The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key
In August, the internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was one of hundreds of targets in a massive criminal phishing spree that...
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The Worst Hacks of 2022
With the pandemic evolving into an amorphous new phase and political polarization on the rise around the world, 2022 was...
Read more →LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager
This means that LastPass users should go through their vaults and take extra steps to protect themselves—including changing all of...
Read more →Russia’s Cyberwar Foreshadowed Deadly Attacks on Civilians
But for anyone involved in fending off Russia’s cyberattacks on Ukraine over the past eight years, Russia’s preference for civilian...
Read more →Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever
During its brutal war in Ukraine, Russian troops have burnt cities to the ground, raped and tortured civilians, and committed scores of potential...
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5 Best Password Managers (2022): Features, Pricing, and Tips
There are apps for Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux, as well as extensions for all major web browsers. Bitwarden...
Read more →Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups
Apple announced today that it is launching expanded end-to-end encryption protections in its iCloud service. The company already offers the...
Read more →Apple Kills Its Plan to Scan Your Photos for CSAM. Here’s What’s Next
In August 2021, Apple announced a plan to scan photos that users stored in iCloud for child sexual abuse material...
Read more →Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Are a Feast for Conspiracy Theorists
It has become established rhetoric among the political right that suppressing the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was nothing short...
Read more →Popular HR and Payroll Company Sequoia Discloses a Data Breach
The human resources, payroll, and benefits management company Sequoia said in disclosures to customers at the beginning of the month...
Read more →Lensa AI and ‘Magic Avatars’: What to Know Before Using the App
Has the stale selfie that’s served as your profile picture gone a little too long without a refresh? You’ve likely seen friends...
Read more →Log4j’s Log4Shell Vulnerability: One Year Later, It’s Still Lurking
Apache had to scramble at the beginning of December 2021 to be ready to release patches for Log4Shell when it...
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