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Second-ever OpenSSL critical vulnerability teased, 10 years after Heartbleed
News All OpenSSL versions beyond 3.0 are at risk, with more details due to be released alongside a patch on 1 November
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The sooner the FIDO Alliance can shut down passwords, the better
Opinion Passwords aren’t going anywhere, but that hasn’t stopped the dream of a passwordless future – and it seems that Apple, Google and Microsoft agree
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Ransomware activity down 11% worldwide in Q3, but rise expected
News LockBit increased its share of the landscape even as attacks declined, while new groups have capitalised on the fall of Conti
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Undetectable PowerShell backdoor discovered hiding as Windows update
News SafeBreach researchers identified the backdoor, which they say went undetected on all major antivirus programs
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Fortinet reiterates call to mitigate against active zero-day, as customers delay fixes
News A large number of customers have yet to apply mitigations necessary to avoid the critical vulnerability
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Nvidia's new RTX 4090 is a powerful password-cracking tool
News Hackers using an array of the consumer-grade GPU could see brute force timings halve
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Best antivirus for Windows 10
In-depth Want to stay secure? Here's the best business-class protection around
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Microsoft still searching for zero-day fixes following Patch Tuesday
News ProxyNotShell remains unaddressed even as Microsoft fixes several critical flaws in its monthly package of security patches
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Hacker steals $566 million from Binance Bridge using proof-forgery exploit
News An exploit discovered in the exchange platform's proof verifier let the hacker take 2m BNB without raising alarm bells
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US military contractor hacked through Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, custom exfiltration tools
News In a joint advisory, US security groups have warned the prolonged campaign showed new strategies in play, with the vector still unknown
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Fancy Bear hackers exploit PowerPoint files to spread Graphite malware
News The ongoing attack reportedly targets entities in the defense and government sectors of the European Union and Eastern European nations
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Podcast transcript: Meet the cyborg hacker
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