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- Jason Evangelho: 1
Top Articles:
- 280 Million Google Chrome Users Installed Dangerous Extensions, Study Says
- Hackers Breached Hundreds Of Companies’ AI Servers, Researchers Say
- Cisco Hacked: Ransomware Gang Claims It Has 2.8GB Of Data
- Hacker Uploads Own Fingerprints To Crime Scene In Dumbest Cyber Attack Ever
- Microsoft Turns Bizarre To 11 With Fingerprint Scanning Headphones
- U.S. Air Force Successfully Hacked By ‘Battalion’ Of 60 Hackers
- PayPal ‘Critical’ Login Hack: New Report Warns You Are Now At Risk From Thieves
- Severe ‘Perfect 10.0’ Microsoft Flaw Confirmed: ‘This Is A Cloud Security Nightmare’
- Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online
- The FBI Got Data From A Locked iPhone 11 Pro Max — So Why Is It Demanding Apple Unlock Older Phones?
280 Million Google Chrome Users Installed Dangerous Extensions, Study Says
Published: 2024-06-25 00:38:55
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: "Browser beware"
Hackers Breached Hundreds Of Companies’ AI Servers, Researchers Say
Published: 2024-03-26 23:22:28
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Author: Thomas Brewster
Cyberattacks target AI compute power to mine cryptocurrency using a vulnerability in popular open source software called Ray, according to researchers at Oligo Security.
...moreCisco Hacked: Ransomware Gang Claims It Has 2.8GB Of Data
Published: 2022-08-13 17:33:06
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: ""Ransomware alert!""
Networking giant Cisco confirms it was hacked as a partial list of allegedly exfiltrated files published.
...moreHacker Uploads Own Fingerprints To Crime Scene In Dumbest Cyber Attack Ever
Published: 2020-10-05 14:53:06
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: "Finger trouble"
I've been around cybersecurity for 30 years, but this has to be one of the dumbest cyber attacks ever
...moreMicrosoft Turns Bizarre To 11 With Fingerprint Scanning Headphones
Published: 2020-05-25 02:42:32
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: "Fingerprints everywhere"
Do you know what's missing from your headphones? Microsoft thinks it's a fingerprint scanner. No, seriously.
...moreU.S. Air Force Successfully Hacked By ‘Battalion’ Of 60 Hackers
Published: 2020-04-17 11:52:07
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: "hacktastic fail"
During four weeks towards the end of 2019, a total of 60 hackers managed to hack the U.S. Air Force. Here's how, and why...
...morePayPal ‘Critical’ Login Hack: New Report Warns You Are Now At Risk From Thieves
Published: 2020-02-23 03:34:00
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Author: Zak Doffman
🤖: "Hacked"
A new report claims your PayPal account can now be hijacked, bypassing security checks. So, are you at risk?
...moreSevere ‘Perfect 10.0’ Microsoft Flaw Confirmed: ‘This Is A Cloud Security Nightmare’
Published: 2020-01-30 21:30:02
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Author: Zak Doffman
🤖: "Cloud security fails"
This patched critical flaw is the first remote code execution threat to a major cloud platform, undermining the security layers that isolate shared resources.
...moreMicrosoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online
Published: 2020-01-22 20:27:46
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: "Data breach"
A new report reveals that 250 million Microsoft customer records, spanning 14 years, have been exposed online.
...moreThe FBI Got Data From A Locked iPhone 11 Pro Max — So Why Is It Demanding Apple Unlock Older Phones?
Published: 2020-01-17 03:32:29
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Author: Thomas Brewster
🤖: ""Locked and loaded""
As the FBI claims it can’t access older versions of the iPhone in Pensacola, a case in Ohio shows that the feds have access to hacking tools that can get data from the latest Apple device.
...moreWindows 7 ‘Crazy High’ Security Risk As Crypto Exploit Found In Audio Files
Published: 2020-01-15 00:26:06
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: "Windows crashing"
If you are still thinking about clinging on to Windows 7, the risks are "crazy high" as this WAV-based attack demonstrates.
