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Jul 21, 2020 • 8min
Hack Brief: Microsoft Warns of a 17-Year-Old ‘Wormable’ Bug
The SigRed vulnerability exists in Windows DNS, used by practically every small and medium-sized organization in the world.
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Jul 20, 2020 • 7min
Google Moves to Secures the Cloud From Itself
Confidential Virtual Machines allows Google Cloud Services Customers to keep data secret—even when it's being actively processed.
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Jul 17, 2020 • 7min
Microsoft Halts a Global Fraud Campaign That Targeted CEOs
A sophisticated scheme was designed to trick businesses in more than 60 countries into wiring large sums of money to attackers.
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Jul 16, 2020 • 17min
The Super Smash Bros. Community Reckons With Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Dozens of people have come forward over the past week, many pointing to a culture that they say enabled rampant predatory behavior.Â
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Jul 15, 2020 • 5min
Amazon Bans Employees From Using TikTok on Their Phones
US lawmakers have repeatedly raised security concerns over the app's Chinese ownership. Are US businesses next?Â
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Jul 14, 2020 • 10min
The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far
Iran, China, Russia—the gang was all here in the first half of this year. Oh, and also an unprecedented pandemic that’s been a boon for hackers.
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Jul 13, 2020 • 6min
DoNotPay Unsubscribes You From Spam—and Tries to Get You Paid
There's finally a way to get off of email lists with your privacy intact.
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Jul 10, 2020 • 10min
Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads
As China exerts more power over the city, companies like Facebook and Google have stopped handing over data—for now.
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Jul 9, 2020 • 7min
Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree
A group dubbed "Cosmic Lynx" uses surprisingly sophisticated methods—and targets big game.
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Jul 8, 2020 • 7min
Hack Brief: Hackers Are Exploiting a 5-Alarm Bug in Networking Equipment
For companies that haven't patched their BIG-IP products, it may already be too late.
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