Cybersecurity

Acer reportedly hit with $50 million ransomware demand

By Kim Lyons March 20

‘Anti-capitalist’ Verkada hacker charged by US government with attacks on dozens of companies

By James Vincent March 19

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Facebook is expanding support for 2FA security keys on mobile devices

By Kim Lyons March 18

Teen ‘mastermind’ behind the great Twitter hack sentenced to three years in prison

By Nick Statt March 16

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Dropbox will have a free password manager in April — if you’ve got 50 or fewer passwords

By Ian Carlos Campbell March 16

Companies can silently reroute your texts to hackers, sometimes for just $16

By Mitchell Clark March 15

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Twitter will soon let you use a security key as your only 2FA method

By Kim Lyons March 15

A hacker who exposed Verkada’s surveillance camera snafu has been raided

By Sean Hollister March 12

Bitwarden adds secure text and file transfer to its arsenal

By Barbara Krasnoff March 12

Dashlane is giving its one-click password changer a big upgrade

By Jay Peters March 11

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Tens of thousands of Verkada cameras were easily accessible to employees as well as hackers

By James Vincent March 11

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Security startup Verkada hack exposes 150,000 security cameras in Tesla factories, jails, and more

By Chaim Gartenberg March 9

Microsoft was warned months ago — now, the Hafnium hack has grown to gigantic proportions

The White House is calling it an active threat, promising a ‘whole of government response’

By Sean Hollister March 8

Move over, SolarWinds: 30,000 orgs’ email hacked via Microsoft Exchange Server flaws

By Mitchell Clark March 5

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The best free password manager

Keep your accounts safe without spending a cent

By Jon Porter March 5

Here’s why it’s important to audit your Amazon Alexa skills (and how to do it)

By James Vincent March 5

OpenHaystack is a new open-source tool that lets you create DIY AirTags on Apple’s Find My network

By Dieter Bohn March 4

How to import your passwords to Chrome and the Google Password Manager

By Barbara Krasnoff March 2

How to import your passwords to Apple’s iCloud Keychain via Safari

By Barbara Krasnoff February 26

Security researcher recommends against LastPass after detailing 7 trackers

By Jon Porter February 26

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Oxford lab studying the coronavirus was victim of a cyberattack

By Nick Statt February 25

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How to leave LastPass and move to another password manager

It’s easy to export your data

By Barbara Krasnoff February 24

Sophisticated hackers snuck sleeper malware into nearly 30,000 Macs

By Sean Hollister February 21

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White House now says 100 companies hit by SolarWinds hack, but more may be impacted

By Jon Porter February 18

US announces charges against North Korean hackers for sweeping hacking scheme

By Makena Kelly February 17

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Six free alternatives to the LastPass password manager

If you want to move to a fully free password manager, here are some possibilities

By Barbara Krasnoff February 16

LastPass’ free tier will become a lot less useful next month

By Jon Porter February 16

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Clubhouse says it will improve security after researchers raise China spying concerns

By Kim Lyons February 14

PSA: if you use Slack on Android, you might want to update your password

By Mitchell Clark February 11

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Cyberpunk 2077 studio’s hacked data has reportedly been sold

By Jon Porter February 11

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Turns out that Florida water treatment facility left the doors wide open for hackers

By Sean Hollister and Mitchell Clark February 10

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Security researcher finds a way to run code on Apple, PayPal, and Microsoft’s systems

By Mitchell Clark February 10

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