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One of the biggest data breaches ever leaks details on billions of users — here’s what we know so far
A class action lawsuit brought against background check company National Public Data (also known as Jerico Pictures) alleges the personal information of 2.9 billion individuals has made its way onto the dark web via a data breach. National Public Data uses a process called ‘scraping’ to collect and store personally…
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Researchers find that millions of HDMI cables could betray their owners by transmitting data to eavesdroppers — here is what you could do to avoid data leakage
CRT monitors generate images by directing electron beams onto a phosphorescent screen, creating a pattern of light that forms the visible display. This process involves high-frequency signals that radiate from the monitor, which hackers found they could capture using specialized equipment. The shift to LED screens with HDMI cables made…
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Popular VPN provider arrives on Snapdragon PCs
If you’re looking to upgrade to a next-generation Windows laptop, good news – there’s no need to compromise on privacy. One of the best VPN services has unveiled an ARM-native Windows VPN app. This is crucial in order to use your VPN software on devices powered by the super-fast Snapdragon…
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Microsoft makes security a ‘core priority’ for all employees in major worker shift
Microsoft has reportedl ytold its employees they will be judged on their security awareness and skills following several recent high-profile incidents. An internal company memo seen by Geekwire sent to all Microsoft workers has outlined the new way of thinking, which will apparently tie the company’s ongoing security goals with…
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AWS unveils a monster security system to keep it safe from threats
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a new large-scale security system designed to keep its cloud services secure. The Mithra system uses an internal neural network graph model with 3.5 billion nodes and 48 billion edges to spot and rank the trustworthiness of domains and identify potential threats. Considering a…
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Global cloud market sees another huge spending spree as AI demand continues
Cloud infrastructure spending is closing in on $80 billion spent per quarter, according to new figures that appear to confirm that Year-on-Year growth rate in the sector has now been north of 20% for three consecutive quarters. Findings from Synergy Research (via The Register) also claim the total expenditure in…
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