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Change Your Password TODAY! 10 Billion Passwords Leaked, Experts Warn of ‘Cascade’ of Identity Fraud

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All products are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free unbiased advice, we earn an affiliate commission if you buy anything. Click here to find out more One of the largest databases ever of leaked passwordshas surfaced online, security researchers have warned. The massive haul of stolen credentials — some 9,948,575,739 unique … Read more

When you see this error message, a terrifying new malware attack begins on Google Chrome. Don’t click, millions have been warned

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Taking action to fix your Google Chrome browser could be the catalyst that infects your PC with malware. Millions of users have been warned by new research. Experts from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint have discovered a dangerous campaign that masquerades as a fake update in your Google Chrome web browser to force you to download malicious … Read more

That PowerShell ‘solution’ to your root cert ‘problem’ is a malware loader in disguise

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Crafty criminals are targeting thousands of organizations around the world with social engineering attacks that use fake error messages to trick users into running malicious PowerShell scripts. This latest Windows malware distribution campaign uses fake Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, and OneDrive error messages to resemble real alerts. After visiting a legitimate but compromised website, victims … Read more