information security
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Signal Says Reports of a Zero-Day Bug Are False
Over the weekend, rumours circulated that Signal, one of the most trusted encrypted chat apps on the web, had a pretty bad zero-day vulnerability. The claims, which have now been all but debunked, swiftly caused a panic in the infosec community. Security site BleepingComputer reports that “numerous sources” reached out about the supposed bug, with…
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The Accellion Data Breach Seems to Be Getting Bigger
Data breaches have a tendency to grow past initially reported figures. Organisations don’t always know how screwed they are right away, investigations take time, and new victims are discovered amidst the wreckage. This is certainly proving to be the case with Accellion, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based cloud provider that experienced what appears to be a…
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ISIS Sucks At Hacking
A band of vandals is taking credit for doxxing some 1,400 American military and government personnel. Identifying themselves as the Islamic State’s “hacking division,” the group is telling its followers to “act and kill” the infidels. That threat rings somewhat hollow — because ISIS is bad at hacking.
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Zombie Vulnerability Affects Every Version Of Windows
A team of researchers recently found a zombie vulnerability that affects every single version of Windows — including the Windows 10 preview. Microsoft is downplaying the vulnerability.