Respected researcher Wladimir Palant has recommended users “uninstall the Keybase browser extension ASAP” after discovering a gap in its end-to-end encryption.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Microsoft extends security patch support for some Windows 7 users
Microsoft will provide security updates until 2023 to help business customers migrate to Windows 10 – if they pay.
Apple’s new tool will make it easier for law enforcement to request data
Apple is planning to create an online portal that will allow law enforcement officials around the world to request information about its users more easily.
Supermicro servers fixed after insecure firmware updating discovered
Researchers have sounded a warning about the security of Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) – a critical component that datacentres depend on to manage servers.
North Korean programmer charged for Sony, WannaCry attacks and more
Park Jin Hyok is allegedly with Lazarus Group, a hacking team connected to attacks on a wide array of industries and public utilities.
Google Chrome will now generate unique passwords for you
Chrome will now generate a unique password for users as a part of the everyday credential creation process.
‘Only paper ballots by 2020!’ call experts after election tampering
The National Academy of Sciences says the US election system uses insecure technology and is fighting off attempts to destabilize it.
Former NASA contractor arrested on charges of sextorting seven women
Richard Gregory Bauer allegedly weaseled private information out of the women on Facebook by pretending to be working on a class project.
Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight
The teenager made bomb threats to schools, and to a flight between the UK and San Francisco while it was in mid-air.
Firefox finally casts Windows XP users adrift
Mozilla’s browser is waving goodbye to millions of XP holdouts.