More Cybersecurity - Page 36
The Secret Service bought phone location data, dodging the need for a warrant
Law enforcement dodging the law? You don't say.
By Amanda Yeo
TikTok launches website to fight misinformation about the company
The move comes amidst attacks from Trump.
By Matt Binder
Alexa, have you been hacked? New research found major security flaws in Amazon’s virtual assistant.
Hackers could have also installed or deleted Alexa Skills.
By Matt Binder
This multi-tool is like a Tamagotchi for hackers — Future Blink
Just don't forget to feed it.
By Emmett Smith
Google's 'Safe Folder' lets users set a PIN code to keep files away from prying eyes
Just don't accidentally delete your files.
By Matt Binder
Twitter may have to pay hundreds of millions in fines for privacy screw-up
At issue is the 2019 revelation that Twitter used some users' phone numbers for advertising, even though they were submitted for security purposes.
By Jack Morse
Massive Twitter hack: 2 teens and a 22-year-old arrested
Authorities are calling him the "mastermind" behind the attack.
By Rachel Kraus
Twitter reveals exactly how bitcoin scammers hacked Elon Musk's, Kim Kardashian's accounts
Response to support requests will be slower while Twitter investigates the breach.
By Amanda Yeo
Zuckerberg ludicrously claimed he didn't remember paying teens to spy on them
Yeah, about that.
By Jack Morse
Rite Aid surveilled customers using facial recognition tech with links to China
Many stores were located in low-income, minority communities.
By Matt Binder
Face masks often aren't enough to defeat facial recognition, study finds
The NIST study, done in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection, found that commercially available facial-recognition tech can often beat face masks.
By Jack Morse
Garmin confirms massive cyberattack that knocked the company offline
The attack appears to be the work of a Russian-based hacking group.
By Matt Binder
A new Alexa jamming device for people who don't own a hammer
For the recalcitrant Bezos lover in your life.
By Jack Morse
More than half of U.S. election officials could be vulnerable to email phishing scams
"It starts to raise these questions about what you can trust.”
Twitter reportedly gave more than 1,000 people access to its admin panel before hack
That's way too many people.
By Matt Binder
The internet turned credit card fraud into a business. Brett Johnson turned it into an empire.
The internet is just numbers. But some numbers are worth more than others.
By John D'Amico
Brett Johnson probably stole your credit card – Kernel Panic
"Sooner or later, a cybercriminal has to trust someone."
By John D'Amico
Instacart insists it's probably your fault if your account got hacked
With Instacart customer data being sold on the dark web, the company wants you all to know that it's not at fault.
By Jack Morse
Cat-themed hackers trashed a shady VPN's database of customer records
The VPN was storing customer records in an unsecured database.
By Jack Morse
Twitter hackers slid into more DMs than previously known
It wasn't just eight accounts.
By Jack Morse
Keyless entry is key to stealing other people's cars for European crime ring
Thieves were apparently a big fan of the Mercedes-Benz KEYLESS-GO system.
By Jack Morse
Chinese hackers counted on no one clicking 'update' in decade-long spree
The hackers targeted coronavirus research, video game source code, and weapons tech.
By Jack Morse
