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Best Password Managers: Free and Paid
By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated
The best free, paid, and family plans for keeping passwords safe and secure.

Boot Guard Keys From MSI Hack Posted, Endangering PCs. (Update: Intel Responds)
By Mark Tyson last updated
Hackers will be able to sign modified software and firmware and bypass Boot Guard, so please ensure any updates come from official sources.
WinRAR Weaponized by Hacker Group Against Ukraine State Organizations
By Mark Tyson published
WinRAR has been weaponized, possibly by Russian hacker group Sandworm, as a script attack used to wipe Ukraine government documents and data.
How to Find a BitLocker Key and Recover Files from Encrypted Drives
By Avram Piltch published
If you need to get data from a BitLocker disk, here's how.
Thermal Cameras and Machine Learning Combine to Snoop Out Passwords
By Mark Tyson published
Thermal cameras and AI can snoop out user passwords quite a long time after they have left the input device behind them, but there are mitigations that can be made.
AI Can Crack Most Common Passwords In Less Than A Minute
By Zhiye Liu published
Home Security Heroes, a cybersecurity firm, shares a study on how fast AI can crack user passwords.
MSI Confirms Cyberattack, Advises Caution With Firmware
By Andrew E. Freedman published
MSI confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack, and is advising customers to only get BIOS updates and firmware from its website.
Acer Hacker Seeks Highest Bidder for 160GB of Data
By Mark Tyson published
Acer has confirmed that data from an internal server has been leaked, after a hacker claimed to have grabbed 160GB of digital swag. Customer data should not be present in this leak.
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