General Cyber News via Ars Technica Risk Assessment

Ukrainian authorities blame Russia for attacks as geopolitical tensions escalate.
Publish Date: 1/17/2022
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"Banner year” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values, vulnerable startups.
Publish Date: 1/16/2022
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Never-before-seen, cross-platform SysJoker came from an "advanced threat actor."
Publish Date: 1/15/2022
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"Big-game hunter" REvil has menaced the world for 3 years with massive attacks.
Publish Date: 1/14/2022
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Kyiv has yet to assign blame for disruption to at least 70 sites.
Publish Date: 1/14/2022
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Hackers have long used browsers as a beachhead. Google aims for PNA to change that.
Publish Date: 1/13/2022
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Developer throws a wrench in thousands of apps after making malicious updates.
Publish Date: 1/10/2022
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One of the highest-severity vulnerabilities in years, Log4Shell remains under attack.
Publish Date: 1/7/2022
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Denial-of-service vulnerability can be triggered by sending a malicious HomeKit invite.
Publish Date: 1/6/2022
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AMD becomes the first CPU maker to integrate the Microsoft-designed chip into its wares.
Publish Date: 1/4/2022
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A rookie programming error crashed servers because they couldn't process the year 2022.
Publish Date: 1/3/2022
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It's a combo of unique volcanic aggregate and unusual chemical interactions over millennia.
Publish Date: 1/1/2022
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Key services, including network provisioning, will shut down January 4th.
Publish Date: 12/30/2021
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Failure in northern Virginia data center affects Slack, Epic Games among others.
Publish Date: 12/22/2021
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Things changed once US diplomats in Uganda got hacked by Pegasus.
Publish Date: 12/21/2021
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Disney-owned channels had been removed from YouTube TV due to a carriage dispute.
Publish Date: 12/18/2021
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ForcedEntry is “one of the most technically sophisticated exploits.”
Publish Date: 12/18/2021
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Joker malware, which surreptitiously signs up users to pricey services, strikes again.
Publish Date: 12/16/2021
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Avast researchers say the malware has ties to a previously seen espionage hack.
Publish Date: 12/16/2021
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Most Comcast customers are still capped, but Northeast states get another reprieve.
Publish Date: 12/16/2021
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