Tag: Saved
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Can C++ Be Saved? Bjarne Stroustrup on Ensuring Memory Safety
There’s turmoil in the C++ community. In mid-January, the official C++ “direction group” — which makes recommendations for the …
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Black Hat Flashback: The Day That Dan Kaminsky Saved the Internet
Dark Reading’s Kelly Jackson Higgins explains the enormous legacy left behind by Dan Kaminsky and his seminal “Great DNS Vulnerability” …
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The Election That Saved the Internet From Russia and China
Open-internet advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after a recent election for the International Telecommunications Union’s top …
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Security Firm Warns Of RedLine Malware Plucking Passwords Saved In Your Browser
South Korean cyber-security firm Ahnlab just put out a report warning of exactly such a malware, known as “RedLine Stealer.” It’s exactly …
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BlackMatter Bug Saved Victims Millions in Ransom Payments
Security researchers claim to have saved BlackMatter ransomware victims millions over the past few months after exploiting a bug they found …
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The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet
At around 7 am on a quiet Wednesday in August 2017, Marcus Hutchins walked out the front door of the Airbnb mansion in Las Vegas where he …
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‘It Saved Our Community’: 16 Realistic Ransomware Defenses for Cities
There’s only one road in and out of Valdez, Alaska. The nearest city is Anchorage, a 300-mile drive away, and not a direct …
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Why The FBI Arrested the Hacker Who Saved the World From WannaCry
Two years ago, Marcus Hutchins, better known by his hacker name ‘MalwareTech,’ was at the Las Vegas International Airport awaiting his …
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Genetically Tweaked Viruses Just Saved a Very Sick Teen
Graham Hatfull received an urgent email from across the pond. A microbiologist colleague of his named James Soothill was desperately …
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Google Planning More Security for Chrome OS Saved Passwords
Google failed to implement a rather simple security measure to protect your passwords from snooping. That could change in an upcoming …
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Flaw In Major Browsers Allows 3rd-Party Scripts to Steal Your Saved Passwords
Security researchers have uncovered how marketing companies have started exploiting an 11-year-old bug in browsers’ built-in password …
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Windows Default Password Manager Keeper Leaked Saved Passwords From Browser
A keeper password manager preinstalled with fresh Windows 10 OS which contains a serious security flaw that discovered by Google most …
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