A jury has found Argishti Khudaverdyan, a former owner of a T-Mobile store, guilty of using stolen credentials to unlock “hundreds of thousands of cellphones” from August 2014 to June 2019 (via PCMag). According to Read More…
Category: Cyber Security
Romanian hacker faces US trial over virus for hire service
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that it had extradited dual Romanian / Latvian national Mihai Ionut Paunescu — known as “Virus” — to the US from Colombia for allegedly designing malware used to Read More…
China linked hackers are exploiting a new vulnerability in Microsoft Office
A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Office is already being exploited by hackers linked to the Chinese government, according to threat analysis research from security firm Proofpoint. Details shared by Proofpoint on Twitter suggest that Read More…
Hacker accesses a Verizon employee database and tries to ransom the data for $250,000
Verizon is dealing with an incident where a hacker captured a database containing company employee data, including the full names of workers as well as their ID numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers. Motherboard reported Read More…
Broadcom is acquiring VMware for $61 billion
Broadcom is acquiring VMware in a $61 billion cash-and-stock deal. It’s one of the biggest tech acquisitions ever, behind Dell’s $67 billion EMC deal and Microsoft’s pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Broadcom Read More…
Hackers breach Zola wedding registry accounts and make fraudulent purchases
The popular wedding planning website Zola, known for its online gift registries, guest list management, and wedding websites, confirmed Monday that hackers had managed to access the accounts of a number of its users and Read More…
Apple, Google, and Microsoft will soon implement passwordless sign-in on all major platforms
On May 5th — World Password Day — we might have come one step closer to passwords being a thing of the past. In a joint effort, tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsoft announced Thursday Read More…
Vevo to review security after YouTube feeds for Lil Nas X Justin Bieber, and others were hacked
On Tuesday morning, YouTube channels for some of the world’s biggest stars showered fans with strange music videos. Vevo channels for artists like Lil Nas X, Eminem, Drake, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, The Read More…
Data leak from Russian delivery app shows dining habits of the secret police
A massive data leak from Russian food delivery service Yandex Food revealed the delivery addresses, phone numbers, names, and delivery instructions belonging to those associated with Russia’s secret police, according to findings from Bellingcat. Yandex Read More…
Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials
Apple and Meta handed over user data to hackers who faked emergency data request orders typically sent by law enforcement, according to a report by Bloomberg. The slip-up happened in mid-2021, with both companies falling Read More…
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