Hacking
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Pro-Russia Killnet hackers claim DDoS attack on EU Parliament websiteNews The attack was launched shortly after MEPs voted to brand Russia a state-sponsor of terrorism for its invasion of Ukraine
By Rene Millman Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: How secure is metaverse tech?IT Pro Podcast If we're not careful, the risks of this new frontier could outweigh the rewards
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Podcast transcript: How secure is metaverse tech?IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
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Revealed: The top 200 most common passwords of 2022News While the most common passwords worldwide are largely the same, gender and region did have an effect on frequency
By Rory Bathgate Published
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US federal agency breached by Iranian state-backed hackers via Log4Shell exploitNews The initial intrusion was discovered in February but a full incident response wasn't launched until June
By Connor Jones Published
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Australia considers ransomware payment ban, additional Medibank files leakedNews REvil has claimed responsibility for the attack amidst continued refusal by Medibank to pay the ransom
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Lenovo patches ThinkPad, Yoga, IdeaPad UEFI secure boot vulnerabilityNews Mistakenly used drivers could allow hackers to modify the secure boot process
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Yanluowang ransomware leaks suggest pseudo Chinese persona, REvil linksNews It's the second major ransomware organisation to have been rocked this year after internal chat logs were leaked by anonymous hackers
By Connor Jones Published
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Second-ever OpenSSL critical vulnerability teased, 10 years after HeartbleedNews All OpenSSL versions beyond 3.0 are at risk, with more details due to be released alongside a patch on 1 November
By Rory Bathgate Published
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The sooner the FIDO Alliance can shut down passwords, the betterOpinion Passwords aren’t going anywhere, but that hasn’t stopped the dream of a passwordless future – and it seems that Apple, Google and Microsoft agree
By Davey Winder Published
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Ransomware activity down 11% worldwide in Q3, but rise expectedNews LockBit increased its share of the landscape even as attacks declined, while new groups have capitalised on the fall of Conti
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Undetectable PowerShell backdoor discovered hiding as Windows updateNews SafeBreach researchers identified the backdoor, which they say went undetected on all major antivirus programs
By Rory Bathgate Published
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