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The dangers of quadruple blow ransomware attacks
For the first time, a ransomware gang has reported one of its victims to the authorities. This has never happened before and shows the continuing evolution of their business models to maintain pressure on the victim organisations. With this new mechanism, criminal actors are using the threat of potential regulatory…
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One of the biggest password dumps in recent history has been revealed – but there’s an easy way to find out if you’re at risk
For roughly four months, a gigantic email and password dump was circulating on the dark web, and no one in the cybersecurity community noticed, until now. Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) has added a new database containing roughly 71 million email addresses to its platform. The service allows users to…
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Nearly half of UK small businesses have experienced a cyberattack
A new report by McAfee has uncovered the true extent of cyberattacks on small businesses, who are increasingly at risk of having their work disrupted by attacks. The study of SMB owners and decision-makers from six countries revealed that three-quarters (73%) of organizations now believe cybersecurity is one of their…
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Could this be the Samsung 1000 Pro SSD in disguise — details of the PM9E1, the company’s first PCIe 5.0 end-user SSD emerge and the numbers look good
Samsung has disclosed more details on an upcoming product, the PM9E1, which is set to be its first PCIe 5.0 SSD aimed at the end-user market (what it calls PC/client OEMs). Its predecessor, the PM9A1, was launched nearly three years ago and featured the same core components as the 980…
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Google has fixed the first major Chrome security flaw of 2024 – so here’s what you need to know before you update
Google has fixed its first, actively exploited, Chrome zero-day vulnerability of the year. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-0519, and allows attackers to gain access to sensitive data, or launch denial of service attacks. The flaw can also be chained with other vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution (RCE), it…
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Dell’s new flagship monitor isn’t an 8K one – but it is curved, has 2.5GbE ports, 140W power delivery and displays 11 million pixels across 40-inches
Dell has unveiled its latest flagship screen, the UltraSharp 40 Curved Thunderbolt Hub Monitor (U4025QW), at CES 2024. Despite not being an 8K monitor, the 40-inch 5K screen has a lot to offer, and is the first in the world to achieve a five-star eye comfort certification. The ultrawide U4025QW…
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