Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Has Hit the US
“We use information such as IP addresses, device IDs, and account activity to determine whether a device signed into your account is […]
Tag: Security
Bcrypt, a Popular Password Hashing Algorithm, Starts Its Long Goodbye
Hashed passwords are put through an algorithm to be cryptographically transformed from something that’s readable into an unintelligible scramble. These algorithms are […]
The Security Hole at the Heart of ChatGPT and Bing
Microsoft director of communications Caitlin Roulston says the company is blocking suspicious websites and improving its systems to filter prompts before they […]
China Hacks US Critical Networks in Guam, Raising Cyberwar Fears
As state-sponsored hackers working on behalf of Russia, Iran, and North Korea have for years wreaked havoc with disruptive cyberattacks across the […]
Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto
Despite that trend away from dark-web fentanyl sales, four members of the US Congress this week reintroduced a bill called the Dark […]
There’s Finally a Way to Improve Cloud Container Registry Security
As software supply-chain attacks have emerged as an everyday threat, where bad actors poison a step in the development or distribution process, […]
Leaked EU Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
Jakubowska, who reviewed the document, says that several countries appear to say they would give police access to people’s encrypted messages and […]
Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism
Europe’s GDPR has just dealt its biggest hammer blow yet. Almost exactly five years since the continent’s strict data rules came into […]
The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains
At the beginning of May, Google released eight new top-level domains (TLDs)—the suffixes at the end of URLs, like “.com” or “.uk.” […]
A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million
But wait, there’s more. Each week we round up the security stories we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click on the headlines […]