Dan Goodin
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The sad, bizarre tale of hype fanning fears modern cryptography was slain
The advance was incremental at best. So why did so many think it was a breakthrough? There’s little doubt that…
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“Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update
HELLO, MICROSOFT? YOU THERE? — Microsoft said its update wouldn’t install on Linux devices. It did anyway. Dan Goodin –…
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Mysterious family of malware hid in Google Play for years
hiding in plain sight — Mandrake’s ability to go unnoticed was the result of designs not often seen in Android…
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Rite Aid says breach exposes sensitive details of 2.2 million customers
SORRY/NOT SORRY — Stolen data includes customer names, addresses, birth dates, and driver’s license numbers. Dan Goodin – Jul 16,…
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384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm
The supply-chain threat that won’t die — Many website admins, it seems, have yet to get memo to remove Polyfill[.]io…
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Ticketmaster hacked in what’s believed to be a spree hitting Snowflake customers
GOT MFA? — Researcher says Snowflake customers hit by mass scraping … “but nobody noticed.” Dan Goodin – Jun 3,…
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US sanctions operators of “free VPN” that routed crime traffic through user PCs
MALICIOUS BOTNET TECHNOLOGY — 911 S5 residential proxy service was comprised of 19 million IP addresses. Dan Goodin – May…
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Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data
GOING NATIVE — ShrinkLocker is the latest ransomware to use Windows’ full-disk encryption. Dan Goodin – May 24, 2024 10:06…
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Arizona woman accused of helping North Koreans get remote IT jobs at 300 companies
“STAGGERING FRAUD” — Alleged $6.8M conspiracy involved “laptop farm,” identity theft, and résumé coaching. Dan Goodin – May 16, 2024…
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BreachForums, an online bazaar for stolen data, seized by FBI
BUSTED — An earlier iteration of the site was taken down last year; now its reincarnation is gone. Dan Goodin…
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