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DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware
The Department of Justice and the FBI have completed a project to remotely remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US.
Devices with strong cybersecurity can now apply for a government seal of approval
A shield logo will adorn compliant products.
The US Treasury Department says it was hacked in a China-linked cyberattack
The US Treasury Department says that employee documents and workstations were accessed as part of a Chinese state-affiliated cyberattack.
Hackers injected malicious code into several Chrome extensions in recent attack
The attack affected Cyberhaven's Chrome extension, and reportedly others including ParrotTalks, Uvoice and VPNCity.
Healthcare organizations in the US may soon get a cybersecurity overhaul
A new proposal aims to make security measures like multifactor authentication and encryption standard for healthcare organizations.
Hackers may have stolen hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders’ sensitive info in RIBridges cyberattack
The attack targeted the RIBridges system, which Rhode Islanders use to apply for government assistance programs including Medicaid and SNAP.
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is fully back in action with saving pages
The Internet Archive is continuing the recovery process after a series of DDoS attacks that took down its servers in early October.
Canadian police arrest alleged hacker behind cyberattacks that compromised ‘nearly all’ AT&T accounts
Canadian authorities arrested a 26-year-old man responsible for a series of corporate cyberattacks targeting cloud data analysis company Snowflake. Its corporate clients affected included AT&T, Live Nation and others.
Okta vulnerability allowed accounts with long usernames to log in without a password
Okta has fixed a vulnerability that let people log in without a password if the username has 52 characters or more.
Security researchers found a serious zero-click bug in Synology's Photos app
If you own a Synology NAS drive, you’ll want to update your device as soon as possible.
FBI suspects China-linked hackers accessed officials’ call logs and SMS messages, report says
The New York Times has new details about the extent of the hack, which is reportedly linked to a Chinese group known as “Salt Typhoon.”
Two Sudanese brothers accused of launching a dangerous series of DDoS attacks
Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer face federal indictments for a series of targeted hacks that aimed to cause financial and physical harm to organizations, hospitals and companies across the globe.
Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is back online after last week’s DDoS attacks
The Internet Archive is back online, albeit in a read-only state, after DDoS attacks took the service offline on October 9. Its founder says the platform is “resumed in a provisional, read-only manner” without the ability to save pages.
Marriott reaches $52 million settlement over years of data breaches
Marriott International is being taken to task after the hotel chain suffered multiple data breaches that exposed sensitive information for more than 344 million customers around the world.
The Internet Archive taken down by DDoS attacks
The Internet Archive has been hit with a series of DDoS attacks this week that have taken the service offline.
Discord is rolling out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls
Discord is rolling out new end-to-end encryption for both audio and video calls on its platform.
Microsoft will host a security conference after the CrowdStrike shutdown
Representatives from CrowdStrike, Microsoft and other third-party developers will meet in September to discuss way to avoid another global computer meltdown.
Researchers claim most Google Pixel phones shipped with exploitable bloatware since 2017
Mobile phone security firm iVerify has discovered a vulnerability in Google Pixel smartphones. An exploitable piece of third-party software with deep system shipped with "a very large percentage of Pixel devices [...] since September 2017."
X adds passkey logins for Android users
X announced today that it is rolling out support for passkeys on its Android app.
Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American
A huge data leak may include the Social Security Numbers and other personal data of every American.

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