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Crypto Engineer Bravely Details Embarrassing $100,000 SIM-Hijack Bitcoin Theft – CCN

Crypto Engineer Bravely Details Embarrassing $ 100,000 SIM-Hijack Bitcoin Theft  CCN

By CCN: SIM hijackers aiming to steal bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are getting bolder and more daring. No longer are they just going for the soft targets but …

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This 15-year-old macOS flaw is really rather embarrassing for Apple

A macOS flaw has been discovered by a hobby hacker that could allow anyone with direct access to a MacBook, iMac or Mac Pro the ability to gain full control over the machines. A bug in macOS, which the researcher pointed out on twitter (hat tip WccfTech …
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Google’s email security flaw is embarrassing, but no catastrophe – Computerworld

Google's email security flaw is embarrassing, but no catastrophe
Computerworld
CSO – It was almost a year ago that a curious mathematician with no real Internet security training was able to walk through a gaping security hole left by Google — a weak email cryptographic key. But most security experts say that while the exposure

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