Security | TechnologyTangle

Feb 01 • 3 months ago

Web portal leaves kids' chats with AI toy open to anyone with Gmail account

Just about anyone with a Gmail account could access Bondu chat transcripts. ...

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Jan 29 • 3 months ago

County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security

Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began. ...

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Jan 29 • 3 months ago

Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI

One of the last holdouts for ransomware discussions, RAMP is taken down. ...

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Jan 28 • 3 months ago

There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address

Abusing Microsoft's reputation may make scam harder to spot. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

Why has Microsoft been routing example.com traffic to a company in Japan?

Company's autodiscover caused users' test credentials to be sent outside Microsoft networks. ...

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Jan 26 • 3 months ago

How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

Storing recovery keys with Microsoft allows the company to unlock your disk. ...

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Jan 24 • 3 months ago

Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware

Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid. ...

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Jan 23 • 3 months ago

Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job

Crypto theft was "the worst thing I had ever done." ...

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Jan 23 • 3 months ago

Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile. ...

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Jan 22 • 3 months ago

Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS

Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data. ...

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Jan 17 • 4 months ago

Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Windows laggards still using the vulnerable hashing function: Your days are numbered. ...

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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

Why I’m withholding certainty that “precise” US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity

NYT says US hackers were able to turn off power and then quickly turn it back on. ...

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