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How Long Does It Take Hackers to Crack Modern Hashing Algorithms?
2025-01-28 10:30

While passwords remain the first line of defense for protecting user accounts against unauthorized access, the methods for creating strong passwords and protecting them are continually evolving....

FTC cracks down on Genshin Impact gacha loot box practices
2025-01-17 22:18

Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box monetization and is now banned from...

US cracks down on North Korean IT worker army with more sanctions
2025-01-16 18:48

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of individuals and front companies linked to North Korea's Ministry of National Defense that have generated revenue via illegal remote IT work...

US cracks down on spyware vendor Intellexa with more sanctions
2024-09-16 16:33

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned five executives and one entity linked to the Intellexa Consortium for developing and distributing Predator commercial spyware. [...]

FBI Cracks Down on Dark Web Marketplace Managed by Russian and Kazakh Nationals
2024-09-07 07:10

Two men have been indicted in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in managing a dark web marketplace called WWH Club that specializes in the sale of sensitive personal and financial...

US cracks down on Russian disinformation before 2024 election
2024-09-04 20:23

The FBI seized 32 web domains used by the Doppelgänger Russian-linked influence operation network in a disinformation campaign targeting the American public ahead of this year's presidential...

Samsung boosts bug bounty to a cool million for cracks of the Knox Vault subsystem
2024-08-08 01:15

Samsung has dangled its first $1 million bug bounty for anyone who successfully compromises Knox Vault - the isolated subsystem the Korean giant bakes into its smartphones to store info like credentials and run authentication routines. Folks who can unlock a Samsung device and plunder user data before the handset is first unlocked will net up to $400,000 - although that is dependent on the amount of information that can be snaffled.

Samsung boosts bug bug bounty to a cool million for cracks of the Knox Vault subsystem
2024-08-08 01:15

Good luck, crackers: It's an isolated processor and storage enclave, and top dollar only comes from a remote attack Samsung has dangled its first $1 million bug bounty for anyone who successfully...

Polyfill.io claims reveal new cracks in supply chain, but how deep do they go?
2024-07-01 10:32

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Poyfill.io claims reveal new cracks in supply chain, but how deep do they go?
2024-07-01 10:32

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