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Malformed signature trick can bypass Mark of the Web

October 26, 2022 - Mark of the Web (MOTW)—the technology that ensures Windows pops a warning message when trying to open a file downloaded from...

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Podcast

A gym heist in London goes cyber: Lock and Code S03E22

October 24, 2022 - A thief has been stalking London.  This past summer, multiple women reported similar crimes to the police: While working out at...

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News

Smart lights vulnerable to “blink and you’ll miss it” attack

October 11, 2022 - Over the last couple of years, key parts of our daily lives have been sliding into some form of Internet connectivity....

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Don’t share the WhatsApp ‘Martinelli’ phone hacking alert: It’s a hoax

September 6, 2022 - Everyone loves a good campfire story prone to exaggeration. However, when told online it’s not quite got the same effect. Long...

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Reddit users crowdsourcing explicit images and identities

August 22, 2022 - The BBC is warned of a large photograph trading ring which operated on popular group forum site Reddit. These warnings are in...

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News | Scams

Phishy calls and emails play on energy cost increase fears

August 6, 2022 - Gas and electricity price concerns are rife at the moment, with spiralling costs and bigger increases waiting down the line. Sadly...

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News | Privacy

“Orwellian in the extreme” food store installs facial recognition cameras to stop crime, faces backlash

July 28, 2022 - A convenience shop chain is under fire and facing legal charges for installing cameras with facial recognition software in 35 of...

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News | Privacy

TikTok owner ByteDance pushed a pro-China agenda to Americans, say former employees

July 28, 2022 - Controversy over supposed pro-China messaging in apps from TikTok owner Bytedance continues to grow. Tales are emerging relating to a now...

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News | Privacy

Tiktok challenged by China-centric promotion & censorship issues

July 27, 2022 - Controversy over supposed pro-China messaging in apps from TikTok owner Bytedance continues to grow. Tales are emerging relating to a now...

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Business

Ransomware rolled through business defenses in Q2 2022

July 13, 2022 - Ransomware has given security professionals a headache for the better part of a decade. Fast forward to 2022, and the headache...

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