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Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions
The people overseeing the security of Google’s Chrome browser explicitly forbid third-party extension developers from…
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Misconfigured license plate readers are leaking data and video in real time
In just 20 minutes this morning, an automated license-plate-recognition (ALPR) system in Nashville, Tennessee, captured…
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Widely used DNA sequencer still doesn’t enforce Secure Boot
In 2012, an industry-wide coalition of hardware and software makers adopted Secure Boot to protect…
Time to check if you ran any of these 33 malicious Chrome extensions
Screenshot showing the phishing email sent to Cyberhaven extension developers. Credit: Amit Assaraf A link…
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AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives
Kip Meintzer, an executive at security company Check Point Software Technologies, told a recent investor…
Passkey technology is elegant, but it’s most definitely not usable security
Dialog box finally allows the creation of a passkey on a security key. The dueling…
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Health care giant Ascension says 5.6 million patients affected in cyberattack
Health care company Ascension lost sensitive data for nearly 5.6 million individuals in a cyberattack…
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VPN used for VR game cheat sells access to your home network
For proxy networks, Hinderer says, one end of the spectrum is where networks could be…
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Hackers seek ransom after getting SSNs, banking info from state gov’t portal
Hackers trying to extort the Rhode Island government infiltrated the state's public benefits system, causing…