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Researchers: more than 100K Zyxel firewalls and VPN gateways have a hardcoded admin-level backdoor that can grant attackers root access to devices (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Researchers: more than 100K Zyxel firewalls and VPN gateways have a hardcoded admin-level backdoor that can grant attackers root access to devices  —  The username and password (zyfwp/PrOw!aN_fXp) were visible in one of the Zyxel firmware binaries.  —  More than 100,000 Zyxel firewalls … Researchers: more than 100K Zyxel firewalls and

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Sources: investigators are checking if SolarWinds was hacked via its offices in Czechia, Poland, and Belarus, where the company moved much of its engineering (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: investigators are checking if SolarWinds was hacked via its offices in Czechia, Poland, and Belarus, where the company moved much of its engineering  —  Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems. Sources: investigators

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Saturday's Best Deals: Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Air Fryer, Board Games Sale, Gooloo Jump Starter, YouCopia StoraLid Organizer, Exfoliating Foot Masks, Razer Hello Kitty Keyboard, and More

A Target sale on board games and a Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Air Fryer lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Air Fryer, Board Games Sale, Gooloo Jump Starter, YouCopia StoraLid Organizer, Exfoliating Foot Masks, Razer Hello Kitty Keyboard, and More Source: Life Hacker

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Bitcoin crosses $30K to reach an all-time high, after growing almost 50% in December (Alice Gledhill/Bloomberg)

Alice Gledhill / Bloomberg: Bitcoin crosses $30K to reach an all-time high, after growing almost 50% in December  —  Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, topped $30,000 for the first time, just weeks after passing another major milestone.  —  The currency gained almost 6% on Saturday to reach nearly $31,000 … Bitcoin crosses K to reach

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Developer of Amphetamine, which has been on the Mac App Store since 2014 and has 400K+ downloads, says Apple is threatening to remove the app due to its name (William C. Gustafson/GitHub)

William C. Gustafson / GitHub: Developer of Amphetamine, which has been on the Mac App Store since 2014 and has 400K+ downloads, says Apple is threatening to remove the app due to its name  —  Amphetamine is a free app that helps keep your Mac awake.  Amphetamine has been on the Mac App Store since

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