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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 27, 2022 | IT Security |
Meta says it has disrupted a misinformation network targeting US political discourse ahead of the 2022 midterm elections – and one that sought to influence public opinion in Europe about the conflict in Ukraine. The internet giant says this is the first instance it...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 27, 2022 | IT Security |
In the latest version of Windows 11, Microsoft is introducing a feature in its Microsoft Defender SmartScreen tool designed to keep passwords safer. The enhanced phishing protection automatically detects when a user types their password into an app or website and...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 26, 2022 | IT Security |
Russia plans to conduct “massive cyberattacks” on Ukraine and its allies’ critical infrastructure and energy sector, according to Kyiv. “The occupiers are preparing massive cyber attacks on critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine and its...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 26, 2022 | IT Security
Organizations are being warned about a wave of attacks targeting Microsoft SQL Server with ransomware known as Fargo, which encrypts files and threatens victims that their data may be published online if they do not pay up. The warning comes in a blog posting from...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 26, 2022 | IT Security
Webinar It’s critical to protect data from infection or exposure to ransomware. The risks are all too clear and the consequences of inattention, weak foundations, and lack of strategic preparation can be catastrophic. The question of how to secure the data and...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 26, 2022 | IT Security
Webinar The application programming interface (API) has been around pretty much as long as computing itself, but it’s perhaps only since the early years of the millennium that its use exploded with a mass shift to web applications. So much so that many of the...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 26, 2022 | IT Security
Had your Instagram account stolen? Don’t panic – here’s how to get your account back and how to avoid getting hacked (again) A friend – let’s call her Ellie – recently called me with a devastated tone in her voice. Her Instagram account had been hacked and she was...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 26, 2022 | IT Security
Had your Instagram account stolen? Don’t panic – here’s how to get your account back and how to avoid getting hacked (again) A friend – let’s call her Ellie – recently called me with a devastated tone in her voice. Her Instagram account had been hacked and she was...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 25, 2022 | IT Security
Crooks spreading the Noberus ransomware are adding weapons to their malware to steal data and credentials from compromised networks. An extensively updated version of the Exmatter data exfiltration tool was seen last month being used with Noberus in ransomware...
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by Syndicated News Feed | Sep 23, 2022 | IT Security
The IRS has been granted a court order to collect records from a bank the agency said will help it identify US taxpayers who failed to report taxable income from crypto trades. Uncle Sam yesterday said it’s specifically going after records from New York-based...
