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Data Center Provider CyrusOne Confirms Ransomware Attack

12/6/2019
The attack struck CyrusOne's managed services division and compromised six customers primarily serviced by a New York data center.
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Senators Call for End to Controversial NSA Program

12/6/2019
The program for collecting telephone call metadata has faced increased scrutiny and restrictions since Edward Snowden revealed its existence in 2013.
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VPN Flaw Allows Criminal Access to Everything on Victims' Computers

12/5/2019
Vulnerability in the Aviatrix VPN client, since patched, gives an attacker unlimited access to a breached system.
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With Aporeto, Palo Alto Looks Away from the Firewall and Toward the Future

12/5/2019
Seeing its firewall sales softening, the security vendor makes another acquisition to reorient itself for the cloud era.
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Microsoft Defender ATP Brings EDR Capabilities to macOS

12/5/2019
Mac computers will now have the option to use Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection's endpoint and detection response.
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(Literally) Put a Ring on It: Protecting Biometric Fingerprints

12/4/2019
Kaspersky creates a prototype ring you can wear on your finger for authentication.
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Smith & Wesson Is Magecart's Latest Target

12/3/2019
Researchers estimate the gun manufacturer's website was compromised sometime before Black Friday.
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Microsoft Fixes Flaw Threatening Azure Accounts

12/2/2019
Researchers detail a bug they found in some of Microsoft's OAuth 2.0 applications.
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Data from 21M Mixcloud Users Compromised in Breach

12/2/2019
The music streaming service received reports indicating attackers gained unauthorized access to its systems.
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