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Three random words are still one of the best passwords, experts say
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Just pick three random words. Seriously.

A driver containing rootkit malware was certified by Microsoft
By Jody Macgregor published
News "Microsoft is investigating a malicious actor distributing malicious drivers within gaming environments."

Pirated games helped a malware campaign compromise 3.2 million PCs
By Paul Lilly published
News A nameless malware strain stole 1.2TB of personal information, including 26 million login credentials.

You can now mine cryptocurrency with your antivirus software. Wait, what?
By Paul Lilly published
News Norton 360 antivirus is getting a built-in Ethereum mining tool.

This panda hungers for your Steam and Discord logins
By Katie Wickens published
News And it wants your cryptocurrency stash, too.

A crafty Linux malware has evaded detection for years and experts still don't know what it does
By Paul Lilly published
News Crafty malware has managed to hide in plain sight since at least 2018.

Masslogger malware employs 'fileless' attack to steal Discord and other passwords
By Paul Lilly published
News It also targets Outlook and all major browsers.

Windows Defender vulnerability finally patched after 12 years
By Katie Wickens published
News Took them long enough, but looks like no one noticed until now.
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