Security, Spoken

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‘DDoS-For-Hire’ Is Fueling a New Wave of Attacks Jul 22, 2020

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Turf wars are heating up over the routers that fuel distributed denial of service attacks—and cybermercenaries are running rampant.

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Hack Brief: Microsoft Warns of a 17-Year-Old ‘Wormable’ Bug Jul 21, 2020

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The SigRed vulnerability exists in Windows DNS, used by practically every small and medium-sized organization in the world.

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Google Moves to Secures the Cloud From Itself Jul 20, 2020

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Confidential Virtual Machines allows Google Cloud Services Customers to keep data secret—even when it's being actively processed.

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Microsoft Halts a Global Fraud Campaign That Targeted CEOs Jul 17, 2020

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A sophisticated scheme was designed to trick businesses in more than 60 countries into wiring large sums of money to attackers.

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The Super Smash Bros. Community Reckons With Sexual Misconduct Allegations Jul 16, 2020

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Dozens of people have come forward over the past week, many pointing to a culture that they say enabled rampant predatory behavior.Â

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Amazon Bans Employees From Using TikTok on Their Phones Jul 15, 2020

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US lawmakers have repeatedly raised security concerns over the app's Chinese ownership. Are US businesses next?Â

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The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far Jul 14, 2020

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Iran, China, Russia—the gang was all here in the first half of this year. Oh, and also an unprecedented pandemic that’s been a boon for hackers.

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DoNotPay Unsubscribes You From Spam—and Tries to Get You Paid Jul 13, 2020

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There's finally a way to get off of email lists with your privacy intact.

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Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads Jul 10, 2020

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As China exerts more power over the city, companies like Facebook and Google have stopped handing over data—for now.

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Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree Jul 09, 2020

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A group dubbed "Cosmic Lynx" uses surprisingly sophisticated methods—and targets big game.

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