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Facebook hack: What to do if you’re affected
Facebook today revealed that its system was breached on September 25 by hackers and the details of some 50 million people may have been exposed. Facebook said it is taking...
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Windows File May Be Secretly Hoarding Your Passwords and Emails
Stylus or touchscreen-capable Windows PC owners who use handwriting gestures should know that all text files on their machines are likely being harvested in an unencrypted file called “WaitList.dat.” While...
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September 24, 2018
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Microsoft Windows Jet Database Engine Vulnerability
According to the an advisory released by Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), the vulnerability is due to a problem with the management of indexes in the Jet database engine that, if...
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September 23, 2018
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EU Copyright Directive vote: Articles 11 and 13 approved
The European Parliament has voted in favor of the Copyright Directive, a controversial piece of legislation intended to update online copyright laws for the internet age. The directive was originally...
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September 12, 2018
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Happy birthday, Linux!
While some would argue that October 5, 1991 is the actual birthday of Linux (that was when prototype code first dropped), today marks the anniversary of when Linus Torvalds first...
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August 25, 2018
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Intel discloses three more chip flaws
Intel has disclosed a new set of security flaws collectively called the L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). These flaws were discovered in conjunction with researchers at KU Leuven University and other...
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August 15, 2018
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Google Updates Developer Policies and Bans More Apps
Google has introduced a significant update to its Play Store Developer Policies and in so doing banned more categories of apps. For example, apps that mine cryptocurrencies on Android devices...
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July 29, 2018
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50 Years of Innovation at Intel
Fifty years ago, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore founded Intel with a purpose: To ponder what might be possible. To imagine, to question and to do wonderful in pursuit of...
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July 19, 2018
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WPA3, Next-Generation Security for WiFi, Is Here
The WiFi Alliance today launched WiFi Certified WPA3, its fully updated security protocol for WiFi. The Alliance first announced WPA3 in January. Today marks the updated standard’s introduction to real-world...
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June 28, 2018
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Intel CPUs have another bug that can leak sensitive information
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability affecting all modern Intel Core and Xeon processors, which is an exploit of a performance optimization feature called “lazy FP state restore,” which can...
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June 15, 2018
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Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub
Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub, and could announce the deal as early as Monday. Bloomberg reports that the software giant has agreed to acquire GitHub, and that the company chose...
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June 04, 2018
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IBM Warns of Instant Breaking of Encryption by Quantum Computers
The head of IBM Research thinks that security-minded individuals should start looking into alternate forms of encryption and move their data today, as quantum computing is on the horizon. Some...
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