General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

With a valid TLS certificate, faux Bravė.com could fool even security-savvy people.
Publish Date: 7/31/2021
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Expect to see more of these "Frankenstein" malware packages, researchers warn.
Publish Date: 7/30/2021
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Screen sharing courtesy of VNC mirrors device screens to attacker-controlled servers.
Publish Date: 7/30/2021
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Hackers continue to exploit publicly known—and often dated—software vulnerabilities.
Publish Date: 7/29/2021
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US president's remarks follow breaches that paralyzed critical services.
Publish Date: 7/28/2021
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Join our headline experiment post-mortem today, July 28, at 1 pm Eastern time!
Publish Date: 7/28/2021
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The additions come as the number of high-severity ransomware attacks ratchet up.
Publish Date: 7/28/2021
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Company says it's in the process of overhauling its VPN offerings to better secure them.
Publish Date: 7/26/2021
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Ofcom says complexity of giant satellite networks raises interference concerns.
Publish Date: 7/26/2021
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Until it offers privacy by default, it remains a liability for many of its users.
Publish Date: 7/25/2021
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Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool.
Publish Date: 7/24/2021
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REvil ransomware struck as many as 1,500 networks, but a master key is now available.
Publish Date: 7/22/2021
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AT&T, the only ISP available, kept canceling installs until she contacted news media.
Publish Date: 7/22/2021
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World’s largest oil producer says some company files were compromised.
Publish Date: 7/22/2021
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Turns out it's really hard to make a machine-learning model to evaluate headlines.
Publish Date: 7/22/2021
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Compromised routers give the hackers anonymity in ongoing large-scale attacks.
Publish Date: 7/21/2021
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Argo and Ford will deploy driverless cars on Lyft's network in Miami and Austin.
Publish Date: 7/21/2021
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Both OSes have flaws that allow attackers with a toehold to elevate access.
Publish Date: 7/20/2021
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In part three of four, we look at what's gone right, and what's gone... less than right.
Publish Date: 7/20/2021
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Apple urged to work with rivals after alleged surveillance of journalists, activists.
Publish Date: 7/20/2021
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