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Strange Windows update creates confusion, panic

01

Oct

2015

On Wednesday, #windows users – both home and #enterprise – started sharing details on a strange #update delivered by Microsoft. The update itself used a string of random characters in the description, along with resource URLs using a similar format pointed at .gov, .mil, and .edu addresses. On the Microsoft Answers community, a user posted […]

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OPM underestimated the number of stolen fingerprints by 4.5 million

24

Sep

2015

The number of people whose #fingerprints have been stolen as a result of the high-profile hack into the computer systems of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management earlier this year is now 5.6 million. The agency revised its original estimate of 1.1 million Wednesday after finding fingerprint data in archived records that had previously not […]

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Adobe Patches Two Shockwave Player Vulnerabilities

09

Sep

2015

#adobe released a #new version of its #shockwave player that patches two critical #vulnerabilities that could be remotely exploited. Adobe said that it is not aware of public exploits for either security flaw. The vulnerability affects Shockwave for #windows, versions 12.1.9.160 and earlier and Adobe urges users to #update immediately to 12.2.0.162. Adobe said both […]

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