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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...

Rite Aid says breach exposes sensitive details of 2.2 million customers

Enlarge / Rite Aid logo displayed at one of its stores.Getty Images Rite Aid, the third biggest US drug store chain, said...

Google makes it easier for users to switch on advanced account protection

EnlargeGetty Images Google is making it easier for people to lock down their accounts with strong multifactor authentication by adding the option...

384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm

EnlargeGetty Images More than 384,000 websites are linking to a site that was caught last week performing a supply-chain attack that redirected...

3 million iOS and macOS apps were exposed to potent supply-chain attacks

EnlargeAurich Lawson Vulnerabilities that went undetected for a decade left thousands of macOS and iOS apps susceptible to supply-chain attacks. Hackers could...

Critical MOVEit vulnerability puts huge swaths of the Internet at severe risk

Enlarge A critical vulnerability recently discovered in a widely used piece of software is putting huge swaths of the Internet at risk...

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