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Microsoft Reportedly In Talks to Buy Security Firm Mandiant

Matt Milano - February 10, 2022

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ExpressVPN Offering One-Time $100,000 Bug Bounty

Matt Milano - February 8, 2022

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Microsoft Will Block Downloaded Office Macros by Default

Matt Milano - February 7, 2022

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IRS Backtracks, Ends Bid to Require Facial Recognition

Matt Milano - February 7, 2022

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Like a Bad Penny the EARN IT Act Is Back

Matt Milano - February 4, 2022

Mozilla VPN Gets Major Privacy Upgrades

Mozilla has updated its VPN service, providing significant privacy improvements over past versions. Mo...

Atlas VPN Adopts WireGuard Protocol

VPN provider Atlas VPN is the latest to adopt the WireGuard protocol, giving its customers access to the latest security option....

FBI: Don’t Take Personal Devices to Beijing Olympics

The FBI is warning athletes to leave their personal devices at home when they travel to Beijing for the Winter Olympics....

Smaller ISPs the Weak Link in Cybersecurity War

Everyone uses an internet service provider (ISPs) to connect to the internet, but not all ISPs are created equal when it comes to security....

Apple Users Should Update Their Devices Immediately

Apple has released updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS that fix a major vulnerability in Safari....

Linux Vulnerability Discovered Impacting All Major Distros

A major Linux vulnerability, impacting virtual all major distributions (distros), has been discovered, allowing a bad actor to obtain root privileges....

Microsoft Warns of Phishing Attack ‘Targeting Hundreds of Orgs’

Microsoft is warning of a new phishing attack that is abusing OAuth request links and “targeting hundreds of orgs.”...

DC AG Sues Google For Using ‘Dark Patterns’ to Undermine Privacy

Google is once again in the crosshairs for its privacy (or lack thereof), with the DC Attorney General suing it over “Dark Pattern” practices....

Crypto.com Says 483 Accounts Hacked, $35 Million Stolen

Just days after a hack that impacted user accounts, Crypto.com is revealing more details on the extent of the attack....

IRS Will Require Photo ID and Live Selfie to Access Online Account

The IRS will soon begin requiring a photo ID, paired with a live selfie, in order to access online accounts....

Crypto.com Halts Transactions After Thefts, Upgrades Account Security

Crypto.com halted all transactions Monday, after a small number of accounts were compromised, and is beefing up account security in response....

FCC Wants Stricter Data Breach Reporting Requirements

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed new requirements that would strengthen data breach reporting rules....

Dutch Athletes Warned Not to Bring Electronics to Beijing Olympics

Dutch athletes are being warned not to bring their phones and laptops to China for the Beijing Winter Olympics over espionage fears....

US Carriers Deny Blocking iCloud Private Relay — Mostly

Following reports that T-Mobile was blocking Apple’s iCloud Private Relay, all three major US carriers have denied actively blocking it — for the most part...

Microsoft’s Security Update Fixes 96 Flaws, Including 6 Zero-Day

Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday includes fixes for 96 security vulnerabilities, including six that are zero-day....

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