My most useful Chrome extension was stealing my data for years
As someone who works with images for almost every part of my job, I really don’t like Google’s WebP format. It’s fine for what it does, but loading it up in an image editor can…
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Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools
A group of hackers suspected of working at least in part for the Russian government targeted iPhone users in Ukraine with a new set of hacking tools designed to steal their personal data, as well…
Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data
The hacking group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, which includes members of a gang known as ShinyHunters, said it is attempting to extort porn site Pornhub, after claiming to have stolen personal information belonging to the website’s…
This popular ‘privacy browser’ is actually tracking users and stealing data
With privacy all but nonexistent now thanks to web advertising and monetized tracking, there’s a definite niche for browsers and other tools that specialize in keeping you safe and anonymous online. Brave, DuckDuckGo, Mullvad, and…
U.S. government accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing trade secrets
The U.S. government has accused a former executive at defense contractor L3Harris of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia, according to court documents seen by TechCrunch. On October 14, the…
Microsoft warns of new “Payroll Pirate” scam stealing employees’ direct deposits
Microsoft is warning of an active scam that diverts employees’ paycheck payments to attacker-controlled accounts after first taking over their profiles on Workday or other cloud-based HR services. Payroll Pirate, as Microsoft says the campaign…
US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers
The U.S. Justice Department has confirmed the arrest of Chinese national Xu Zewei, an alleged prolific contract hacker who carried out cyberattacks for China. Xu was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. prosecutors.…
Snowflake hackers identified and charged with stealing 50 billion AT&T records
The U.S. government has accused Connor Moucka and John Binns of being the hackers who broke into the systems of AT&T, stealing around 50 billion customer call and text records. In July, AT&T said hackers…
Hackers are stealing more info than ever. These 4 actions keep you safe
Massive data leaks and breaches are continually piling faster upon each other—just in the last few months, we learned about a few billion records lost through National Public Data, another few million through Medicare, and…
Hackers are stealing more info than ever. These 4 actions protect you
Massive data leaks and breaches are continually piling faster upon each other—just in the last month, we learned about a few billion records lost through National Public Data, another few million through Medicare, and 100…