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Feb 23, 2021 • 8min
France Ties Russia's Sandworm to a Multiyear Hacking Spree
A French security agency warns that the destructively minded group has exploited an IT monitoring tool from Centreon.
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Feb 22, 2021 • 7min
Parler Says It's Back
The platform was kicked off Amazon's servers. Now it says it's no longer relies on "Big Tech" for its infrastructure.
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Feb 19, 2021 • 5min
A Barcode Scanner App With Millions of Downloads Goes Rogue
After an update in December, the app began infecting Android devices, bombarding users with ads on their default browser.
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Feb 18, 2021 • 9min
Covid-19 Vaccine Scams Spread Under Facebook and Telegram's Watch
Don’t use an iTunes gift card to purchase doses of the vaccine online.
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Feb 17, 2021 • 7min
A Coordinated Takedown Targets 'OGUser' Account Thieves
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have all taken action against the hacker community in recent days.
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Feb 16, 2021 • 12min
Gaming Sites Are Still Letting Streamers Profit From Hate
WIRED has found dozens of far-right and white supremacist figures monetizing their livestreams through “donation management services” Streamlabs and StreamElements.
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Feb 15, 2021 • 9min
Why ‘Inside Job’ Zoombombs Are So Hard to Stop
Researchers have found that most calls to disrupt videoconferences originate with the participants, especially in high schools and colleges.
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Feb 12, 2021 • 7min
A Second SolarWinds Hack Deepens Third-Party Software Fears
It appears that not only Russia but also China targeted the company, a reminder of the many ways interconnectedness can go wrong.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 12min
Facebook Ad Services Let Anyone Target US Military Personnel
Researchers warn that an advertising platform with categories like “Army” and “United States Air Force Security Sources” could be abused.
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Feb 10, 2021 • 7min
Apple Fixes One of the iPhone's Most Pressing Security Risks
By hardening iMessage in iOS 14, the company has effectively cut off what had been an increasingly popular line of attack.
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