Posted inApple Biz & IT Google password manager
Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS—here’s how
Late last year, I published a long post that criticized the user unfriendliness of passkeys,…
Posted inBiz & IT cryptocurrency hacking
How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history
The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday’s…
Posted inBiz & IT black basta chats
Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group
Researchers who have read the Russian-language texts said they exposed internal rifts in the secretive…
Posted inBiz & IT initial access quick assist
Notorious crooks broke into a company network in 48 minutes. Here’s how.
In December, roughly a dozen employees inside a manufacturing company received a tsunami of phishing…
Posted inapt44 Biz & IT device linking
Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes
Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal's growing popularity…
Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks
“These enhanced features add to this malware family’s previously known capabilities, like targeting digital wallets,…
X is reportedly blocking links to secure Signal contact pages
X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, is seemingly blocking links to Signal, the…
What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?
Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever…
Posted inBiz & IT cybercrime espionage
Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa
On Thursday, researchers with the Symantec security firm reported on a collaboration that worked the…
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Serial “swatter” behind 375 violent hoaxes targeted his own home to look like a victim
On November 9, he called a local suicide prevention hotline in Skagit County and said…