Phishers who hit Twilio and Cloudflare stole 10k credentials from 136 others
Already regarded among the most advanced, the attacks were also done at a massive scale. Enlarge / This is definitely not a Razer mouse—but you get the idea. (credit: calvio via Getty Images) Two weeks ago, Twilio and Cloudf.....»»
Hackers who breached T-Mobile stole personal data for ~49 million accounts
PII includes first and last names, dates of birth, SSNs, and driver’s license numbers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) T-Mobile on Wednesday said criminals obtained the personal information of almost 49 million current, former, or prospective.....»»
Sonos gets early patent victory against Google smart speakers
The preliminary ruling could lead to a ban on Nest Audio, Pixel, and Chromecast. Enlarge / Sonos says the Google Home stole its technology. (credit: Jeff Dunn) Sonos scored an early victory in its case against Google Friday, when the US Inte.....»»
Contractor Accuses Huawei of Stealing Technology, Pressuring Them for a "Back Door"
The Wall Street Journal reports: A long-running dispute between Huawei Technologies Co. and a small U.S.-based contractor has escalated to U.S. federal court, with the contractor alleging Huawei stole its technology and pressured it to build a "back.....»»
A CyberSecurity CEO Used Apple"s AirTags to Locate His Stolen Scooter
Dan Guido's cybersecurity consulting firm Trail of Bits claims its clients range from Facebook to DARPA. CNET tells the story of what happened after someone stole Guido's electric scooter: The cybersecurity CEO, located in Brooklyn, New York, had hi.....»»
An anonymous hacker stole $600 million in cryptocurrency, then gave it back
An anonymous hacker who stole more than $600 million from the decentralized finance platform Poly Network this week has returned virtually all of the money — and apparently turned down a half-million-dollar reward offered by the company for exposin.....»»
Hacker who stole $611M in crypto assets has started to return it
PolyNetwork is a cross-chain protocol resulting from a partnership between Neo, Ontology, and Switcheo, where users can swap crypto tokens across numerous blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ontology. While useful, it also makes it a big ta.....»»
Hackers Return Nearly Half of the $600 Million they Stole in One of the Biggest Crypto Heists
Hackers have returned nearly half of the $600 million they stole in what's likely to be one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts ever. From a report: The cybercriminals exploited a vulnerability in Poly Network, a platform that looks to connect diffe.....»»
How Twilio is moving beyond a diversity numbers game toward becoming an anti-racist company
When George Floyd was murdered in May 2020, it set off a firestorm of protests and shed a bright hot spotlight on the issues of racism in America and elsewhere. As a response, many companies gave messages of support to people of color, yet have faile.....»»
How Twilio is moving beyond a diversity numbers game toward becoming an antiracist company
When George Floyd was murdered in May 2020, it set off a firestorm of protests and shed a bright hot spotlight on the issues of racism in America and elsewhere. As a response, many companies gave messages of support to people of color, yet have faile.....»»
New Android Malware Uses VNC To Spy and Steal Passwords From Victims
A previously undocumented Android-based remote access trojan (RAT) has been found to use screen recording features to steal sensitive information on the device, including banking credentials, and open the door for on-device fraud. The Hacker News rep.....»»
Contentful raises $175M at a $3B valuation from Tiger for its content delivery service
TechCrunch caught up with Contentful's CEO, Steve Sloan (previously of Twilio and Bessemer), and its comms connect, Brian Spittler (previously of Podium), to dig more into its products. Contentful this morning announced a $175 million Serie.....»»
Researchers Found a Malicious NPM Package Using Chrome"s Password-Recovery Tools
Threatpost reports on "another vast software supply-chain attack" that was "found lurking in the npm open-source code repository...a credentials-stealing code bomb" that used the password-recovery tools in Google's Chrome web browser. Researchers cau.....»»
Judge denies Wisk Aero’s request for preliminary injunction against Archer Aviation
Electric aviation startup Wisk Aero’s request for a preliminary injunction against rival Archer Aviation was denied by a federal judge Thursday, the latest in an ongoing legal battle over whether Archer stole trade secrets in developing its flagshi.....»»
Financial services accounting for nearly 40% of all phishing URLs
Vade released its Phishers’ Favorites report for H1 2021, which revealed that there has been a major jump in phishing attacks since the start of the year with a 281 percent spike in May and another 284 percent increase in June, for a total of 4.2 b.....»»
Delta stole its pilot’s messaging app, should pay $1 billion, lawsuit alleges
Pilot says he developed app on his own time with $100k of his own money. Enlarge (credit: Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket ) A pilot for Delta Airlines is suing his own company for $1 billion, alleging that it stole an app he created. Ca.....»»
Pilot Sues Delta For $1 Billion Claiming the Airline Stole Crew App
Delta Air Lines was sued for more than $1 billion by one of its own pilots, who claims he developed a text-messaging app for flight crews that the airline stole and used as the basis for its own app. Bloomberg reports: Captain Craig Alexander sued At.....»»
iOS Zero-Day Let SolarWinds Hackers Compromise Fully Updated iPhones
The Russian state hackers who orchestrated the SolarWinds supply chain attack last year exploited an iOS zero-day as part of a separate malicious email campaign aimed at stealing Web authentication credentials from Western European governments, accor.....»»
Twilio’s new tools will let anyone add live video and audio to their apps
Twilio, a company best known for its tools that help developers build text message/phone call-powered apps, is branching out into a new category: live streaming. This morning the company announced Twilio Live, a platform meant to help developers more.....»»
Ask Slashdot: Because of Social Media, Are We Reading Fewer Books?
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Twitter did something that I would not have thought possible: It stole reading from me," argues a former New Yorker writer (who was once nominated for the Pulitzer Prize). In a new piece in the Atlantic.....»»
Apple’s 5G dominance with the iPhone 12 shows connectivity alone doesn’t sell
Android phones may have pushed 5G before last year's iPhone launched, but Apple's iPhone 12 stole the market in 2020......»»