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Security researchers at Bitdefender find evidence of X-Agent malware variant for macOS

The malware that may have swung the U.S. presidential election could be on its way to a Mac near you. Security researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year. The group, known under […]

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Yahoo sale price discounted by $250 million in wake of hacks

You pay less if the item you’re buying has a couple of dings on it. Verizon is apparently close to purchasing Yahoo’s Internet properties for roughly $4.8 billion, a price that includes a $250 million discount after the revelation of security breaches at the web company. Sources close to the store cited the discounted price […]