What to do if your Mac is stolen
If your Mac is lost or stolen, there are a number of things you should do to help retrieve it — or protect the information stored on it.Picture of a MacBook Air on a tableA Mac is an expensive piece of equipment, but sometimes, accidents or theft h.....»»
T-Mobile agrees to pay $500m to end 2021 hack lawsuit
T-Mobile has proposed a settlement of $500 million to end a class-action lawsuit following the August 2021 customer data breach.In August 2021, it was reported that millions of customer accounts were stolen from T-Mobile, accounts that were then atte.....»»
How to identify and combat online fraud
As the popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) grows, organizations and consumers must remain vigilant or risk becoming a victim of fraud, as account takeover attacks – where cybercriminals take ownership of online accounts using stolen passwords a.....»»
Stolen AirPods lead to high-speed chase and arrests
A stolen pair of AirPods and Find My fired up a high-speed chase which culminated in the arrest of two people connected to a string of auto burglaries across the Bay Area.AirPodsBerkeley police arrested a man and woman earlier in July in connection w.....»»
US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers
The Department of Justice has already returned ransom payments to two hospitals......»»
BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware is increasing stakes up to $2.5 million in demands
The notorious cybercriminal syndicate competes with Conti and Lockbit 3.0. They introduced an advanced search by stolen victim’s passwords, and confidential documents leaked in the TOR network. Resecurity (USA), a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity co.....»»
A $3 Billion Silk Road Seizure Will Erase Ross Ulbricht"s Debt
In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator's $183 million restitution. Wired: Ross Ulbricht, the convicted creator of the legendary Silk Road dark web market for drugs, has never gotten much mercy from the U.....»»
Security warning after sale of stolen Chinese data
Public bodies are told to be on guard after hacker tries to sell data of one billion Chinese citizens......»»
Hotel Giant Marriott Confirms Yet Another Data Breach
Hotel group Marriott International has confirmed another data breach, with hackers claiming to have stolen 20 gigabytes of sensitive data including guests' credit card information. From a report: The incident, first reported by Databreaches.net Tuesd.....»»
How a cyber asset management strategy can help enterprises detect threats
Whether it’s through stolen credentials, phishing attacks, or simply user errors, people continue to pose the greatest risk to cybersecurity. While behavioral attacks are nothing new, Verizon’s recently released Data Breach Investigations Report.....»»
Attackers are using deepfakes to snag remote IT jobs
Malicious individuals are using stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and voice and video deepfakes to try to land remote IT, programming, database and software-related jobs, the FBI has warned last week. The increasing malicious use of de.....»»
Crime blotter: iPhones seized from two lawyers associated with January 6 probe
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a new lawsuit says Michael Jackson's iPhone was stolen after his death, iPhones are taken from a music festival, and big iPhone trouble for an African soccer star.Apple Store at Lenox Square in Atlanta The latest in.....»»
Hackers targeted AMD to steal huge 450GB of top-secret data
A data extortion group known as RansomHouse has asserted that it has stolen upwards of 450GB of sensitive data from AMD......»»
AirTags help Toronto man track down stolen Range Rover
Three AirTag trackers helped the owner of the SUV locate the vehicle, which was then recovered by police.After having his first Range Rover stolen a month ago, a man from the Avenue Road and Lawrence Avenue area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, purchased.....»»
Blockchain Startup Harmony Says $100 Million Was Stolen From Its Service
A popular product on the Harmony network was exploited for over $100 million in cryptocurrencies in what is one of the biggest crypto hacks in recent weeks. From a report: "The Harmony team has identified a theft occurring this morning on the Horizon.....»»
What stolen info can be bought off the dark web, and for how much?
Privacy Affairs researchers concluded criminals using the dark web can get a complete set of a person’s account details, enabling them to create fake IDs and forge private documents, such as passports and driver’s licenses. The post What stolen i.....»»
Inside a large-scale phishing campaign targeting millions of Facebook users
In this video for Help Net Security, Nick Ascoli, VP of Threat Research, PIXM, discusses a massive phishing campaign has successfully stolen an estimated five million Facebook accounts. The campaign continues to spread virally through Facebook Messen.....»»
The price of stolen info: Everything on sale on the dark web
What is the price for personal information, including credit cards and bank accounts, on the dark web? Privacy Affairs researchers concluded criminals using the dark web need only spend $1,115 for a complete set of a person’s account details, e.....»»
There Are 24.6 Billion Pairs of Credentials For Sale On Dark Web
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: More than half of the 24.6 billion stolen credential pairs available for sale on the dark web were exposed in the past year, the Digital Shadows Research Team has found. Data recorded from last y.....»»
How to check if your password has been stolen
This tutorial explains how you can check if your password has been stolen. The post How to check if your password has been stolen first appeared on Phandroid. Passwords are digital locks for everything that you store and share on the intern.....»»
Crime blotter: Cargo handlers at airport arrested for $21,000 Apple theft
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a January 6 defendant is accused of wiping iCloud data, an ATM thief accused of rigging an iPhone, and a stolen MacBook contained a couple's wedding photos.The Apple Store in Ft. LauderdaleThe latest in an occasiona.....»»