...moreGeorgia ‘I’ll Be Back’ Cyber Attack Terminates TV, Takes Down 15,000 Websites
Published: 2019-10-31 03:03:15
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: ""Terminated""
As a massive cyber-attack defaces websites and stops TV stations from broadcasting, the question is: whodunnit?
...moreChinese Agencies 'Crack Telegram': A Timely Warning For End-To-End Encryption
Published: 2019-08-25 23:46:21
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Author: Zak Doffman
🤖: ""Cracked it!""
Hong Kong protesters claim the secure messaging platform is leaking identities to government agencies. A reminder of what's a stake in the wider privacy debate.
...moreWarning As 2 Billion Medical, Industrial And Enterprise IoT Devices At Risk Of Attack
Published: 2019-07-30 04:31:24
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Author: Zak Doffman
🤖: ""hack alarm""
An unprecedented warning has been issued after it was discovered that 2 billion commonplace IoT devices—including printers, firewalls and medical equipment—carry critical operating system vulnerabilities which expose networks and organizations to the risk of cyberattack.
...moreConfirmed: NASA Has Been Hacked
Published: 2019-06-25 04:52:34
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Author: Davey Winder
Following an audit by the U.S. Office of the Inspector General, it has been confirmed that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) network, part of NASA, has been hacked and the Johnson Space Center has yet to restore all communications data because of continuing concerns…
...moreApple Keeps Constant Log Of iPhone Calls In iCloud, Warns Cop Contractor
Published: 2019-03-07 23:29:15
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Author: Thomas Fox-Brewster
iPhone call logs are consistently sent to the iCloud in near real-time, making it easier for cops to grab such data from Apple, warns Russian firm.
...moreFeds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
Published: 2019-03-07 22:09:49
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Author: Thomas Brewster
Cops tell a child abuse suspect to unlock their iPhone with their face. It's the first time since the iPhone X launched that any cop has used Face ID to force an iOS device open.
...moreHow An Amateur Rap Crew Stole Surveillance Tech That Tracks Almost Every American
Published: 2019-03-07 22:08:07
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Author: Thomas Brewster
Both the Freebandz Gang and its crimes would have been quickly forgotten as garden variety larceny were it not for the way it stole people's identities.
...moreStop Using Microsoft Edge To Download Chrome -- Unless You Want Malware
Published: 2019-03-07 22:07:00
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Author: Jason Evangelho
You had ONE job, Edge.
...moreThe Wiretap: Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Always Watching
Published: 2024-05-29 11:46:54
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Author: Thomas Brewster
🤖: "Always watching 📱"
Plus: OpenAI Oversight Board Announced, Featuring Sam Altman
...moreSecret Service Puts $2.5 Million Bounty On Most Wanted Hacker’s Head
Published: 2024-08-29 22:48:01
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: ""Head on a plate""
Some hackers get paid bounties for discovering bugs, others get a Secret Service $2.5 million Most Wanted bounty on their head for an alleged decade-long hacking spree.
...moreNew Gmail Security Alert For 2.5 Billion Users As AI Hack Confirmed
Published: 2024-10-12 11:09:58
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: ""Hacked!""
Protecting your Gmail account is critical as this dangerous new AI-driven attack sets out to test even the most careful users. Here’s what you need to do to stay safe.
...moreInternet History Hacked, Wayback Machine Down-31 Million Passwords Stolen
Published: 2024-10-10 21:06:18
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: ""Server hacked""
Hackers have seemingly done the impossible and hacked the past. In this case, that past is the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. Here’s what we know so far.
...moreInternet History Hacked, Wayback Machine Down-31 Million Passwords Stolen
Published: 2024-10-10 20:59:46
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Author: Davey Winder
🤖: ""Hacked Archive""
Hackers have seemingly done the impossible and hacked the past. In this case, that past is the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. Here’s what we know so far.
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