to pasture, but it's still got a year to cause some trouble.
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Jun 4, 2021 • 7min
How to Avoid Those Infuriating Cookie Pop-Ups
Cookie consent notices are everywhere, and opting out of tracking is a pain. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 9min
How to Avoid App Store Scams
Apple’s and Google’s approval guidelines are notoriously lax—and they won’t keep out apps that are after your money and data. Here’s how to sniff them out.
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Jun 2, 2021 • 4min
Ransomware's Dangerous New Trick Is Double-Encrypting Your Data
Even when you pay to get a decryption key, you may find your files are still locked up by another strain of malware.
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Jun 1, 2021 • 7min
The Colonial Pipeline Hack Is a New Extreme for Ransomware
An attack has crippled the company's operations—and cut off a large portion of the East Coast's fuel supply—in an ominous development for critical infrastructure.
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May 31, 2021 • 8min
DarkSide Ransomware Hit Colonial Pipeline—and Created an Unholy Mess
As the White House gets involved in the response, the group behind the malware is scrambling.
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May 28, 2021 • 8min
How a Former Netflix Exec Built a Brazen Bribery Scheme
The company’s ex-vice president of IT faces 20 years in prison for creating a pay-to-play environment with technology vendors.
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