Hacking
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CISA: Phishing campaign targeting US federal agencies went undetected for months
News Threat actors used legitimate remote access software to maliciously target federal employees
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GoTo admits hackers stole customer backups in LastPass breach
News In addition to losing encrypted backups such as hashed passwords, the firm has confirmed hackers stole an encryption key relating to the data
By Rory Bathgate Published
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GTA V vulnerability exposes PC users to partial remote code execution attacks
News Millions of GTA Online players could fall prey to malware or data corruption
By Rory Bathgate Published
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MSI to release securer BIOS settings after critical flaw discovered
News The firm has admitted it essentially disabled Secure Boot on its motherboards in an attempt to improve customisability
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Google Ads malvertising campaign prompts questions around Search security
News A leading security researcher has called into question why Google still allows malware links to top search results
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Royal Mail ransom note leaked, LockBit’s role remains uncertain
News The prolific ransomware operation has denied involvement but researchers remain sceptical
By Connor Jones Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: Going passwordless
IT Pro Podcast Something you are, or something you have, could be more important than a password you know in the near future
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Podcast transcript: Going passwordless
IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
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Rapid7 hires whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko a year after Twitter sacking
News Zatko will advise clients at the security firm, in his first public role since launching his whistleblower campaign against Twitter
By Rory Bathgate Published
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China-backed hackers take down Amnesty International Canada for three weeks
News Cyber security experts linked state-sponsored APTs to the tools and methodology of the attack, which may have been intended as a covert campaign
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Microsoft: Russia increasingly timing cyber attacks with missile strikes in Ukraine
News The tech giant also warned that other European nations could be targeted by pro-Russian threat actors seeking to weaken supply chains
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IT Pro News in Review: Hyundai vulnerability fixed, Meta served GDPR fine, Salesforce co-CEO resigns
Video Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
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