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Mozilla is fixing a longstanding password problem to alert users when their password exceeds the maximum length allowed. Continue reading Firefox to tell you if sites are shortening your passwords
Windows users won’t have to fix ‘big’ exploited or public flaws this month, but May’s Patch Tuesday is one of the biggest patch rounds. Continue reading Update now! Windows gets another bumper patch update
Someone on the dark web is touting for sale an unusual database a lot of people might pay handsomely to get their hands on. Continue reading Criminal forum trading stolen data suffers ironic data breach
To understand the scope of the ransomware threat, Sophos commissioned a study into the state of ransomware 2020. Continue reading Huge toll of ransomware attacks revealed in Sophos report
Researchers have poked another small hole in air gapped security by showing how the electronics inside computer power supply units (PSUs) can be turned into covert data transmission devices. Continue reading Air gap security beaten by turning PC capacitors into speakers
Mozilla has announced that it is testing an experimental service called Firefox Private Relay that it thinks will offer an appealing solution to the issue of having to hand over your email address every time you want to set up any online account. Continue reading Firefox’s Private Relay service tests anonymous email alias feature
After a light Patch Tuesday earlier this month, Adobe has issued an unexpectedly large bundle of critical security fixes for flaws affecting its Magento, Bridge and Illustrator products. These might look casually out of band but in fact Adobe often sta… Continue reading Bumper Adobe update fixes flaws in Magento, Bridge and Illustrator
A vulnerability in the defunct OneTone WordPress theme plugin is being exploited to compromise entire sites while installing backdoor admin accounts. Continue reading Flaw in defunct WordPress plugin exploited to create backdoor
Microsoft has fixed a flaw in Teams that could have allowed attackers to launch a wormlike attack on multiple accounts by sending one victim a malicious GIF image. Continue reading ‘Evil GIF’ account takeover flaw patched in Teams
Far from pausing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s notorious Winnti hacking group has been busy launching new attacks on targets, researchers say. Continue reading Gaming company targeted by Chinese Winnti hackers