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2018-09-04 10:57:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Bad ads: Google clamps down on tech support scammers

Search giant working on verification program for legitimate providers.

2018-09-03 15:20:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Hackers of the world unite at EMF 2018

2,500 like-minded people descend on South West England to ‘hack the planet’.

2018-09-03 02:31:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Alleged ‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Sought Media Spotlight, Got Indicted

A 20-year-old from Vancouver, Washington was indicted last week on federal hacking charges and for allegedly operating the "Satori" botnet, a malware strain unleashed last year that infected hundreds of thousands of wireless routers and other "Internet of Things" (IoT) devices. This outcome is hardly surprising given that the accused's alleged alter ego has been relentless in seeking media attention for this global crime machine.

Ne'er-Do-Well News 9gigs_proxypipe Bad Packets LLC Daily Beast Ddos-for-hire Kenneth Schuchman Kenny.windwmx79@outlook.com Kevin Poulsen Mirai Nexus Zeta Nexuszeta1337@gmail.com Ogmemes123@jabber.ru Paras Jha ProxyPipe Robert Coelho Satori Botnet Author Stresser Troy Mursch Zetastress
2018-08-29 16:18:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Microsoft obliquely acknowledges Windows 0-day bug published on Twitter

Flaw allows a local user to obtain System privileges.

Tech 0-Day Microsoft Privilege Escalation Security Windows
2018-08-27 13:00:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
The adventures of lab ED011—“Nobody would be able to duplicate what happened there”

One Romanian campus computer lab both pentested the world and eventually helped protect it.

Features Tech Features Hacking Romania Security
2018-08-21 17:26:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Chrome 69 will take the next step to killing Flash, roll out new design

Flash will have to be enabled every time a site tries to use it.

Tech Browsers Chrome Design Flash Material Security User Interface
2018-08-14 19:18:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Intel’s SGX blown wide open by, you guessed it, a speculative execution attack

Speculative execution attacks truly are the gift that keeps on giving.

Tech Encryption Intel Meltdown Programming Security Sgx Spectre X86
2018-08-09 17:08:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Windows 10 to get disposable sandboxes for dodgy apps

Apps will be run in a virtual machine that's discarded after use.

Staff Hyper-V Microsoft Sandbox Security Virtualization Windows
2018-08-02 22:08:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Heads-up: 2FA provider Duo Security to be acquired by Cisco (ugh)

Both companies insist nothing will change, but this former Cisco customer has doubts.

Biz & IT Cisco Cisco Systems Duo Duo Security Internet Security Security
2018-07-26 21:40:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
New Spectre attack enables secrets to be leaked over a network

It's no longer necessary to run attacker code on the victim system.

Tech AMD ARM Intel Meltdown Network Processors Security Side Channel Spectre Speculative Execution

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