"A Hacker Got All My Texts For $16"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard, written by Joseph Cox: I didn't expect it to be that quick. While I was on a Google Hangouts call with a colleague, the hacker sent me screenshots of my Bumble and Postmates accounts, which he had.....»»
Justinianic Plague was nothing like flu and may have struck England before it reached Constantinople, new study suggests
'Plague sceptics' are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th to 8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries. The same study suggests that bubonic plague may have.....»»
Justinianic Plague was nothing like flu and may have struck England before it reached Constantinople, new study suggests
'Plague sceptics' are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th– 8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries......»»
Booking.com was reportedly hacked by a US intel agency but never told customers
Data involving Middle Eastern countries stolen by man working for unknown US agency. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A hacker working for a US intelligence agency breached the servers of Booking.com in 2016 and stole user data.....»»
Researchers uncover software flaws leaving medical devices vulnerable to hackers
Researchers say they have found more than a dozen vulnerabilities in software used in medical devices and machinery used in other industries that, if exploited by a hacker, could cause critical equipment such as patient monitors to crash......»»
Hacker Gary Bowser pleads guilty to piracy charges, agrees to pay Nintendo $4.5 million
Described as one of the world’s most notorious videogame piracy groups by the Department of Justice, Team-Xecuter sold various tools that allowed buyers to circumvent console makers’ security measures......»»
Blind People Won the Right to Break Ebook DRM. In 3 Years, They"ll Have to Do It Again
Advocates will once again be granted a DMCA exception to make accessible versions of texts. They argue that it's far past time to make it permanent. From a report: It's a cliche of digital life that "information wants to be free." The internet was su.....»»
Anatomy texts should show sex as a spectrum to include intersex people
Scientists are learning more and more about human biological variation, including of sex characteristics. But images of the human body in anatomy remain mostly muscular, white, and male with limited diversity, including of sex......»»
New FCC Rules Could Force Wireless Carriers To Block Spam Texts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: Under Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission is seeking to create new rules targeting spam text messages. Like another recent proposed rulemaking from the agency.....»»
Hacker Steals Government ID Database for Argentina"s Entire Population
A hacker has breached the Argentinian government's IT network and stolen ID card details for the country's entire population, data that is now being sold in private circles. The hack, which took place last month, targeted RENAPER, which stands for Re.....»»
Disinformation guru “Hacker X” names his employer: NaturalNews.com
Rob Willis now says no to a "half-assed whistleblow." Rob Willis. Robert Willis, the hacker who helped build a massive, US-based disinformation network and was profiled in a recent Ars Technica feature, has decided to name na.....»»
Missouri gov. calls journalist who found security flaw a “hacker,” threatens to sue
Governor also threatens to sue paper for finding flaw that exposed teachers' SSNs. Enlarge / Gov. Mike Parson at a press conference on May 29, 2019, in Jefferson City, Missouri. (credit: Getty Images | Jacob Moscovitch ) Misso.....»»
“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself
He was hired to build a fake news op but now wants to put things right. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This is the story of the mastermind behind one of the largest "fake news" operations in the US. For two yea.....»»
Google will automatically enable two-factor authentication for 150 million users by this year"s end
Google says it checks the security of 1 billion passwords daily to protect users against hackers. Still, a bit of social engineering and reusing the same password across multiple websites do their part in making a hacker’s job slightly easier, not.....»»
All Twitch data and source code has been leaked online
A hacker claims to have got access to the entirety of Twitch and is sharing it with everyone for free......»»
Twitch Reportedly Hacked, Full Source Code And User Payout Information Leaked
An anonymous hacker has claimed to have leaked vital information on Twitch, including its source code and user payout info. The post Twitch Reportedly Hacked, Full Source Code And User Payout Information Leaked appeared first on PlayStation Universe......»»
Hacker Selling Private Data Allegedly From 70 Million AT&T Customers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Restore Privacy: A well-known threat actor with a long list of previous breaches is selling private data that was allegedly collected from 70 million AT&T customers. We analyzed the data and found it to includ.....»»
Hacker returns $600M to Poly Network, is offered position as Chief Security Advisor
This week nearly all of the crypto stolen from Poly Network has been returned, but then something bizarre happened. Instead of turning the thief, who Poly Network refers to as Mr. White Hat, over to authorities, the company hired him to be its Chief.....»»
Hacker returns $600M to Poly Network and got hired as its Chief Security Advisor
This week nearly all of the crypto stolen from Poly Network has been returned, but then something bizarre happened. Instead of turning the thief, who Poly Network refers to as Mr. White Hat, over to authorities, the company hired him to be its Chief.....»»
Receiving threatening or obscene messages from a partner and mental health
Threatening or obscene messaging includes repeated, unwanted texts, emails, letters or cards experienced by the recipient as threatening or obscene, and causing fear, alarm or distress. It is a rarely examined aspect of intimate partner violence......»»
T-Mobile says 48 million current and former customers impacted by hack, offers free identity theft protection
Earlier this week, it was reported that a hacker was offering to sell T-Mobile customer data. They claimed to have information relating to 100 million accounts, asking 6 Bitcoin, around $270,000, for a subset that contained info on 30 million social.....»»