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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

EnlargeGetty Images The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies, standards organizations,...

Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity

EnlargeGetty Images When security researcher Johann Rehberger recently reported a vulnerability in ChatGPT that allowed attackers to store false information and malicious...

1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how

EnlargeGetty Images Researchers still don’t know the cause of a recently discovered malware infection affecting almost 1.3 million streaming devices running an...

As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library

EnlargeGetty Images Microsoft has updated a key cryptographic library with two new encryption algorithms designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. The...

City of Columbus sues man after he discloses severity of ransomware attack

EnlargeGetty Images A judge in Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against a security researcher who presented evidence that a recent...

Unpatchable 0-day in surveillance cam is being exploited to install Mirai

EnlargeGetty Images Malicious hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in a widely used security camera to spread Mirai, a family of malware...

“Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update

EnlargeGetty Images Last Tuesday, loads of Linux users—many running packages released as early as this year—started reporting their devices were failing to...

Windows 0-day was exploited by North Korea to install advanced rootkit

EnlargeGetty Images A Windows zero-day vulnerability recently patched by Microsoft was exploited by hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government...

Mac and Windows users infected by software updates delivered over hacked ISP

EnlargeMarco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker Hackers delivered malware to Windows and Mac users by compromising their Internet service provider and then...

Mysterious family of malware hid in Google Play for years

Enlarge A mysterious family of Android malware with a demonstrated history of effectively concealing its myriad spying activities has once again been...

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