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Customers are left wondering what's going on.
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Google reveals North Korean-backed campaign targeting security researchers
The attackers posed as researchers themselves to gain their victims' trust.
President Biden appoints 'world-class' cybersecurity team in wake of hacks
Digital security is a higher priority for the new President.
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Airbnb has been quietly using social media to root out and ban extremists
It's said to have banned more than 100 accounts with ties to hate groups.
Chrome 88 makes it easier to manage and change passwords
A dashboard lets you check how many weak passwords you have.
GDPR fines skyrocket as EU gets tough on data breaches
Law firm DLA Piper says fines have increased by 39 percent.
Ring's Neighbors app exposed precise locations and addresses
Ring has since fixed the bug, but it's yet another security issue.
Ring starts offering end-to-end encryption to (some) of its users
You can activate it today, if your doorbell is compatible.
WhatsApp reassures users it can't read their messages
The move comes in the wake of criticism about its new privacy policy.
Qualcomm says its new in-display fingerprint sensor is 50 percent faster
The second-gen 3D Sonic Sensor is 77 percent larger than the first version.
SolarWinds brings in a former federal cybersecurity chief as a consultant
Christopher Krebs and former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos have opened a consultancy.
WhatsApp: Let us share your data with Facebook or else
For now, there appears to be no way to opt out.
SolarWinds hackers accessed some of the DOJ’s email accounts
About three percent of the agency's Office 365 accounts were affected.
SolarWinds hack may have been much wider than first thought
Early warning systems appear to have failed.
T-Mobile warns customers of second data breach in less than a year
The scope of the attack was small, but not inconsequential.
Deepfake Queen Elizabeth II will deliver 'alternative' Christmas message (updated)
The stunt is meant to highlight the dangers of fake news.
New York is the first state to temporarily ban facial recognition in schools
Officials want to study privacy and security issues first.
Apple begins sending hacker-friendly iPhones to security experts
Participating experts will use the phones for Apple's Security Research Device Program.
Microsoft, McAfee and others form a ransomware task force
They hope to create a standardized framework for responding to attacks.