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Open garage doors anywhere in the world by exploiting this “smart” device

EnlargeGetty Images A market-leading garage door controller is so riddled with severe security and privacy vulnerabilities that the researcher who discovered them...

Hackers exploit WordPress plugin flaw that gives full control of millions of sites

EnlargeGetty Images Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in a widely used WordPress plugin that gives them the ability to take...

3CX knew its app was flagged as malicious, but took no action for 7 days

Enlarge The support team for 3CX, the VoIP/PBX software provider with more than 600,000 customers and 12 million daily users, was aware...

Ransomware crooks are exploiting IBM file exchange bug with a 9.8 severity

EnlargeGetty Images Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in an IBM file-exchange application in hacks that install ransomware on servers, security...

If your Netgear Orbi router isn’t patched, you’ll want to change that pronto

Enlarge / An Orbi 750 series router.Netgear If you rely on Netgear’s Orbi mesh wireless system to connect to the Internet, you’ll...

Malware infecting widely used security appliance survives firmware updates

EnlargeGetty Images Threat actors with a connection to the Chinese government are infecting a widely used security appliance from SonicWall with malware...

Threat actors are using advanced malware to backdoor business-grade routers

EnlargeGetty Images Researchers have uncovered advanced malware that’s turning business-grade routers into attacker-controlled listening posts that can sniff email and steal files...

Biden administration wants to hold companies liable for bad cybersecurity

EnlargeGetty Images The Biden administration on Thursday pushed for new mandatory regulations and liabilities to be imposed on software makers and service...

Google adds client-side encryption to Gmail and Calendar. Should you care?

EnlargeGoogle On Tuesday, Google made client-side encryption available to a limited set of Gmail and Calendar users in a move designed to...

LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken

EnlargeLeon Neal | Getty Images Already smarting from a breach that put partially encrypted login data into a threat actor’s hands, LastPass...

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