Patch Tuesday, Good Riddance 2020 Edition
Microsoft today issued its final batch of security updates for Windows PCs in 2020, ending the year with a relatively
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Cyber Security
IRS to Make ID Protection PIN Open to All
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said this week that beginning in 2021 it will allow all taxpayers to apply
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Account Hijacking Site OGUsers Hacked, Again
For at least the third time in its existence, OGUsers — a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell
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Bomb Threat, DDoS Purveyor Gets Eight Years
A 22-year-old North Carolina man has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for conducting bomb threats against thousands
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GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services
Fraudsters redirected email and web traffic destined for several cryptocurrency trading platforms over the past week. The attacks were facilitated
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Convicted SIM Swapper Gets 3 Years in Jail
A 21-year-old Irishman who pleaded guilty to charges of helping to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies from victims has
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Convicted SIM Swapper Gets 3 Years in Jail
A 21-year-old Irishman who pleaded guilty to charges of helping to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies from victims has
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Trump Fires Security Chief Christopher Krebs
President Trump on Tuesday fired his top election security official Christopher Krebs (no relation). The dismissal came via Twitter two
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Trump Fires Security Chief Christopher Krebs
President Trump on Tuesday fired his top election security official Christopher Krebs (no relation). The dismissal came via Twitter two
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Be Very Sparing in Allowing Site Notifications
An increasing number of websites are asking visitors to approve “notifications,” browser modifications that periodically display messages on the user’s
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