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Passwords are giving way to better security methods – until those are hacked too, that is

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It’s a war that will never end. But for small-business owners, it’s all about managing risk while reaping rewards We humans are simply too dumb to use passwords. A recent study from password manager NordPass found that “secret” was the most commonly used password in 2024. That …

Chinese believed to have targeted Trump’s and Vance’s phones in US telecommunications breach

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Trump campaign immediately blamed Biden White House and Kamala Harris for Chinese government-linked hack Chinese government-linked hackers are believed to have targeted phones used by Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, as part of a larger breach of US telecommunications networks, according to a New York Times …

Israel tried to frustrate US lawsuit over Pegasus spyware, leak suggests

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Officials seized documents from NSO Group to try to stop handover of information about notorious hacking tool, files suggest The Israeli government took extraordinary measures to frustrate a high-stakes US lawsuit that threatened to reveal closely guarded secrets about one of the world’s most notorious hacking tools, leaked …

US bans sales of Kaspersky antivirus software over Russia ties

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Washington says Moscow’s influence over company poses significant risk, as Kaspersky argues its activities do not threaten US security Joe Biden’s administration has banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the US over national security concerns. “Kaspersky will generally no longer be …

Ticketmaster hit by data hack that may affect 560m customers

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Cybercrime group ShinyHunters reportedly demanding £400,000 ransom to prevent data being sold Ticketmaster has been targeted in a cyber-attack, with hackers allegedly offering to sell customer data on the dark web, its parent company, Live Nation, has confirmed. The ShinyHunters hacking group is reportedly demanding about £400,000 …

Russia-based LockBit ransomware hackers attempt comeback

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Gang sets up new site on dark web and releases rambling statement explaining how it was infiltrated by law enforcement agencies The LockBit ransomware gang is attempting a comeback days after its operations were severely disrupted by a coordinated international crackdown. The Russia-based group has set up a new …

Seized ransomware network LockBit rewired to expose hackers to world

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Four arrested and LockBit victims will get help to recover data after joint operation in UK, US and Europe The entire “command and control” apparatus for the ransomware group LockBit is now in possession of law enforcement, the UK’s National Crime Agency has revealed, after it emerged that …

Man arrested in Malta in global operation to shut down cybercrime network targeting Australians

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Federal police warn they will track down alleged criminals using Warzone trojan software Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has been arrested as part of an international operation to shut down …