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Scientists Discover a New Kind of Magnet - Slashdot
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Windows 7 Users: You Need SHA-2 Support or No Windows Updates After July 2019 - Slashdot
tech.slashdot.org - Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 users need to have SHA-2 code-signing installed by July 16, 2019, in order to continue to get Windows updates after that date. Microsoft issued that warning on February 15 via a Support article. From a report: Windows operating system updates are dual-signed usin...
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Stop Saying, 'We Take Your Privacy and Security Seriously' - Slashdot
it.slashdot.org - Security reporter Zack Whittaker writes: In my years covering cybersecurity, there's one variation of the same lie that floats above the rest. "We take your privacy and security seriously." You might have heard the phrase here and there. It's a common trope used by companies in the wake of a data...
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Rietspoof malware spreads via Facebook Messenger and Skype spam
zdnet.com - Avast security researchers have discovered a new malware strain named Rietspoof that's currently being spread to victims via instant messaging clients such as Facebook Messenger and Skype. In a report published over the weekend, researchers described this new threat as a "multi-stage malware," t...
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Kaspersky Lab detects spike in phishing activities during Valentine’s Day - Backend News
backendnews.net - Just in time for love month, Kaspersky Lab released its findings of a spike in phishing activities taking advantage of the hype of Valentine's Day. The cybersecurity firm said "the total number of user attempts to visit fraudulent websites with a romantic theme that were detected and blocked duri...
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