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"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.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotMar 15th, 2021

Invisible laser beam detects what a MacBook user is typing

A whitehat hacker has demonstrated the use of an invisible laser beam to detect what a MacBook user is typing, from a distance, through a window, without being able to see the keyboard … more….....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

3 billion records leaked online in one of the biggest breaches ever

The year of record-breaking data breaches continues unabated as public records data provider National Public Data has reportedly been hacked. According to HackRead.com, a hacker … The post 3 billion records leaked online in one of the biggest b.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor, immediately loaded malware

KnowBe4, which provides security awareness training, was fooled by stolen ID. Enlarge / On the left, a stock photo. On the right, an AI-enhanced image based on the stock photo. The AI-enhanced image was submitted to KnowBe4 by a.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 25th, 2024

Coalfire announces Cyber Security On-Demand portfolio

Coalfire announced its Cyber Security On-Demand portfolio to provide a flexible set of services that reduce cyber risks and remediate security vulnerabilities in customer environments. As attack surfaces grow, defenders need flexibility and a hacker.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Hacker thought to be behind to MGM attack arrested by UK police

A 17-year-old boy from Walsall arrested and released on bail as police continue investigation......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

CDK ransom money goes through extensive money laundering schemes before reaching hackers

CDK Global likely paid a hacker group around $25 million in ransom June 21 to address the cyberattacks that led to significant software outages across the car dealer industry, CNN reported......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

AT&T paid big bucks to a hacker to delete stolen customer data, report claims

AT&T has reportedly paid $370,000 to a hacker to delete all of the customer data that was stolen in a recent security breach......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 15th, 2024

Hackers stole call, text records of “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers

Hackers leveraging stolen Snowflake account credentials have stolen records of calls and texts made by “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers from May to October 2022, the company has confirmed. “The data does not contain the c.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 12th, 2024

PSA: Watch out for smishing texts with fake iCloud links

Apple users are being warned to be alert to smishing texts – the name given to phishing attacks carried out by sending SMS messages – trying to capture login credentials for Apple IDs. The links direct to a fake iCloud page, and for 9to5Mac re.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsJul 10th, 2024

Team pioneers a "one-pot platform" to promptly produce mRNA delivery particles

Imagine a scenario where a skilled hacker must upload critical software to update a central server and thwart a potentially lethal virus from wreaking havoc across a vast computer network. The programmer, armed with the lifesaving code, must navigate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 9th, 2024

OpenAI never disclosed that hackers cracked its internal messaging system

A hacker infiltrated OpenAI's internal messaging system last year and stole details about the company's AI designs......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 5th, 2024

Unsurprisingly, "smart beds" are pretty easy to hack

There are quite a few nasty things a hacker can do through a smart bed......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 4th, 2024

"Extraordinary" 4,000-year-old Egyptian skull may show signs of attempts to treat cancer

From ancient texts we know that—for their times—the ancient Egyptians were exceptionally skilled at medicine. For example, they could identify, describe, and treat diseases and traumatic injuries, build protheses, and put in dental fillings. Othe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Auto loan tech company Defi Solutions says nothing sensitive accessed in breach

Car loan software provider Defi Solutions on April 29 reassured lenders that despite hacker claims to the contrary, no sensitive information had been accessed in a breach discovered nearly two months earlier......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Hacker group says it carried out Christie’s cyberattack

A hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that targeted auction house Christie’s earlier this month......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

WhatsApp: how to use bold, italics, and strikethrough in your messages

Want your WhatsApp messages to stand out? Here are the simple tricks to add bold, italics, strikethrough, or bullet points or quotes to your texts......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 18th, 2024

AT&T plans satellite voice calls and broadband for 5G iPhones

AT&T appears to be closer to letting every iPhone since the iPhone 12 make voice calls and texts via satellite, using 5G.Render of an AT&T/AST SpaceMobile satellite in orbitAT&T has been working on bringing satellite broadband and specifically voice.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Beautifully crafted Roman dodecahedron discovered in Lincoln—but what were they for?

Roman dodecahedra are something of an enigma: there is no known mention of these 12-sided, hollow objects in ancient Roman texts or images. First discovered in the 18th century, around 130 dodecahedra have been found across the Roman Empire, although.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office routers everywhere

How and why nation-state hackers and cybercriminals coexist in the same router botnet. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Cybercriminals and spies working for nation-states are surreptitiously coexisting insi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Elizabeth Warren on green texts: Apple is ruining relationships

Senator Elizabeth Warren has tweeted a somewhat bizarre one-minute video in which she says that green texts are “ruining relationships” and that this is “just one of the dirty tactics that Apple uses to keep a stranglehold on the smartphone mar.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024