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StripedFly Malware Operated Unnoticed for 5 Years, Infecting 1 Million Devices 04/11/2023 at 19:31 By An advanced strain of malware masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner has managed to fly the radar for over five years, infecting no less than one million devices around the world in the process. That’s according to findings from Kaspersky, which

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Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals 04/11/2023 at 13:32 By Katyanna Quach Watchdog on a tear to level the playing field Amazon and Meta have agreed to not use data collected from their marketplaces to unfairly benefit themselves, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority announced on Friday.… This article is

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Google Play Store Introduces ‘Independent Security Review’ Badge for Apps 04/11/2023 at 12:31 By Google is rolling out an “Independent security review” badge in the Play Store’s Data safety section for Android apps that have undergone a Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA) audit. “We’ve launched this banner beginning with VPN apps due to the sensitive and significant

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Okta’s Recent Customer Support Data Breach Impacted 134 Customers 04/11/2023 at 12:31 By Identity and authentication management provider Okta on Friday disclosed that the recent support case management system breach affected 134 of its 18,400 customers. It further noted that the unauthorized intruder gained access to its systems from September 28 to October 17, 2023, and ultimately

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‘Corrupt’ cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet 04/11/2023 at 10:47 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Taking selfie with ‘official sensitive’ doc wasn’t smartest idea, either A British court has sentenced a “corrupt” cop to almost four years behind bars for tipping off a friend that officers had compromised the EncroChat encrypted messaging app

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Mozilla tells extension developers to get ready to finally go mobile 04/11/2023 at 02:03 By Thomas Claburn Firefox Android add-ons coming soon At long last, Mozilla is planning to make browser extensions, also known as add-ons, available for Firefox on Android, at some point following the expected November 21 release of the browser’s version 120

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Apple slams Android as a ‘massive tracking device’ in internal slides revealed in Google antitrust battle 04/11/2023 at 01:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo And brings up Eric Schmidt quote about Chrome maker going ‘right up to the creepy line but not cross it’ The US Department of Justice released a series of documents in its antitrust

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We’re getting that fry-day feeling… US Army trials drone-cooking microwave rig 04/11/2023 at 00:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Look, in the sky – it’s a, oh, never mind The US Army has taken delivery of its first drone-cooking weapon designed to knock unmanned aerial systems (UAS) out of the air using high-powered microwave beams.… This article

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81K people’s sensitive info feared stolen from Hilb after email inboxes ransacked 03/11/2023 at 23:34 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Credit card numbers, security codes, SSNs, passwords, PINs? Yikes! Hilb Group has warned more than 81,000 people that around the start of 2023 criminals broke into the work email accounts of its employees and may have

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