"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.....»»
"We Spoke To a Guy Who Got His Dick Locked In a Cage By a Hacker"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Sam Summers was sitting at home with his penis wrapped in an internet-connected chastity cage when he got a weird message on the app that connects to the device. Someone told him they had taken co.....»»
North Korea hackers use social media to target security researchers
Google finds use of bogus Twitter, LinkedIn profiles to identify vulnerabilities. Enlarge / Cyber threat from North Korea. North Korean hacker at the computer, on a background of binary code, the colors of the flag of the DPRK. DDoS attack (cred.....»»
Hacker Leaks Data of 2.28 Million Dating Site Users
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: A well-known hacker has leaked the details of more than 2.28 million users registered on MeetMindful.com, a dating website founded in 2014, ZDNet has learned this week from a security researcher. The da.....»»
DDoSers are abusing Microsoft RDP to make attacks more powerful
DDoS amplification attacks have abused all kinds of legit services. Now, it's Windows. Enlarge / Hacker attacking server or database. Network security, Database secure and personal data protection (credit: Getty Images) DDoS-for-hire services.....»»
Intel Says Hacker Obtained Financially Sensitive Information
Intel said it was the victim of a hacker who stole financially sensitive information from its corporate website on Thursday, prompting the company to release its earnings statement ahead of schedule.ÂFrom a report: The US computer chipmaker beli.....»»
Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters
Some 80 terabytes of posts, many already deleted, preserved for posterity. Enlarge / Parler? (credit: Getty Images) By now, you may have heard of the hacker who says she scraped 99 percent of posts from Parler, the Twitter-wannabe site used by.....»»
Hacker Locks Internet-Connected Chastity Cage, Demands Ransom
A hacker took control of people's internet-connected chastity cages and demanded a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin to unlock it. From a report: "Your cock is mine now," the hacker told one of the victims, according to a screenshot of the conversation ob.....»»
New Zealand"s Central Bank Says Its Data System Was Breached
The Associated Press reports: New Zealand's central bank said Sunday that one of its data systems has been breached by an unidentified hacker who potentially accessed commercially and personally sensitive information. A third party file sharing servi.....»»
Japan"s Brand New Anti-Piracy Law Goes Live
A few hours ago and after years of preparation, amendments to Japan's copyright law came into effect, aiming to criminalize those who download unlicensed manga, magazines, and academic texts from the Internet. From a report: While uploading pirated c.....»»
Computer repairman suing Twitter for defamation, seeks $500 million
Claims Twitter's blocking Hunter Biden laptop story amounts to calling him a hacker. Enlarge (credit: Tom Raftery | Flickr) The former owner of a computer repair shop in Delaware is suing Twitter for defamation, alleging that the platform's ch.....»»
New York Post"s Hunter Biden Laptop Source Sues Twitter for Defamation
A computer repair shop owner cited in a controversial New York Post story is suing Twitter for defamation, claiming its content moderation choices falsely tarred him as a hacker. From a report: John Paul Mac Isaac was the owner of The Mac Shop, a Del.....»»
Dark Archives: Come for the floating goat balls, stay for the fascinating science
Explore the macabre history of "anthropodermic bibliopegy": books bound in human skin Enlarge / These might look like your standard leather-bound texts, but they are actually bound in human skin—a practice known as "anthropodermic bibliopegy.".....»»
Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker
Leaked Nintendo documents have revealed a frightening surveillance operation carried out against a hacker who was researching exploits for the 3DS handheld. TorrentFreak reports: During the past 24 hours, various Twitter accounts (1,2) have been post.....»»
Apple is sending hacker-friendly iPhones to security researchers
Apple is finally making good on its promise to seed hacker-friendly iPhones to those participating in its Security Research Device (SRD) program......»»
Honk introduces a real-time, ephemeral messaging app aimed at Gen Z
A new mobile app called Honk aims to make messaging with friends a more interactive, real-time experience. Instead of sending texts off into the void and hoping for a response, friends on Honk communicate via messages that are shown live as you type,.....»»
Nintendo Leak Reveals Extreme Measures Taken To Track Hackers
An internal Nintendo leak has revealed measures the company took when approaching a 3DS homebrew hacker. The measures are rather extreme and apparently include surveillance of the individual in question, as well as internal presentations and instruct.....»»
Physical Addresses of 270K Ledger Owners Leaked On Hacker Forum
A threat actor has leaked the stolen email and mailing addresses for Ledger cryptocurrency wallet users on a hacker forum for free. BleepingComputer reports: Ledger is a hardware cryptocurrency wallet that is used to store, manage, and sell cryptocur.....»»
Hardware hacker adds real-time ray tracing effects to the SNES
Yep, you read that correctly: the SNES, of all consoles, is now capable of ray tracing -- sort of. Obviously, the SNES lacks any sort of dedicated RT hardware, so Carter was forced to get a bit crafty. He created an external piece of tech that he cal.....»»
Dutch Prosecutors Find a Hacker Did Successfully Log Into Donald Trump"s Twitter Account
Dutch prosecutors have found a hacker did successfully log in to Donald Trump's Twitter account by guessing his password -- "MAGA2020!" From a report: But they will not be punishing Victor Gevers, who was acting "ethically." Mr Gevers shared what he.....»»
SolarWinds Says 18,000 Customers Were Impacted by Recent Hack
IT software provider SolarWinds downplayed a recent security breach in documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. From a report: SolarWinds disclosed on Sunday that a nation-state hacker group breached its network and i.....»»