Economy

June 15, 2022
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Botched and silent patches from Microsoft put customers at risk, critics say

Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) Blame is mounting on Microsoft for what critics say is a lack of…
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June 14, 2022
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A new vulnerability in Intel and AMD CPUs lets hackers steal encryption keys

Enlarge Microprocessors from Intel, AMD, and other companies contain a newly discovered weakness that remote attackers can exploit to obtain…
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June 14, 2022
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Coinbase lays off 18 percent of staff as CEO says, “We grew too quickly”

Enlarge / Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022 in Beverly Hills,…
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June 13, 2022
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Credentials for thousands of open source projects free for the taking—again!

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A service that helps open source developers write and test software is leaking thousands of authentication…
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June 9, 2022
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New ultra-stealthy Linux backdoor isn’t your everyday malware discovery

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / iStock) Researchers have unearthed a discovery that doesn’t occur all that often in the realm…
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June 8, 2022
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Gone in 130 seconds: New Tesla hack gives thieves their own personal key

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last year, Tesla issued an update that made its vehicles easier to start after being unlocked…
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June 8, 2022
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Feds seize SSNDOB marketplace that listed personal data of 24 million people

Enlarge / Seizure notice on ssndob.ws. Federal law enforcement agencies say they shut down a group of websites that made…
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June 7, 2022
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$10 billion fund starts giving US states money for broadband expansions

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alan Schein) The US Treasury Department has started approving broadband grants to states from a…
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June 7, 2022
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Microsoft won’t say if it will patch critical Windows vulnerability under exploit

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As hacker groups working continue to hammer a former Windows zero-day that makes it unusually easy…
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June 4, 2022
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An actively exploited Microsoft 0-day flaw still doesn’t have a patch

Enlarge (credit: mturhanlar | Getty Images) Researchers warned last weekend that a flaw in Microsoft’s Support Diagnostic Tool could be…
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