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A partial fix mitigates the risk, but the lack of encryption and other weaknesses remain.

Doing everything from home by video conference has its drawbacks and pitfalls.

Pandemic shows Comcast could kill data caps forever without ruining its network.

The hotel chain has suffered its second major breach in 16 months. Here's how to find out if you're affected.

As brick and mortars close due to the novel coronavirus, thieves have increasingly targeted digital checkout. 

Kingdom sent US carrier millions of location requests through SS7.

OneWeb says pandemic ended chance of getting enough funding for full launch.

It's a good day for WireGuard users—DKMS builds will soon be behind us.

Android API lets apps collect a list of all other installed apps, no permission needed.

Plus: A Windows zero day, an iOS watering hole, and more of the week's top security news.

It's as if millions of sysadmins cried out and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Download speeds fell at least slightly in 88 of 200 most populous US cities.

Apple kicked Alex Jones out of the App Store in 2018. The Google Play Store has finally followed suit.

Instead of bonus pay for risky work, techs get weekly $25 restaurant gift cards.

Kitboga has built a following by trolling telemarketers. Covid-19 opportunists have given him a whole new crop of targets.

South Korea is a prime suspect for exploiting the secret software vulnerabilities in a sophisticated espionage campaign.

Government-backed hackers target journalists, dissidents, gov't officials, and others.

It should be simple to transfer your chat history from iOS to Android, but it's really not.

Attack, which uses DNS hijacking, is the latest to capitalize on pandemic anxiety.

The proprietary filesystem vendor unleashed a '90s-level torrent of FUD yesterday.

Verizon, AT&T waive mobile fees if you tell them pandemic hurt your finances.

The little-known Postal Plan, which dates back to the Clinton era, charges mail carriers with delivering critical supplies—like vaccines—as a last resort.

WildPressure uses malware and targets organizations not seen in other campaigns.

The US is desperate for hospital beds. The US Army Corps of Engineers can build thousands of them in a matter of days.

Apps went undetected by Google and antivirus scanners.

Black-owned TV network alleged racism in Comcast decision not to carry channels.

After over a million downloads, the Tekya-infected Android offerings are finally on ice.

Weakness allows attackers to steal browser cookies used to authenticate Netflix users.

SpaceX now licensed to deploy 1 million of what Musk calls "UFOs on a stick."

There's no patch available now. Here's what to do until Microsoft issues one.