The patches are organized in 16 security bulletins, eight of which are rated critical. By Lucian Constantin Microsoft released patches for 51 vulnerabilities Tuesday, including one affecting Internet Explorer that…
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Ransomware: New CryptXXX variant defeats Kaspersky decryption tool
The latest version of CryptXXX prevents Kaspersky’s tool from working. By Steve Ragan Researchers at Proofpoint, who first discovered CryptXXX a few weeks ago, have detected a new variant running…
Bahamian man pleads guilty to hacking 130 celebrities
A hacker from the Bahamas has pleaded guilty to stealing data, including scripts and private sexually explicit material, from 130 celebrities. Alonzo Knowles, 23, made his plea to a court…
NCA's bid to get Lauri Love US hack case passwords thrown out
A bid by the National Crime Agency to force an alleged cyber hacker to hand over encrypted computer passwords has been thrown out by a judge. The US is attempting…