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Facebook Bug Exposed Pictures of 6.8 Million Users
In September, Facebook revealed a security bug that allowed hackers to gain access to 50 million Facebook accounts. Around the […]
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Facebook Confirms 50 Million Accounts Were Hacked
Facebook reported a major security issue affecting around 50 million users. The company discovered a security attack whereby hackers gained […]
YubiKey 5 Series Adds FIDO2/WebAuthn Support
Yubico today announced its YubiKey Series 5 family of multi-protocol security keys. The new keys now support FIDO2/WebAuthn, in addition […]
Microsoft Acknowledges New Windows Zero-Day Flaw
This week, a security vulnerability researcher used to Twitter to blurt out information about a zero-day flaw in Windows for some […]
Leaking Windows 8: The Story Behind the ‘Security’ Wallpaper
Today, we live in the golden age of receiving builds of Windows before they are released to the general public. […]
Microsoft Releases Security Extension for Google Chrome
There’s no official announcement that I can find, but Microsoft has released a Windows Defender Browser Protection extension for Google […]
Windows Hello Will Support FIDO2 Security Keys
Microsoft announced today that its Windows 10 biometric authentication technologies will be updated to support FIDO2-compatible security keys from companies […]