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Blackouts are no longer a theoretical threat.

Source: Hackers Have Penetrated Energy Grid, Symantec Warns | Fortune.com

Source: ‘Onliner’ malware spambot targets 711 million email accounts

Trivially exploitable vulnerabilities in Arris home modems, routers and gateways distributed to consumers through AT&T’s U-verse service have been discovered.

Source: Bugs in Arris Modems Distributed by AT&T Vulnerable to Trivial Attacks

Hackers are already trying to crack your Apple ID. But don’t worry, it’s easy to protect against getting hacked with just a few steps.

Source: How to stop your iCloud and Apple ID getting hacked | Cult of Mac

Researchers from Positive Technologies — a provider of enterprise security solutions — have found a way to disable the Intel Management Engine (ME), a much-hated component of Intel CPUs.

Source: Researchers Find a Way to Disable Much-Hated Intel ME Component Courtesy of the NSA