Democratic FTC Commissioners file lawsuit against Trump over attempted firings
Democratic commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying his administration’s attempts...
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Browser extension sales, updates pose hidden threat to enterprises
Sometimes the simplest pieces of software can cause the most complex security headaches for organizations. Browser extensions, which can be...
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Canadian citizen allegedly involved in Snowflake attacks consents to extradition to US
A Canadian citizen is one step closer to standing trial in the United States for his alleged involvement in a...
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As 23andMe declares bankruptcy, privacy advocates sound alarm about DNA data
Genetic testing business 23andMe filed for bankruptcy Sunday, amplifying fears from privacy advocates that the DNA records and personal information...
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Researchers raise alarm about critical Next.js vulnerability
Researchers warn that attackers could exploit a recently discovered critical vulnerability in the open-source JavaScript framework Next.js to bypass authorization...
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Privacy-boosting tech could prevent breaches, data misuse with government aid, report says
Governments should prioritize the use of privacy-boosting technologies like encryption, de-identification and hashing to prevent breaches and data misuse, a...
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Senators criticize Trump officials’ discussion of war plans over Signal, but administration answers don’t come easily
Democratic senators hammered two top national security officials Tuesday about their participation in a Signal chat discussing war plans that reportedly...
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Trump issues executive order seeking greater federal control of elections
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that threatens states with the loss of federal election grants unless they...
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String of defects in popular Kubernetes component puts 40% of cloud environments at risk
More than 40% of cloud environments are at risk of an account takeover due to a series of five recently...
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Commerce limits 19 Chinese, Taiwanese companies from buying U.S. tech
The Commerce Department plans to finalize economic sanctions this week on nearly 20 Chinese and Taiwanese organizations, citing the need...
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Intelligence chiefs insist Signal chat was a simple mistake
U.S. intelligence leaders found themselves under intensified scrutiny from Congress for a second straight day, following revelations that significant military...
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Despite challenges, the CVE program is a public-private partnership that has shown resilience
In 1999, Dave Mann and Steve Christey, two researchers from the nonprofit R&D corporation MITRE, debuted a concept for security...
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