A Telegram Bot Told Iranian Hackers When They Got a Hit
The fake VPN isn’t especially innovative, either, and Google says it booted the app from its store before anyone managed to download […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
A Devastating Twitch Hack Sends Streamers Reeling
This morning, an anonymous hacker released what they claim is an enormous cache of proprietary data from Twitch, the popular streaming platform, […]
Hundreds of Scam Apps Hit Over 10 Million Android Devices
Google has taken increasingly sophisticated steps to keep malicious apps out of Google Play. But a new round of takedowns involving about […]
6 Things You Need to Do to Prevent Getting Hacked
There are two big reasons why people get hacked. Flaws in software and flaws in human behavior. While there’s not much you […]
The Stealthy iPhone Hacks That Apple Still Can’t Stop
It’s a shocking revelation: The Bahraini government allegedly purchased and deployed sophisticated malware against human rights activists, including spyware that required no […]
Hackers Could Up Medication Doses Through Infusion Pump Flaws
From pacemakers and insulin pumps to mammography machines, ultrasounds, and monitors, a dizzying array of medical devices have been found to contain […]
The T-Mobile Breach Is Much Worse Than It Had to Be
In an email overnight, T-Mobile shared details about the data breach it confirmed Monday afternoon. They’re not great. Assorted data from more […]
The T-Mobile Data Breach Is One You Can’t Ignore
Not all data breaches are created equal. None of them are good, but they do come in varying degrees of bad. And […]
Messaging Apps Have an Eavesdropping Problem
In early 2019, a bug in group FaceTime calls would have let attackers activate the microphone, and even the camera, of the […]
Watch a Hacker Hijack a Hotel Room’s Lights, Fans, and Beds
Kyasupā wondered if he could hack his hotel’s iPod Touch controls after they handed it to him at check in, but he […]