Windows Has a New, Wormable Vulnerability
Word leaked out on Tuesday of a new vulnerability in recent versions of Windows that has the potential to unleash the kind […]
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Most Medical Imaging Devices Run Outdated Operating Systems
You’d think that mammography machines, radiology systems, and ultrasounds would maintain the strictest possible security hygiene. But new research shows that a […]
The Internet Avoided a Minor Disaster Last Week
The impact of pulling those certificates would be swift and severe. Once browsers like Chrome and Firefox found them missing, they would […]
An Unfixable Flaw Threatens 5 Years of Intel Chips
As the novel coronavirus continues to propagate, phishing scams that pose as Covid-19 advice do as well. The trend started over a […]
The EARN IT Act Is a Sneak Attack on Encryption
A bipartisan pair of US senators today introduced long-rumored legislation known as the EARN IT Act. Meant to combat child sexual exploitation […]
Russia Is Learning How to Bypass Facebook’s Disinfo Defenses
Since Russia’s stunning influence operations during the 2016 United States presidential race, state and federal officials, researchers, and tech companies have been […]
Clearview AI’s Massive Client List Got Hacked
It was the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, and the security industry descended on Moscone Center for days of […]
The Long Path out of the Vulnerability Disclosure Dark Ages
In 2003 security researcher Katie Moussouris was working at the enterprise security firm @stake—which would later be acquired by Symantec—when she spotted […]
Dangerzone Lets You Open Email Attachments Safely
After you open the suspect file in that sealed box, Dangerzone uses the open-source software LibreOffice to convert anything that’s not already […]
A Flaw in Billions of Wi-Fi Chips Let Attackers Decrypt Data
Billions of devices—many of them already patched—are affected by a Wi-Fi vulnerability that allows nearby attackers to decrypt sensitive data sent over […]