Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:05:55 +0000

The phishing attack on the SMS giant exposes the dangers of B2B companies to the entire tech ecosystem.

Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

As a graduation prank, four high school students hijacked 500 screens across six school buildings to troll their classmates and teachers.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Plus: The Twilio hack snags a reporter, a new tool to check for spyware, and the Canadian weed pipeline gets hit by a cyberattack.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:42:26 +0000

This invasive malware isn’t just for phones—it can target your PC too. But a new batch of algorithms aims to weed out this threat.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:42:26 +0000

This invasive malware isn’t just for phones—it can target your PC, too. But a new batch of algorithms aims to weed out this threat.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2022 01:31:54 +0000

A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company’s farm equipment.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 19:33:31 +0000

The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000

An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable.