300,000 users of a top car rental company had their data stolen
In the latest of a neverending string of data breaches, the car rental company Avis has revealed that the data of nearly 300,000 users was …
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Dangerous new one-click Gmail hack puts your private data at risk
If you need any more reasons to be particularly careful when opening an email attachment, here’s one for you. A new Gmail hack campaign is …
There was a massive Samsung hack, but your personal data is safe
Hackers managed to steal several gigabytes worth of internal company data from Samsung, the South Korean corporation confirmed on Monday. Over the weekend, the Lapsus$ …
A hacker tried to poison the water supply in another major US city
To the average person, most cybersecurity news might only sound relevant in the abstract. Network penetrations, stolen passwords, leaked files, and the like aren’t exactly …
Your medical records might’ve just been stolen in this scary security breach
The DarkSide Russian ransomware gang that found itself thrust into the spotlight in recent days over its hack of Colonial Pipeline, a major US fuel …
It looks like the Russians have embarrassed Colonial Pipeline into hiring more IT talent
The national average for gas prices in the US has just hit a record — topping $3 per gallon as of mid-day Wednesday, a level …
This ransomware attack against a US police department took a nasty turn
A Russian-speaking group of hackers called Babuk on Tuesday underscored how devastating a ransomware attack can be on a target. After the group’s demands weren’t …
The FBI is hacking hundreds of computers in the US, but for a good reason
A little more than a month after Microsoft disclosed a bombshell piece of cybersecurity industry news — an attack on Microsoft Exchange servers, whereby state-sponsored …
Hackers just pulled off one of the most mind-boggling hacks of 2021 so far
The Silicon Valley security startup Verkada which suffered a major security breach that was disclosed a few days ago — in which hackers were able …
If you use this software on an older Windows PC, read this immediately
The FBI has issued an alert highlighting some of the security issues found after investigating the recent Oldsmar water hack in Florida. As part of …
3.2B email and password pairs were just leaked in the mother of all data breaches
More than 3 billion user credentials were just posted online as part of a data breach compilation that’s mind-boggling in its scale. This collection of …
OnePlus suffers second major data breach in two years
Late on Friday, OnePlus revealed that its systems were breached by an unauthorized third party individual or individuals and that a whole bunch of user …
WhatsApp vulnerability allows hackers to install spyware on your phone with one call
Facebook shared a security advisory on Monday, May 13th warning WhatsApp users that an “advanced cyber actor” has been spreading spyware through the app by …
Microsoft reveals Outlook hackers were able to gain access to private emails
In the latest of a seemingly endless string of high-profile hacks, Microsoft confirmed to TechCrunch over the weekend that a “limited” number of people who …
Over 540 million Facebook user records leaked by third parties
In what has become a depressingly common refrain for the social network behemoth, Facebook user data has once again been left exposed to the public. …
How to see if your email was stolen in the massive breach that exposed 773 million accounts
Remember how optimistic we all were that 2019 would be a better year than 2018? Well, so much for that idea. We’re barely three weeks …
Tesla wants researchers to probe the Model 3 for security bugs as part of a hacking contest
Tesla announced today that as a kind of expansion of its bug bounty efforts, the electric carmaker is making a Model 3 available for use …
Authorities think agents from China’s Ministry of State Security hacked Marriott
We’re starting to get a clearer picture of who authorities believe is responsible for the massive hack of the Marriott hotel chain in recent weeks …
Audit of Supermicro finds no evidence of secret spy chips from China
Here’s one more bit of pushback to add to all of the denials and counters and head-scratching that accompanied the October publication of a bombshell …
Report: Chinese intelligence operation behind Marriott hack
A juicy new tidbit has been discovered as part of the massive hack of Marriott we told you about just a week ago that included …
Hackers are taking advantage of Uber’s security breach with this dangerous phishing email
Uber’s recently-disclosed security breach is terrible news for the 57 million drivers and users caught up in the hack. The information stolen isn’t terrible — …
SNES Classic hacked to add more games
Most people still can’t get their hands on a SNES Classic, but that hasn’t stopped the internet’s legion of hackers from already modding Nintendo’s new-old …
Equifax is already facing the largest class-action lawsuit in US history
Hmm, who could have seen this coming? Less than 24 hours after Equifax revealed that all of its customers’ personal info had been plundered by …
Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant can be controlled silently, without you even realizing it
The smarter our gadgets become, the more likely hackers will try to exploit them at any cost. With virtual assistants being all the rage these …
Instagram hackers claim to have stolen account details from over 6 million users
Early last week, the Instagram account of singer and actress Selena Gomez was comprised by hackers who posted nude photos of her ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber, …
Netflix’s Twitter account just got hacked
Notorious Twitter hackers OurMine have claimed yet another high-profile victim, breaking into the official Netflix Twitter account and posting some self-congratulatory tweets. The group, which …
Yahoo confirms over a billion users hacked in new attack
Yahoo has reportedly confirmed the existence of a hack that affects “more than one billion user accounts.” Before you think we’re back in September, Yahoo …
