LastPass hackers have access to customer data
Password manager online service LastPass admits that unauthorized persons had access to customer data when it broke into a third-party cloud system. These include e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and passwords. However, a lot of data should be encrypted. At the beginning of December, unknown attackers were able to access a cloud storage with data from LastPass. To do this, they attacked an employee using information from source code captured in August and thus got hold of the cloud access data. In December it was still said that customer passwords were secure. It is currently unknown how many customers are affected. In order to prevent further security incidents, LastPass states that it has rebuilt its entire IT infrastructure with additional security mechanisms.
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Cyber attack on The Guardian
The British newspaper The Guardian has become the target of a cyber attack, apparently with ransomware. The newspaper itself reported this and explained that the incident had already occurred on Tuesday. Parts of the publisher’s IT were affected, the employees were asked to work from their home office and to avoid shared networks. The website is largely untouched, online reports can be written and published. We are confident about the printed edition. The Guardian is one of the world’s most widely read news media.
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US journalists continue to be blocked on Twitter
Elon Musk’s announced unlocking of previously suspended US journalists’ Twitter accounts is reportedly a “one-way street.” Although the accounts are visible again for other Twitter users, the journalists affected by the blocking cannot post new tweets. Musk requires the deletion of certain tweets to fully unlock it. In the meantime, the Government Accountability Project – a non-profit organization for the protection of whistleblowers in the USA – has therefore filed a complaint with Congress. The accusation is that Musk abuses his authority and acts “arbitrarily and capriciously”.
Game tips for the Christmas season
A short sample in the heise-online editors proves: Yes, after the Christmas holidays many actually have a little more time for playing than in everyday life in the previous months. There is enough choice: although countless large-scale productions have been postponed to the coming year, a large number of strong titles will again be available in 2022. This is not only thanks to “Elden Ring” developer FromSoftware, but also to the strong indie scene. Heise online has looked at ten outstanding games that can fill up the free time over the holidays and between the years.
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