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IRS Leaks 120,000 Taxpayers’ Personal Details
PRIVACY PRIVACY US government still working out what went wrong Read More
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Violence-as-a-Service: Brickings, Firebombings & Shootings for Hire
PRIVACY PRIVACY A 21-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with stalking in connection with a federal investigation into groups of cybercriminals who are settling scores by hiring people to carry out physical attacks on their rivals. Prosecutors say the defendant recently participated in several of these schemes — including firing a handgun…
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Images
PRIVACY PRIVACY iStock has over 13,000 royalty-free images of squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Read More
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OpenSSF releases npm best practices to help developers tackle open-source dependency risks
PRIVACY PRIVACY The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) has released the npm Best Practices Guide to help JavaScript and TypeScript developers reduce the security risks associated with using open-source dependencies. The guide, a product of the OpenSSF Best Practices Working Group, focuses on dependency management and supply chain security for npm and covers various areas…
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US Police Deployed Obscure Smartphone Tracking Tool With No Warrants
PRIVACY PRIVACY It would allow police to search billions of mobile device-based records, including GPS data Read More
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Google Chrome Vulnerability Lets Sites Quietly Overwrite Clipboard Contents
PRIVACY PRIVACY The bug was discovered by developer Jeff Johnson, who detailed his findings in a blog post Read More
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JuiceLedger Hacker Linked to First Phishing Campaign Targeting PyPI Users
PRIVACY PRIVACY JuiceLedger started poisoning open-source packages as a way to target a wider audience in August Read More
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Montenegro is the Victim of a Cyberattack
PRIVACY PRIVACY Details are few, but Montenegro has suffered a cyberattack: A combination of ransomware and distributed denial-of-service attacks, the onslaught disrupted government services and prompted the country’s electrical utility to switch to manual control. […] But the attack against Montenegro’s infrastructure seemed more sustained and extensive, with targets including water supply systems, transportation services…
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Back-to-School: Balancing Social Media & Mental Health
PRIVACY PRIVACY Wouldn’t it be nice if, along with grades for English, Science, and Algebra this year, our child’s report card included quarterly feedback on their mental health? Recently, actor Tom Holland of Spider-Man fame reported on his mental health publicly by deleting several of his social media accounts. The actor stated that his social…
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New Ransomware Group BianLian Activity Exploding
PRIVACY PRIVACY The threat actor using the common Go programming language and a custom toolkit claims twenty victims Read More