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Jan 2020
21m 50s

Curveball proofs-of-concept. CISA warns ...

N2K Networks
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Proof-of-concept exploits for the CryptoAPI vulnerability Microsoft patched this week have been released. CISA warns the chemical industry to look to its security during this period of what the agency calls “heightened geopolitical tension.” Families of deployed US soldiers receive threats via social media. Someone’s been phishing in Turtle Bay. More fleecew ... Show More
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