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2 municipal water facilities report falling to hackers in separate breaches

EnlargeGetty Images In the stretch of a few days, two municipal water facilities that serve more than 2 million residents in parts...

ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation

EnlargeGetty Images Security researchers are tracking what they say is the “mass exploitation” of a security vulnerability that makes it possible to...

USB worm unleashed by Russian state hackers spreads worldwide

EnlargeGetty Images A group of Russian-state hackers known for almost exclusively targeting Ukranian entities has branched out in recent months either accidentally...

Ransomware group reports victim it breached to SEC regulators

EnlargeGetty Images One of the world’s most active ransomware groups has taken an unusual—if not unprecedented—tactic to pressure one of its victims...

Developers can’t seem to stop exposing credentials in publicly accessible code

EnlargeVictor De Schwanberg/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Despite more than a decade of reminding, prodding, and downright nagging, a surprising number...

Critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence server is under “mass exploitation”

Enlarge A critical vulnerability in Atlassian’s Confluence enterprise server app that allows for malicious commands and reset servers is under active exploitation...

Microsoft profiles new threat group with unusual but effective practices

Enlarge / This is not what a hacker looks like. Except on hacker cosplay night.Getty Images | Bill Hinton Microsoft has been...

iPhones have been exposing your unique MAC despite Apple’s promises otherwise

Enlarge / Private Wi-Fi address setting on an iPhone.Apple Three years ago, Apple introduced a privacy-enhancing feature that hid the Wi-Fi address...

Pro-Russia hackers target inboxes with 0-day in webmail app used by millions

EnlargeGetty Images A relentless team of pro-Russia hackers has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in widely used webmail software in attacks targeting...

Feel-good story of the week: 2 ransomware gangs meet their demise

EnlargeGetty Images From the warm-and-fuzzy files comes this feel-good Friday post, chronicling this week’s takedown of two hated ransomware groups. One vanished...

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