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March 3, 2021 - Microsoft has released updates to deal with 4 zero-day vulnerabilities being used in an attack chain aimed at users of Exchange Server.
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21 million free VPN users’ data exposed
March 3, 2021 - Recent VPN data leaks and breaches highlight the importance—and difficulty—of fully trusting a VPN provider. Here are tips on who to trust.
Patch now! Exchange servers attacked by Hafnium zero-days
Ryuk ransomware develops worm-like capability
March 2, 2021 - French researchers have found a Ryuk ransomware variant that can spread laterally through an infected network.
Defending online anonymity and speech with Eva Galperin: Lock and Code S02E03
March 1, 2021 - On Lock and Code, we talk to Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity for EFF, about the importance of defending online anonymity and speech.
To pay, or not to pay? That is the VPN question
February 27, 2021 - Should you pay for a VPN? We delve into the paid versus free VPN debate.
TikTok pays $92 million to end data theft lawsuit
February 26, 2021 - TikTok has agreed to pay a hefty settlement, and to stop recording users' biometric and location data.
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Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season
February 25, 2021 - With tax season around the corner, an aggressive campaign caught our attention and we decided to investigate.
LazyScripter: From Empire to double RAT
February 24, 2021 - Our latest research on a threat actor that has similarities with #APT28 and #MuddyWater.
Clop targets execs, ransomware tactics get another new twist
February 23, 2021 - Clop's targeting of executives' workstations is the latest in a string of recent innovations in ransomware.
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