Economy

December 9, 2021
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300,000 MikroTik routers are ticking security time bombs, researchers say

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As many as 300,000 routers made by Latvia-based MikroTik are vulnerable to remote attacks that can…
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December 9, 2021
93

Malicious packages sneaked into NPM repository stole Discord tokens

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have found another 17 malicious packages in an open source repository, as the use of…
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December 8, 2021
84

Tor is under threat from Russian censorship and Sybil attacks

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Tor anonymity service and anticensorship tool has come under fire from two threats in recent…
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December 7, 2021
86

Verizon ignored users’ previous opt-outs in latest push to scan web browsing

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Scott Olson) Verizon is automatically enrolling customers in a new version of a program that…
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December 7, 2021
99

Microsoft seizes domains used by “highly sophisticated” hackers in China

Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. (credit: Steve McDowell / Agefotostock) Microsoft said it has seized…
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December 6, 2021
107

SolarWinds hackers have a whole bag of new tricks for mass compromise attacks

Enlarge Almost exactly a year ago, security researchers uncovered one of the worst data breaches in modern history, if not…
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December 3, 2021
85

iPhones of US diplomats hacked using “0-click” exploits from embattled NSO

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The iPhones of nine US State Department officials were infected by powerful and stealthy malware developed…
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December 3, 2021
80

AT&T failed to fix Ohio man’s broken Internet service for a month

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Ronald Martinez) Ohio resident John Sopko had to go a month without his AT&T fixed…
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December 2, 2021
97

Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood steals data of 400,000 patients

Enlarge (credit: Rob Engelaar | Getty Images) Ransomware hackers broke into a Planned Parenthood network and accessed medical records or…
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December 1, 2021
80

Really stupid “smart contract” bug let hackers steal $31 million in digital coin

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Blockchain startup MonoX Finance said on Wednesday that a hacker stole $31 million by exploiting a…
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