A US senator has announced a bill that would force the President to punish overseas hackers found targeting the US, or explain why he hadn’t.
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Jennifer Lawrence nude photo thief is going to the slammer
George Garofano has been sentenced to prison for his part in hacking into and stealing personal images from 240 iCloud accounts.
Forcing iPhone unlock violates Fifth Amendment, says Court of Appeals
Police want to unlock the iPhone of a woman who accused a man of rape after it was alleged that she was actually stalking him.
How one man could have pwned all your PHP programs
Popular PHP package repository front end Packagist turned out to have an embarrassing command injection hole – now closed!
Air Canada resets 1.7 million accounts after app breach
Air Canada has been forced to issue a password reset for all 1.7 million users of its Android, iOS and BlackBerry mobile app after up to 20,000 accounts were compromised by hackers last week.
Why Yahoo scanning user email is no cause for panic
The Wall Street Journal yesterday published an unsettling report that the owner of Yahoo, Verizon subsidiary Oath, has been quietly analysing the emails of its 200 million users to sell to advertisers.
Chinese hotel chain’s customer data on Dark Web – 500M records for $50K
You often have to share a lot of personal information when you check into a hotel – as cybercrooks know only too well.
Hacked stalking app reveals victims’ photos, texts and location info
Another mobile stalking app has been hacked, endangering both its customers and the victims that they spy on.
Football team drops the privacy ball with email Cc blunder
But at least now you know how to get in touch with people who might have an extra ticket…
Instagram fights misinformation and account hijackings with new tools
Users will soon be able to use authenticator apps for 2FA codes, request blue verified badges, and get more context about big accounts.