Teenager’s Gemini mistake locks entire family out of Google accounts
I did a lot of stupid stuff when I was 14 years old. I’m glad that back then the “online world” was in its infancy, and none of my escapades were harmful or salacious enough…
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Want me to trust Windows 11 again? Bring back local accounts
After years of pissing me and other Windows 11 users off, Microsoft says it’s ready to turn a new leaf, fixing mistakes, making improvements, and adding some long-requested features. I’d like to believe that Windows…
CarGurus data breach affects 12.5 million accounts
Automotive marketplace CarGurus was the target of a data breach in which the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses of millions of customers were stolen. Have I Been Pwned, a data notification site…
Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts
The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of social media accounts that criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to The New York Times. This echoes…
183 million email accounts just got breached. Check if you’re affected
Security expert Troy Hunt just added a huge new dataset to the Have I Been Pwned database containing 183 million new email accounts with leaked login details. It was collected with the help of Synthient,…
183 million email accounts just got compromised. Check if you’re affected
Security expert Troy Hunt just added a huge new dataset to the Have I Been Pwned database containing 183 million new email accounts with leaked login details. It was collected with the help of Synthient,…
OneDrive’s dark theme is now available to free and personal accounts
For the past five years, it has been possible to use a dark theme on OneDrive—but only if you have a work or school account. Now, however, Microsoft has finally made the dark theme available…
15.8 million PayPal accounts at risk: stolen passwords put up for sale
A hacker going by the name Chucky_BF has allegedly stolen details for 15.8 million PayPal accounts and is selling them on an internet forum at a bargain price of just $750 USD. The treasure trove…
15.8 million PayPal accounts at risk after stolen passwords put up for sale
A hacker going by the name Chucky_BF has allegedly stolen details for 15.8 million PayPal accounts and is selling them on an internet forum at a bargain price of just $750 USD. The treasure trove…
Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers
A security researcher says sex toy maker Lovense has failed to fully fix two security flaws that expose the private email address of its users and allow the takeover of any user’s account. The researcher,…