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US powers up attacks against Russia's electrical grid

Aggressive moves by Cyber Command to implant malware are both a warning and an effort to enable crippling attacks if necessary, says The New York Times.

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Election hacking has never been cheaper, easier or more profitable

Cybercrime could be a $6 trillion business by 2022. Emerging tech like AI might be the only way to one step ahead.

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Black Hat cancels Rep. Will Hurd's headline speech after Twitter backlash

Opponents criticized Hurd's record on women's rights.

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Huawei delays laptop reveal, Xbox head on the future of consoles

Today's major tech stories include Huawei's decision to delay a laptop debut, Android devices OK'd for iOS security keys and Xbox's Phil Spencer on the future of Microsoft's game consoles.

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Collections firm breach exposes data on 7.7M LabCorp customers

Data exposed could include names, credit card information and medical providers, among other things.

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Quest Diagnostics says data on nearly 12M patients exposed by breach

The affected system contained financial data and medical information, says the lab.

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Hackers steal credit card information from Checkers fast-food chain

It's the latest example of a classic cybercrime.

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Uber will kick low-rated riders off the platform, Death Stranding release date revealed

Today's major tech stories include Uber removing low-rated riders off the service, a Flipboard hack revealing user information and a surprise release date announcement for the PS4-exclusive Death Stranding.

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<p>News aggregator app Flipboard says user information was revealed during two breaches.</p>

Flipboard database hacks exposed users' account information

Users' names, encrypted passwords and email addresses may have been copied in the breaches, the maker of the news aggregator app warns.

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This is how we might finally replace passwords

More than 85% of cyberattacks stem from people getting tricked out of their passwords. But facial recognition and cloud security might kill the password forever.

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Stolen NSA hacking tool now victimizing US cities, report says

The EternalBlue hacking exploit, already used in the infamous WannaCry and NotPetya attacks, has now surfaced in the NSA's own backyard, says The New York Times.

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Millions of financial records exposed on First American website, report says

The title insurance company didn't require a password to view the pages, according to security expert Brian Krebs.

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