What a nightmare: your phone goes dead, and you can’t log into your bank account because it’s controlled by a hacker who’s draining you dry.
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Data of 10.6m MGM hotel guests posted for sale on Dark Web forum
The data dump apparently included PII for Justin Bieber and Jack Dorsey.
Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.
Food writer Jack Monroe loses at least £5,000 in SIM-swap fraud
Her accounts were drained in spite of using 2FA, showing that SIM swaps can still circumvent what’s a good security tool.
Database exposed 133 million US Facebook users’ phone numbers
Facebook confirmed the breach, claiming that the total number of users in the database was 210 million.
The phone went dark, then $1m was sucked out in SIM-swap crypto-heist
A Silicon Valley exec lost $1m in cryptocoin savings when a 21-year-old allegedly SIM-swapped his phone.
Terrorists told to hijack social media accounts to spread propaganda
Facebook has removed 14 million pieces of content dubbed likely to come from terrorists, as determined by new machine learning technology
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.
Alleged SIM-swap scammer nabbed for stealing $5m in Bitcoin
“Hi Daddy Love you,” texted the daughter of one of the hacker’s alleged victims. The reply: “TELL YOUR DAD TO GIVE US BITCOIN”