Earlier this year, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks, found himself in an unusual position. For once, he became the target of hackers. “Dear User, this is Signal Security Support ChatBot.…
Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which makes devices and components for Apple, Google, Nvidia, and Sony, among other tech giants, confirmed on Monday that it was hit by a cyberattack that may have affected some of…
Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature in Android that aims to help security researchers investigate spyware attacks. The feature is called “Intrusion Logging” and is part of Android’s Advanced Protection Mode, which Google…
Peter Williams, a veteran cybersecurity executive who was the head of the hacking and surveillance tech division of U.S. defense contractor L3Harris, has been ordered to pay $10 million to his former employer. Williams was…
On Tuesday, education tech giant Instructure disclosed a data breach where hackers stole students’ private information, including their names, personal email addresses, and messages sent between teachers and students. Now, it appears hackers were able…
Regular internet users and corporations are not the only victims of malicious hackers. Sometimes, the hackers themselves get hacked. That is what happened in an unusual hacking campaign, where an unknown group of hackers targeted…
AI evaluation startup Braintrust has urged customers to revoke and replace their API keys after an earlier breach of customer secrets. According to an email sent to customers Monday and seen by TechCrunch, the startup…
Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The hackers claim to have stolen students’ names, their personal email…
Hacktivists have claimed responsibility for taking down the public-facing infrastructure of popular Linux operating system distribution Ubuntu, as well as Canonical, the company that develops and maintains the software. The attack began on Thursday, and…
Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted with government spyware. In particular, WhatsApp pointed the finger at the Israeli-American surveillance tech maker Paragon…