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Apple and Facebook gave user data to hackers who used forged legal requests
Apple and Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, gave user data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials…
Sophisticated cyberattack on U.S. government much worse than first feared
The scale of a sophisticated cyberattack on the U.S. government that was unearthed this week is much bigger than first believed…
U.S. government agencies hit in massive SolarWinds attack by suspected Russian hackers
U.S. government agencies were attacked as part of a global campaign that exploited a flaw in the software updates from SolarWinds Corp…
Apple begins offering special ‘dev-fused’ iPhones to security researchers
Last year at the Black Hat security conference, Apple’s head of security Ivan Krstic said the company would give trusted researchers a special iPhone …
Why President Trump’s Twitter account wasn’t part of massive hack
The team’s conclusion: The hack was coming from an account inside the house, yet perhaps the most high-profile Twitter accounts of all, President Trump’s …
Apple’s iOS 14 leaks long before its release
Security researchers and hackers have had access to a leaked early version of iOS 14, the iPhone’s next operating system, since at least February…
Apple officially launches public bug bounty program with rewards up to $1.5 million
Apple has formally opened its bug bounty program today to all security researchers…
Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan
The Lazarus hacking group has been caught trying to sneak a new ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple macOS computers…
Beware: Legit-looking iPhone Lightning cables that hack you will be mass produced and sold
Soon it may be easier to get your hands on a cable that looks just like a legitimate Apple lightning cable, but which actually lets you remotely take over a computer…
Beware: These legit-looking iPhone Lightning cables will hijack your computer
It looks like an Apple lightning cable. It works like an Apple lightning cable. But it will give an attacker a way to remotely tap into your computer…
Apple offers record bounty, up to $1 million, to researchers who find iOS security flaws; adds macOS to program
Apple is offering cyber security researchers up to $1 million to detect flaws in iPhones, the largest reward offered by a company…
Apple hands hackers secret iPhones in a bid to boost security; to offer Apple Mac bug bounty
Later this week, at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, Apple is to announce plans to give security researchers special iPhones…
How hackers and scammers break into iCloud-locked iPhones
In 2013, Apple introduced a security feature designed to make iPhones less valuable targets…
Hackers are targeting critical infrastructure: Nuclear, defense, energy, and financial businesses
Hackers are targetting critical infrastructure providers, including nuclear power and defense agencies…
Alleged hacker threatened to sell details of 319 million Apple iCloud users, demanded more than £133,000 in Bitcoin
An alleged hacker threatened to sell the personal details of 319 million Apple iCloud users…
Australian teen Apple hacker avoids jail time, sentenced to eight months’ probation
The Australian teenage hacker who pleaded guilty to repeatedly accessing Apple’s mainframe over two years…
Australian teen who hacked Apple to face sentencing next week
An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to hacking Apple Inc. systems carried out…
T-Mobile: Hackers stole personal data of more than 2 million customers
On August 20, T-Mobile’s cyber-security team discovered and shut down an unauthorized access to certain information…
Apple reassures customers after hack by Australian teen, says no customer data was compromised
Apple Inc said on Friday no customer data was compromised after Australian media reported a teenager had pleaded guilty to hacking…
Melbourne teen who hacked into Apple’s secure computer network and 90GB of files faces criminal charges
A Melbourne private schoolboy who repeatedly broke into Apple’s secure computer systems…
What is Exactis and how could it have leaked the data of nearly every American?
A company you’ve likely never heard of allegedly exposed some of the most personal data…
Exactis leak exposes 340 million personal records: Phone numbers, home addresses and religious beliefs were publicly accessible
Exactis might be fueled by data, but its recent blunder is a warning that any database without firewall protection…
Thousands of hacked websites are infecting visitors with malware
Thousands of hacked websites have become unwitting participants in an advanced scheme…
Researchers demonstrate macOS and Safari exploits at Pwn2Own 2018
The eighteenth annual CanSecWest security conference is underway in downtown…
Hackers are locking and ransoming Macs: How to protect your Mac
If you haven’t made your iCloud password strong and unique, today’s the day…
Equifax’s latest breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever
It’s a sad reality in 2017 that a data breach affecting 143 million people…
Hackers lie in wait after penetrating US and Europe power grid networks
Nation-sponsored hackers have penetrated the operational networks multiple US and European energy companies…
Pwn2Own hackers uncover macOS and Safari exploits
The seventeenth annual CanSecWest security conference is underway..
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton should be jailed over deleting 33,000 emails after Congressional subpoena
It started with tense smiles, but Sunday’s presidential debate soon descended into talk of serving hard time…
Yahoo confirms data breach of at least 500 million user accounts
A recent investigation by Yahoo! Inc. has confirmed that a copy of certain user account info…
Yahoo expected to confirm massive data breach, impacting several hundreds of millions of users
Yahoo is poised to confirm a massive data breach of its service, according to several sources…
After calling for less security in Apple iPhone case, feckless FBI calls for more security as two state voter databases hacked
The FBI has uncovered evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases…
Hackers can now steal data by listening to the sound of a hard drive
Do you think your data is safe because your computer isn’t connected to the internet or a network?
New evidence suggests DNC hackers penetrated deeper than previously thought
Julian Assange has threatened to release more Clinton e-mails he claims are so damaging that Clinton will almost certainly be arrested…
Largely undetected Mac malware suggests disgraced HackingTeam has returned
Researchers have uncovered what appears to be newly developed Mac malware from HackingTeam…
Hackers selling stolen Netflix accounts online, check if your account is affected
A new report by McAfee Labs claims that hackers are selling access to Netflix accounts,,,
Adobe confirms major Flash vulnerability, and the only way to protect yourself is to uninstall Flash
Just one day after Adobe released its monthly security patches for various software including Flash Player…
Hackers release 9.7GB of adultery website Ashley Madison customers’ names, email, street addresses, credit card transactions
The group of hackers that previously stole massive amounts of user data…
Security researchers: Over 5 Billion Android apps open to hacking
Android Apps designed to steal financial data were especially popular…
Russian hackers exploit Microsoft Windows to spy on the West
The bug the hackers used exists in all modern versions of the Windows operating system…
BadUSB: The unfixable flaw that infects USB devices is now on the loose
USB security architecture would need to be fundamentally redesigned…
