Enlarge / A Viasat Internet satellite dish in the yard of a house in Madison, Virginia. (credit: Getty Images) Viasat—the high-speed-satellite-broadband provider whose modems were knocked out in Ukraine and other parts of Europe earlier in March—confirmed a theory by third-party researchers that new wiper malware with possible ties to the Russian government was responsible...
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Researchers used a decommissioned satellite to broadcast hacker TV
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | 3DSculptor) Independent researchers and the United States military have become increasingly focused on orbiting satellites’ potential security vulnerabilities in recent years. These devices, which are built primarily with durability, reliability, and longevity in mind, were largely never intended to be ultra-secure. But at the ShmooCon security conference in Washington, DC,...
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How War in Ukraine Roiled Facebook and Instagram
The rules over what war content is permitted on Facebook and Instagram keep changing, causing internal confusion.
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Turing Award Won by Programmer Who Paved Way for Supercomputers
In the 1970s, Jack Dongarra created code and concepts that allowed software to work easily with the world’s most powerful computing machines.
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Want a Value-Priced Gadget? Good Luck.
More Americans than ever are buying fancy phones and laptops. Will it last?
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How to Spot Scams That Mimic the IRS or Charities
Along with the annual wave of tax-related phishing attempts, fake Ukrainian war-relief charities are flooding the internet.
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States Ask Snap and TikTok to Give Parents More Control Over Apps
Concerns that popular social media platforms can expose children to posts that are sexualized, hurt their body image or are violent have escalated in recent years.
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IT giant Globant discloses hack after Lapsus$ leaks 70GB of stolen data
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) IT and software development firm Globant said in a statement Wednesday that it experienced a network breach. The statement appeared to confirm claims made by Lapsus$, a group that has successfully compromised Microsoft, Nvidia, Okta, and other victims in recent weeks. Lapsus$ is a relative newcomer to the data-extortion scene. While...
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Pro-Russia Tweets in India Spark Suspicions of an Influence Campaign
While India and Russia have long had close ties, researchers say there are signs that social media posts parroting Kremlin talking points may not be legitimate.
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Lapsus$ and SolarWinds hackers both use the same old trick to bypass MFA
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a core defense that is among the most effective at preventing account takeovers. In addition to requiring that users provide a username and password, MFA ensures they must also use an additional factor—be it a fingerprint, physical security key, or one-time password—before they can access an account....