If you use this cell phone carrier, your personal data might’ve been stolen
The stars aligned themselves just right this past week for a significant number of data breaches and security vulnerabilities to come to light. The massive …
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Mark Zuckerberg’s own phone number leaked in the massive Facebook hack
Facebook was hacked in August 2019, when attackers grabbed personal data for 533 million accounts, including emails and phone numbers. Earlier this year, the hack …
Update your iPhone and iPad right now to protect against active exploit
Apple released two unexpected iOS updates on Friday, including iOS 14.4.2 and iOS 12.5.2, explaining at the time the updates included “ important security updates and …
A massive hack that Google thwarted was actually a counterterrorism operation
Security researchers regularly reveal software vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit, or even have exploited in the past. In some cases, they’re software issues that have …
Hackers keep getting rich off of your stupid mistakes
The cyber landscape continues to be increasingly favorable for hackers and other assorted criminals who initiate hacks and intrusions into peoples’ computers, mobile devices, and …
Security researcher breached Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, and more
A security researcher was able to breach the internal systems of 35 companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Shopify, Tesla, Yelp, and others, without the …
Stop what you’re doing and update Chrome right now
Google announced a new Chrome update on Thursday, which patches a severe zero-day bug in the internet browser. The security vulnerability might have been exploited …
Hackers might be selling your Facebook data right now on this rival messaging app
A hacker with access to a database of over 500 million Facebook profiles uses a Telegram bot to reveal a Facebook users’ phone number or …
Here’s why it’s so dangerous that SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft’s source code
Microsoft revealed that the SolarWinds hackers were able to breach its security and access sensitive source code, although they could not make any changes to …
Microsoft warns that hackers are exploiting a severe Windows security flaw
Homeland Security issued a rare warning about a Windows Server vulnerability that would give attackers complete control of every computer on a network. The CISA …
Hackers can use a critical Window bug to access computers on a network in seconds
Homeland Security issued an emergency alert on Friday for a severe Windows vulnerability called Zerologon that would allow hackers to gain access to any computer …
Chinese hackers charged with stealing coronavirus vaccine research
Coronavirus vaccine and treatment research was targeted in several attacks on US firms originating from China, the US government announced. Two Chinese hackers were indicted …
Popular Google Chrome extensions might’ve been spying on you and stealing data
Tens of malicious Google Chrome Store add-ons that were downloaded more than 32 million times spied on browsing data and stole personal information, including credentials …
Apple admits there’s a new iPhone security flaw, but says it wasn’t exploited
Apple says a newly found set of vulnerabilities that affect the Mail app on iPhone and iPad were not used by attackers. The company who …
Cybersecurity experts join forces to thwart coronavirus-related hacking
Coronavirus scams and hacking efforts are on the rise. In response, more than 400 cybersecurity experts have joined forces to tackle the problem. The group’s …
The hottest new smartphone chat app is secretly spying on you, so uninstall it right now
Not all mobile messaging apps are equal when it comes to built-in security and privacy protections, so you should be wary of anything new that …
Ring hackers demand $350,000 in Bitcoin from Texas couple, but something so simple ruined their plot
Amazon’s Ring cameras are now commonplace in homes of early smart tech adopters across the country, but just how secure are they? Recent reports from …
How hackers hijacked Android phone cameras without anyone knowing
The camera experience is one of the most important features on phones these days, and all smartphone vendors out there are in a race that …
Disney: Hackers may have stolen your Disney+ login, but don’t blame us
With more than 10 million people having registered for Disney+ access as of launch day alone, it’s no surprise that some of those accounts ended …
Hackers took over a couple’s Nest devices, raised the temperature to 90°, and blasted vulgar music
In something of a bizarre story that speaks to the risks that can accompany having everyday household objects connected to the internet, hackers recently broke …
Hacker steals data for more than 100 million Capital One users, then brags about it and gets arrested
Just as Equifax is settling an FTC case on the massive data breach from a couple of summers ago, Capital One had to come forward …
Reuters: Chinese hackers used the cloud to steal trade secrets from enterprise customers
A report a few days ago revealed that hackers linked with China’s government were stealing data from more than a dozen global telecom companies for …
Hackers linked to China stole private data from wireless telcos around the world
For a few years now, high-ranking US intelligence officials warned that Huawei is a security threat for America and its allies. Its networking equipment can …
Florida city agrees to pay hackers $600,000 in bitcoin to get its computer files back
Everyone knows that crime doesn’t pay, or at least that’s what we’re all led to believe. For hackers who broke into the computer systems of …
NYT: Chinese hackers detected and repurposed NSA malware for attacks
An unidentified group of hackers that are referred to as Shadow Brokers posted several NSA hacking tools online in 2016 and 2017. But a new …
Hackers can compromise your Android phone with a single image file
Opening a single image in PNG format may be enough for your Android phone to be compromised by hackers, and that’s regardless of how tech-savvy …
Thieves and hackers are getting better at bypassing iCloud to unlock iPhones
In yet another sign of the mobile-first world we live in, even muggings and robberies are starting to take on a tech-savvy flair. As was …
Hackers are passing around a massive collection of 2.2 billion stolen logins
We learned a few days ago that a hacker shared a huge collection of username and passwords, including some 773 million unique accounts and more …
The recent ‘Collection #1’ data breach that leaked 773M accounts is only the tip of the iceberg
Reports earlier this week revealed what’s being referred to “Collection #1,” an 87GB pile of data that included no less than 773 million unique email …
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 …
