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Microsoft Retires Decades-Old Security Threat

Microsoft is removing the deprecated and cryptographically broken RC4 encryption cipher from Windows, ending a major security vulnerability exploited in…

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Weak Passwords Caused Ascension’s Catastrophic Data Breach

A call for an FTC investigation into Microsoft's cybersecurity has highlighted Ascension's own security failures, including weak passwords that enabled…

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Sen. Wyden Demands FTC Probe Into Ascension Ransomware Attack

Senator Ron Wyden has requested an FTC investigation into Microsoft's cybersecurity practices following a ransomware attack on Ascension that compromised…

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Senator Slams Microsoft Over Windows “Kerberoasting” Vulnerability

Senator Ron Wyden is urging the FTC to investigate Microsoft for cybersecurity negligence due to its default use of the…

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