More Cybersecurity - Page 60
An elaborate Instagram hoax is scamming influencers after luring them to Indonesia
Defrauding thousands of dollars from hundreds of unsuspecting influencers and photographers.
By Johnny Lieu
The huge 'Collection #1' data breach is only a small part of much larger hacker dataset
The entire dataset is close to 1TB in size.
By Jack Morse
Twitter bug that made your private tweets public went unnoticed for over 4 years
Some Twitter for Android users' accounts could have been impacted.
By Matt Binder
Fortnite security flaw allowed hackers to take over players' accounts
Epic Games says it fixed the security holes earlier this month.
By Lacey Smith
The Face ID ruling is a big win for digital rights. Here's what needs to happen next.
Spoiler alert: Just stick with a passcode.
By Rachel Kraus
Apple CEO Tim Cook to Congress: It’s time to stand up for the right to privacy
“Consumers shouldn’t have to tolerate another year of companies irresponsibly amassing huge user profiles, data breaches that seem out of control and the vanishing ability to control our own digital lives,” writes Cook.
By Matt Binder
Nearly 22 million unique passwords leaked in 'Collection #1' data breach
It's time to change your password again.
By Johnny Lieu
No, you can’t hide a security camera in your Airbnb rental photos and call that 'disclosure'
Attention Airbnb hosts: disclose your security cameras.
By Matt Binder
'Fortnite' vulnerability put millions of accounts at risk
A vulnerability could have allowed hackers to access any 'Fortnite' account.
By Jack Morse
Judge rules that Feds can't force a person to unlock their phones
Although the ruling has the potential to be overturned.
By Lacey Smith
CES 2019 had nothing to say about the biggest conversation in tech
CES needs a more open conversation about data privacy.
By Pete Pachal
Of course Angela Merkel's hacker was a 20-year-old student who lives with his parents
Hackers gonna be hackers.
By Rachel Kraus
Face unlock can easily be defeated with a photo on many popular phones, study finds
Face recognition is not very secure on so many phones.
Hackers leak data stolen from German politicians and celebrities
It looks like the data dump, which appears to have targeted critics of the far right, was meant to embarrass.
By Jack Morse
Hackers stole over 5 million unencrypted passport numbers from Marriott
Up to 383 million guest records might have been stolen by hackers.
By Jack Morse
It's surprisingly easy to be more secure online — Clarification Please
A little goes a long way.
Research: Some Android apps share your data with Facebook without consent
Some Android apps might be sharing your data with Facebook, even if you don't use Facebook at all.
Malware attack affects publishing of major U.S. newspapers
The Los Angeles Times and other newspapers were hit.
By Johnny Lieu
Personal information of nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors hacked
Worrisome to say the least.
By Rachel Kraus
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman accidentally funded fake news
Fake Russian bots were deployed during the Alabama Senate race in 2017.
By Matt Binder
Chinese Airbnb competitor rolls out facial recognition locks
The Chinese surveillance state expands its reach.
By Rachel Kraus
Still at large: Drones responsible for shutting down one of the UK's busiest airports
Police questioned if the drones were even real.
By Johnny Lieu
