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Marcel brown: October 26th, 1861. Only two days after the Transcontinental Telegraph line opened, the Pony Express ceases operation. Prior to the opening of the cross-country telegraph line, the Pony Express was the fastest way to send communication between St. Joseph, Missouri and San Francisco, California.
Edwin Kwan: 1Password has confirmed that it was attacked by cybercriminals using session information that was stolen in the recent Okta breach. 1Password is a popular password management platform used by over 100,000 businesses.
Katy Craig: A new variant of the notorious Mirai malware is making headlines. This time, it's going after millions of Android TV set-top boxes used by people for media streaming.
Ian Garrett: You've likely heard of supply chain attacks, but did you know there are different types of supply chain attacks? This is a two-part series where I cover the different type of attacks.