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Illinois Department of Human Services data breach affects 700K people

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Illinois man charged with hacking Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos

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FBI warns about Kimsuky hackers using QR codes to phish U.S. orgs

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VMware ESXi zero-days likely exploited a year before disclosure

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Cisco switches hit by reboot loops due to DNS client bug

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Texas court blocks Samsung from tracking TV viewing, then vacates order

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Microsoft to enforce MFA for Microsoft 365 admin center sign-ins

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