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Dell admits installing security hole on laptops, apologizes, offers fix

November 25, 2015/in Mobile Security

Dell acknowledges a root certificate it installed on its laptops was a bad idea and is pushing a patch to permanently remove it.

In a blog post company spokesperson Laura Thomas says eDellRoot was installed as a support tool to make it faster and easier for customers to service the devices. But some of those customers discovered the certificate and recognized it as a serious security threat.

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Network World Tim Greene

Ransomware creator apologizes for ‘sleeper’ attack, releases decryption keys

June 2, 2015/in Computer Security

Last week, a new strain of ransomware called Locker was activated after having been sitting silently on infected PCs. Security firm KnowBe4 called Locker a “sleeper” campaign that, when the malware’s creator “woke it up,” encrypted the infected devices’ files and charged roughly $ 24 in exchange for the decryption keys.

Microsoft’s Nadella finally apologizes

October 19, 2014/in Internet Security

Last Thursday Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stuck his foot in his mouth by saying that women should be seen but not heard asking for raises. On Friday he attempted to walk those comments back and was rather oddly credited by many media outlets for apologizing even though he did no such thing.

Yesterday he did apologize. From an email obtained by the Seattle Times:

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Network World Paul McNamara

Tag Archive for: apologizes

Dell admits installing security hole on laptops, apologizes, offers fix

Ransomware creator apologizes for ‘sleeper’ attack, releases decryption keys

See also: ‘Sleeper’ ransomware laid dormant on infected PCs until this week

Microsoft’s Nadella finally apologizes