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Twitter’s Two-Factor Authentication Change ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’

February 19, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 15:34:33 +0000

The company will soon require users to pay for a Twitter Blue subscription to get sign-in codes via SMS. Security experts are baffled.

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Hackers Ran Amok Inside GoDaddy for Nearly 3 Years

February 18, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Plus: The FBI got (at least a little bit) hacked, an election-disruption firm gets exposed, Russia mulls allowing “patriotic hacking,” and more.

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US Border Protection Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data

February 17, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000

After 16 years, the agency has implemented the software to cryptographically verify digital passport data—and it’s already caught a dozen alleged fraudsters.

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Crypto Buyers Beware: 1 in 4 New Tokens of Any Value Is a Scam

February 16, 2023 0 Comments business / blockchain and cryptocurrency, Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000

And according to tracing firm Chainalysis, one very prolific scammer ran at least 264 of those scams in 2022 alone.

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The East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Created a Perfect TikTok Storm

February 16, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Amanda Hoover| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:38:40 +0000

The social media platform helped push the story into the mainstream while also fueling misinformation and conspiracy theories.

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US Border Patrol Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data

February 15, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000

After 16 years, the agency has implemented the software to cryptographically verify digital passport data—and it’s already caught a dozen alleged fraudsters.

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Security Wired 

The More You Look for Spy Balloons, the More UFOs You’ll Find

February 14, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000

No, there’s not a sudden influx of unidentified objects in the skies above the US—but the government is paying closer attention.

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Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

February 10, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:41:17 +0000

Members of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs have been sanctioned in an unprecedented wave of action against the country’s hackers.

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Security Wired 

Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now

February 4, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Plus: The FTC cracks down on GoodRx, Microsoft boots “verified” phishing scammers, researchers disclose EV charger vulnerabilities, and more.

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Security Wired 

Netflix’s US Password-Sharing Crackdown Isn’t Happening—Yet

February 3, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:07:45 +0000

Accidental revisions to a US Help Center page sparked confusion about the streamer’s next moves. But restrictions on account sharing are still coming soon.

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