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Government Security

France Built Its Own Messaging App to Replace Signal. Then Hackers Stole 643,000 Government Messages.

France banned Signal for government use and built Tchap. A hacker stole 73K accounts, 643K messages, and 59K media files from French ministry conversations.

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password

Was Your Password in a Data Leak? What to Actually Do Next

Finding out your password was in a data leak is unsettling, but panic is not the right response and neither is ignoring it. Here is exactly what to do, in priority order, and an honest answer to how worried you should actually be.

Cybersecurity

How to Prevent a Data Breach: A Practical Playbook

Most data breaches don't come from sophisticated zero-day attacks. They come from stolen credentials, misconfigurations, and unpatched systems. Here is a practical, prioritized playbook for preventing the breaches that actually happen.