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US Gov report slams Microsoft over email hack—'The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred'
By Andy Edser published
news The Cyber Safety Review Board has released its assessment of last years Microsoft security breach, and it makes for uncomfortable reading.
73M AT&T customers have had their personal data, including passcodes, leaked online
By Jody Macgregor published
News Those affected have already had their passcodes reset.
Forget your money and identities, hackers are now after your water, according to the White House
By Nick Evanson published
news It seems like a little bit of basic cybersecurity is all that's required to keep it safe, though.
The US House passes a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The bill will now head to the Senate.
An AI worm has been developed to burrow its way into generative AI ecosystems, revealing sensitive data as it spreads
By Andy Edser published
news It's enough to give you the tremors. Oh go on, I had to.
GitHub is under automated attack by millions of cloned repositories filled with malicious code
By Andy Edser published
news Thanks to a combination of sophisticated methodology and social engineering, this particular attack seems to be very difficult to stop.
US White House: The responsibility of cybersecurity should be tech companies' and the Federal government's, not the individual
By Nick Evanson published
news The safety of cyberspace rests on using the right software and hardware in the future.
One of the the largest ransomware outfits in the world has been magnificently trolled by the Swedish police and Europol
By Andy Edser published
news A taste of your own medicine? Why certainly, with extra salt.
Even the US Department of Defence is not immune to data breaches as 20,000 individuals are notified of a Microsoft cloud email leak
By Andy Edser published
news The US government still relies on cloud email servers like the rest of us, and a certain amount of beans appears to have been spilled.
Windows Defender let me down, so I thought I'd try some popular free antivirus alternatives. They left a lot to be desired
By Andy Edser published
Antiviral Free third-party AVs have always been a bit ropey, and my journey back into the murky world of free protection was far from pleasant.
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