Dan Goodin
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Copilot exposes private GitHub pages, some removed by Microsoft
Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is exposing the contents of more than 20,000 private GitHub repositories from companies including Google, Intel,…
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How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history
The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday’s heist, likely by North Korea,…
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Russia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine
“Microsoft assesses that Secret Blizzard either used the Amadey malware as a service (MaaS) or accessed the Amadey command-and-control (C2)…
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Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor
Normally, Secure Boot prevents the UEFI from running all subsequent files unless they bear a digital signature certifying those files…
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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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