Uhh, should we be concerned things are about to get SUPER dramatic here, or can these two remain nice enough to get through divorce and co-parent successfully after that?? Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly “not talking” now that the 40-year-old reality TV star has officially filed for divorce. And in fact, the sudden silence […]
Enlarge (credit: Gab.com) Beleaguered social networking site Gab was breached on Monday, marking the second time in as many weeks that hackers have gained unauthorized access to a platform that caters to users pushing hate speech and pro-Trump conspiracy theories. The compromise came to light after someone hijacked the account of Gab founder and CEO […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google is adding its password checkup feature to Android, making the mobile OS the latest company offering to give users an easy way to check if the passcodes they’re using have been compromised. Password Checkup works by checking credentials entered into apps against a list of billions of credentials compromised in […]
Enlarge / ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) The weird deal Oracle arranged at the behest of the Trump administration to buy TikTok without actually acquiring it has been permanently back-burnered, according to a new report. The transaction, which has gone effectively nowhere since it was first announced, is now “shelved,” the ever-popular “people […]
(credit: Chrome) Users of Google’s Chrome browser have faced three security concerns over the past 24 hours in the form of a malicious extension with more than 2 million users, a just-fixed zero-day, and new information about how malware can abuse Chrome’s sync feature to bypass firewalls. Let’s discuss them one by one. First up, […]
Enlarge / Cyber threat from North Korea. North Korean hacker at the computer, on a background of binary code, the colors of the flag of the DPRK. DDoS attack (credit: Dmitry Nogaev | Getty Images) Google has warned it has uncovered an “ongoing” state-backed hacking campaign run by North Korea targeting cyber security researchers. The […]
Enlarge / Uberwachung, Symbolbild, Datensicherheit, Datenhoheit (credit: Westend61 | Getty Images) Lawmakers and law enforcement agencies around the world, including in the United States, have increasingly called for backdoors in the encryption schemes that protect your data, arguing that national security is at stake. But new research indicates governments already have methods and tools that, […]
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Hackers responsible for the SolarWinds cyberattack aimed at a number of federal agencies and companies were able to access the email accounts of Justice Department employees. The DOJ said Wednesday that about 3% of the […]
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Russia is likely to be behind the major SolarWinds cyberattack that has compromised multiple federal agencies and businesses, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and National Security Agency. The federal agencies, […]
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Russia is likely behind the major SolarWinds cyberattack that has compromised multiple federal agencies and businesses, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybsersecurity and Infrastructure Security, and National Security Agency. The federal agencies, working […]