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Mar 10, 2021 • 11min
Microsoft's Dream of Decentralized IDs Enters the Real World
The company will launch a public preview of its identification platform this spring—and has already tested it at the UK's National Health Service.
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Mar 8, 2021 • 10min
Twitch's First Transparency Report Is Here—and Long Overdue
The decade-old streaming platform has for the first time detailed its efforts to safeguard its user base in one place.
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Mar 5, 2021 • 10min
Clubhouse's Security and Privacy Lag Behind Its Explosive Growth
The platform has promised to do better after a string of incidents. But the hardest part might be managing user expectations.
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Mar 4, 2021 • 11min
Hackers Tied to Russia's GRU Targeted the US Grid for Years, Researchers Warn
A Sandworm-adjacent group has successfully breached US critical infrastructure a handful of times, according to new findings from the security firm Dragos.
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Mar 3, 2021 • 9min
China Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014—and Used It for Years
The hackers used the agency’s EpMe exploit to attack Windows devices years before the Shadow Brokers leaked the agency’s zero-day arsenal online.
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Mar 2, 2021 • 8min
Apple Offers Its Closest Look Yet at iOS and MacOS Security
In its latest Platform Security Guide, Cupertino raised the curtain on the critical features that protect against hackers.
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Mar 1, 2021 • 6min
Malware Is Now Targeting Apple’s New M1 Processor
Two distinct strains of malware have already adjusted to the new silicon just months after its debut.
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Feb 26, 2021 • 8min
Cyberpunk 2077 Maker Was Hit With a Ransomware Attack—and Won't Pay Up
CD Projekt Red's list of woes gets longer, as hackers claim to have stolen the source code for their most popular games.Â
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Feb 25, 2021 • 9min
Feds Indict North Korean Hackers for Years of Heists and Scams
The three men are allegedly part of a group that tried to steal $1.3 billion in an extended—and ongoing—cybercrime spree.
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Feb 24, 2021 • 6min
A Windows Defender Vulnerability Lurked Undetected for 12 Years
Microsoft has finally patched the bug in its antivirus program after researchers spotted it last fall.
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