Economy
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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, the industry-wide alternative to logging…
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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 heist, likely by North Korea,…
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Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group
More than a year’s worth of internal communications from one of the world’s most active ransomware syndicates have been published…
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As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase
Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on a steady, calm, and…
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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 messages that was so big…
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HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support
In an odd approach to trying to improve customer tech support, HP allegedly implemented mandatory, 15-minute wait times for people…
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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 as a tool to circumvent…
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Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks
Microsoft said it has detected a new variant of XCSSET, a powerful macOS malware family that has targeted developers and…
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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 phishing technique to hijack Microsoft…
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Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa
There’s a growing collaboration between hacking groups engaging in espionage on behalf of nation-states and those seeking financial gains through…
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