MacTech

ClickFix attack uses Script Editor instead of Terminal on macOS

Jamf Threat Labs has discovered a ClickFix-style macOS attack that abuses the applescript:// URL scheme to launch Script ...
The Next Web

LinkedIn is secretly scanning your browser for 6,000 extensions, and you weren’t told

LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects ...
NBC News

N.C. Senate's top Republican concedes in primary decided by 23 votes

The top Republican in the North Carolina Senate conceded to his challenger Tuesday in a razor-thin primary race despite having President Donald Trump's endorsement. Subscribe to read this story ...
The New York Times

N.C. Sheriff Poised to Pull Off Stunning Upset in Consequential G.O.P. Primary

A formal tally on Friday showed Sam Page ahead of Phil Berger, the powerful longtime leader of the State Senate. A recount is expected but experts say that is unlikely to flip the results. By Eduardo ...
WTVD

Sam Page maintains slim lead over Phil Berger as counties certify votes

WENTWORTH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A race for a North Carolina Senate district is in the spotlight as the certified results rock the state's republican leadership in the legislature. Senate President Phil ...
WRAL

Page tops Berger after counties canvass. Recount likely in key NC Senate race

County election officials on Friday signed-off on ballot totals that, if certified at a later date, could seal one of the most unexpected political upsets in North Carolina history. Elections leaders ...
Charlotte Observer

Sam Page expands lead over Phil Berger in tight race for NC Senate

Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page expanded his narrow lead over longtime Senate leader Phil Berger in the Republican primary on Friday after outstanding provisional ballots were counted in Guilford ...
PC Magazine

Wikipedia Forced to Lock Down Edits Over JavaScript That Could Delete Pages

Wikipedia briefly went into "read-only mode" this morning and disabled article editing after a malicious piece of code was detected that could delete entries. Initially, Wikipedia editors uncovered ...
Bleeping Computer

Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

Update: Added Wikimedia Foundation's statement below and made a correction to denote it was only the Meta-Wiki that was vandalized. The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a ...
WUNC

Sheriff Sam Page leads Senate Leader Berger in GOP primary by two votes

Sheriff Sam Page leads Sen. Phil Berger by two votes Tuesday night in Rockingham and Guilford counties. Berger can request a recount after the canvass later this month because the election will be ...
WTVD

Phil Berger trails Sheriff Sam Page by 2 votes in N.C. Senate primary

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina's most powerful Republican could be on the verge of losing his seat - and his leadership post. In the Republican primary for State Senate District 26, ...