Facebook is facing an extensive data breach of around 533 million user records. The data includes names, phone numbers, dates of birth, marital status, and email addresses. Around 32 million US and 11 million UK users are affected. The full extent of the leak and whether it applies just to Facebook or extends also to …
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Two unnamed ISPs are reported to be trialling a new internet snooping system at the request of the UK Home Office and the National Crime Agency (NCA) The IPAct prohibits ISPs from talking about many of this, making it difficult to verify details (it is also difficult for ISPs to share experiences when developing good …
Password management software LastPass will be adding new restrictions to its free offering. After 16th March, users of its free service will only be able to use the password manager on either a mobile device or a computer. When logging in for the first time after 16th March, users will have to choose which category …
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Europol have arrested 10 hackers for stealing $100M worth of cryptocurrency. Ten people have been arrested in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks which allowed the attackers to steal more than $100M by gaining access to the mobile phone numbers of celebrities in America. SIM swapping refers to an attack whereby hackers persuade phone …
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According to the state of Massachusetts, employees of the Oldsmar water treatment plant shared a TeamViewer password to log in to an unfirewalled Windows 7 machine to remotely access Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. These shortcomings show the lack of rigor towards security in critical infrastructure. Massachusetts officials wrote: “The unidentified actors accessed …
Games developer CD Projekt Red has been the victim of a ransomware attack. Hackers have claimed to have stolen source code and more. CD Projekt Red has suffered a cyberattack, in which hackers claim to have stolen documents and the source code for the games Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, and more. The company announced …