New Jersey county says malware attack took down phone lines, IT systems

Passaic County, home to nearly 600,000 people in Northern New Jersey, published a statement on Wednesday evening warning residents that it is aware of a “malware attack” affecting county IT systems and phone lines.

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The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem

Donald Trump said he would replace the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem’s tenure was marked by aggressive anti-immigration tactics and ICE’s killing of two US protestors.

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My new favorite headphones for work look like nothing I’ve worn before

The Nothing Headphone (a) are here, and beyond their distinctive design, they offer fantastic battery life and value for the price.

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Your next Oura Ring powered by voice or gesture? What this AI buy means for Oura Ring 5

Oura just acquired an AI-driven gesture recognition company – here’s what it could mean for upcoming wearables.

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Ukrainian women fleeing war exploited in multimillion-dollar gambling fraud scheme

A criminal network in Spain exploited dozens of Ukrainian women displaced by Russia’s war to carry out a multimillion-dollar fraud gambling scheme, Europol said Thursday.

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FYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach

Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here’s what we’re doing about it, and what you can look out for.

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5 Best Next Gen Endpoint Protection Platforms in 2026

Discover the best next-gen endpoint protection platforms in 2026, built to detect modern threats, stop credential abuse, and secure enterprise devices.

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New GPT-5.4 clobbers humans on pro-level work in OpenAI’s tests – by 83%

GPT-5.4 is also more reliable, producing 18% fewer errors and 33% fewer false claims than GPT-5.2, according to OpenAI.

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Phobos ransomware leader facing 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to hacking charges

Ptitsyn and several others began using the Phobos ransomware in November 2020, attacking more than 1,000 organizations around the world. He was arrested in South Korea and extradited in November 2024.

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Google says half of all zero-days it tracked in 2025 targeted buggy enterprise tech

Enterprise software was a major focus of zero-day activity during 2025, with security and networking devices, like firewalls, VPNs, and virtualization platforms, among the top targeted by malicious hackers.

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