TikTok warning: Your account can be hacked just by opening a DM
If you have TikTok downloaded on your phone, you should avoid opening any direct messages you receive for now. Forbes reports that sources inside the …
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Android malware posing as a fake Chrome update is stealing banking app logins
Some online scams are more conspicuous than others, but the most insidious can be especially tricky to spot. For instance, last week, cybersecurity firm ThreatFabric …
Don’t be tricked by this phishing campaign targeting Verizon customers
No matter how confident you are that you won’t get fooled by an online scam, you can never be too careful when opening texts and …
GPT-4 can exploit security flaws on its own, study shows
At least once a week, generative AI finds a new way to terrify us. We are still anxiously awaiting news about the next large language …
Update your LG TV right now before hackers take control of it
Smart TVs bring an unprecedented level of convenience to home entertainment, but they also introduce a whole new world of threats. For instance, this week, …
73 million AT&T accounts were hacked – here’s what you should do about it
The Easter weekend brought some bad news for 73 million current and former AT&T customers. The carrier confirmed a massive data breach impacting “7.6 million …
How I use an Arlo camera to secure my hotel stays
I want to feel just as secure when I travel as I do at home. Choosing the right hotel or Airbnb is only half the …
iPhone owners: Watch out for this insidious ‘Reset Password’ attack
If you own an iPhone or an iPad, you should be on the lookout for a cunning attack that targets Apple users by weaponizing the …
Hackers stole 15,000 Roku accounts to sell on the dark web
On Friday, March 8, Roku sent out a notification to over 15,000 users to inform them about their accounts being breached by hackers. Roku explained …
Microsoft says nation-states are misusing ChatGPT and actually names them
We often hear about nation-state hackers being behind cyberattacks, but those nation-states aren’t always named in security reports. When it comes to ChatGPT and Copilot …
AI scammer stole $25 million with deepfake conference call
While artificial intelligence becoming sentient and taking over the world is an increasingly valid concern, the technology is already incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands. …
FBI says tech support scammers are using couriers to retrieve money
As we all become more wary of scams, it only makes sense that the criminals behind them find new ways to scam us. On Monday, …
26 billion private records leaked in ‘mother of all breaches’
Somehow, one of the largest data breaches in recent memory has already been trumped. This week, the Cybernews research team and SecurityDiscovery.com owner Bob Dyachenko …
Millions of passwords leaked in enormous new data breach
No matter how careful you are about creating strong passwords and keeping your data private, chances are good that some of your passwords will eventually …
3 AI scams to watch out for in 2024
In 2024, we’ll find out whether artificial intelligence is just a passing craze or truly the future of computing. In the meantime, while there are …
Most sophisticated iPhone attack ever used a hidden hardware feature to backdoor iOS
Apple users rarely see malware notifications like the ones that keep popping up on Android, including apps that Google has to ban. But just because …
Google banned 13 infected Android apps, so delete them from your phone
For what will hopefully be the last time in 2023, we have a few more malicious Android apps to warn you about. The McAfee Mobile …
1Password launches passkey sign-in for public test ahead of official release
After releasing mobile support for passkeys, 1Password is taking a bigger step by letting users log in to their accounts in the same way. While …
Your favorite Android password manager is leaking data
In recent years, password managers have become a popular way to store and protect all of our passwords in a single place. Until tech companies …
Was Amazon hacked? Here’s why users are panicking about Amazon Lockers
If you’ve noticed some strange occurrences on your Amazon account lately, you are not alone. According to Snopes, claims of Amazon being hacked have gone …
Security company shows how iPhone users could be tricked with Fake Airplane Mode
A new security threat that can exploit your iPhone has been demonstrated by Jamf Threat Labs (via AppleInsider). According to the cybersecurity experts, any iPhone …
Terrifying ‘deep learning attack’ can steal your passwords by listening to you type
According to a new study, you may soon have to protect your passwords by changing how you type. This study has revealed that deep learning …
Kuo: AirTag 2 could launch in late 2024 with Apple Vision Pro integration
A couple of years after releasing the first-generation AirTag, Apple could be planning to release AirTag 2 later in 2024. The information comes from analyst …
Dangerous new malware targets dozens of browsers, password managers, and crypto wallets
If you are reading this on a Windows device, you need to watch out for dangerous new malware that has been infecting internet browsers, password …
Ongoing zero-click iPhone spyware attack uncovered in iMessage
Cybersecurity and antivirus provider Kaspersky shared a report on Thursday regarding a new spyware attack against iOS devices. After detecting suspicious activity on multiple iPhones, …
Google’s encryption-breaking Magic Compose AI proves iPhone shouldn’t support RCS messaging
For years, Google has been dying to come up with an iMessage equivalent, a key iPhone feature that’s probably responsible for stealing plenty of users …
82% of people have snooped on someone else’s phone or computer, study shows
If you’ve ever been tempted to sneak a peek at a friend or partner’s phone when they leave it lying around, know that you aren’t …
Stop using these passwords right now, as they can be cracked in under a second
Ahead of World Password Day, NordPass released the most common passwords on the internet in 2022. What’s interesting about this study is that 83% of …
NYPD gave out 500 free Apple AirTag trackers in car theft crackdown
The Association for a Better New York (ABNY) is donating 500 AirTags so the NYPD can distribute them to car owners to help prevent car …
Microsoft Edge is leaking every URL that you visit to Bing
Microsoft has been under fire for its questionable user-tracking tactics for years, but that has not dissuaded the company from continuing to collect oodles of …
