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Microsoft's youngest security researcher started collaboration with the company at just 13
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft has published a blog about one of its youngest and most outstanding security researchers. Dylan started work for MSRC age 13.

Rogue IT worker gets seven months in prison over $200,000 digital rampage
By Mark Tyson published
A suspended IT worker who caused at least $200,000 of damage in an act of revenge upon his employer has been sentenced.

University researchers tout using smartwatches to steal data from air-gapped systems
By Stephen Warwick published
A new air-gap attack dubbed 'SmartAttack' theorizes using a smartwatch to capture covert signals and steal information.

Hacker who breached 5,000 accounts to mine crypto arrested
By Jowi Morales published
Ukrainian authorities nabbed a hacker who used over 5,000 compromised online hosting accounts for mining cryptocurrency.

Intel reports wave of 10 new high-severity GPU vulnerabilities
By Dallin Grimm published
While patched, the bugs point to another weak point in Intel's operation

Crosswalks in Silicon Valley hacked to play satirical messages from Musk and Zuckerberg sound-a-likes
By Mark Tyson published
A number of Silicon Valley crosswalks were hacked to sound like U.S. big-tech broligarchs, according to reports published by local media this weekend.

Windows Update drops empty 'intepub' folder in system, leaves users scratching heads after April update
By Mark Tyson published
Computer security researchers have been left scratching their heads after applying Microsoft’s latest raft of Patch Tuesday updates - as an 'inetpub' folder has been left behind.

WinRAR security flaw ignores Windows Mark of the Web security warnings
By Ash Hill published
WinRAR users not running the latest version are subject to a security flaw that's capable of ignoring the Windows Mark of the Web security warnings.
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