Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:49:22 +0000

And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him.

Attackers Keep Targeting the US Electric Grid

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Plus: Chinese hackers stealing US Covid relief funds, a cyberattack on the Met Opera website, and more.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Despite mitigation, one of the worst bugs in internet history is still prevalent—and being exploited.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000

The company, which works with hundreds of startups, said it detected unauthorized access to personal data, including Social Security numbers.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000

The company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and is adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023.

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:01:33 +0000

On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities.

Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Plus: ICE accidentally doxes asylum seekers, Google fails to uphold a post-Roe promise, and LastPass suffers the second breach this year.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:19:31 +0000

Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app’s authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands.