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Security News for the Week Ending May 22, 2020

AG Says They Unlocked Shooter’s iPhone Without Needing Apple to Hack Their Security For a couple of decades the FBI and Justice Department has been saying that software vendors need to insert backdoors into their security software to make it easier for the government to hack it if they want to. One high profile case […]

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Security News for the Week Ending May 15, 2020

Pitney Bowes Hit By Ransomware for 2nd Time in 7 Months Pitney Bowes has verified that it has been hit by a ransomware attack for the second time in 7 months. This time it is the maze ransomware, which steals data before encrypting your systems. Sometimes ransomware hackers leave their hooks in a victim’s system […]

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The Conundrum of Contact Tracing Apps

UPDATE: To add insult to injury, scammers are taking advantage of the situation and sending emails to people telling them that have come in contact with someone who tested positive and they should click on this link. It goes without saying that no good could possibly come from that, so don’t click. Credit: Computer Weekly […]

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Finally, Intelligent Explanation of Why Using Huawei 5G is Dangerous

President Trump has been trying to get other countries to follow his thoughts on punishing China by banning Huawei from participating in their 5G networks with almost no one following his wishes. The UK, however, is using a different approach. Tobias Ellwood, a member of the UK Parliament and the Chairman of the Defence Committee […]

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