December 20, 2019

What’s behind Putin’s old-school operating system?

Reports surfaced this week that the president of Russia is still using Windows XP as his primary operating system.

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December 12, 2019

December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain

December 2019’s Patch Tuesday updates are out, including a fix for the Windows flaw used in recently discovered WizardOpium attacks.

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June 10, 2019

The GoldBrute botnet is trying to crack open 1.5 million RDP servers

Even its most optimistic users would have to concede that it’s been a bracing few weeks for anyone who relies on Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

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November 16, 2018

How to rob an ATM? Let me count the ways…

A comprehensive new report lifts the lid on the sketchy state of ATM security.

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September 07, 2018

Firefox finally casts Windows XP users adrift

Mozilla's browser is waving goodbye to millions of XP holdouts.

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June 29, 2017

News in brief: PCs’ PCs still running XP; bug-hunters cashing in; airport security stepped up

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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May 25, 2017

WannaCry: the rush to blame XP masked bigger problems

Many pointed the finger at Windows XP, but the worst hit computers were unpatched Windows 7 machines

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May 22, 2017

ATM heists: 27 arrested as police move against ‘black box’ attacks

Thieves have used a number of ways to get at cash in ATMs over the years - this latest involves old-fashioned vandalism of the machines

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January 13, 2017

News in brief: new browser launched; social network closes down; cyberattack on health provider

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

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