Mystery blurs dump of over 1 billion people's personal data
Two security sleuths last month discovered an enormous amount of data that was left exposed on a server. Data found on the server belonged to around 1.2 billion people.
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How to delete or deactivate your Instagram account
Maybe it's the pandemic doomscrolling, the unsettling revelations about how toxic Instagram is for teenage girls, or you are just craving more time for IRL moments with the people you love and less time oversharing your life ...
Sep 20, 2021
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After a breach, users rarely change their passwords, and when they do, they're often weaker
Have you been pwned?
May 27, 2020
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Telecom
Is your phone really listening to your conversations? Well, turns out it doesn't have to
Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day? If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was "listening" to you.
Jun 21, 2021
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Hackers steal even more Social Security numbers. How should you protect yourself?
Another day, another massive data breach claimed by hackers. Days after a breach at T-Mobile exposed about 53 million people's personal information, a hacking group known as ShinyHunters announced that it was auctioning 70 ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Data from 500 mn Facebook accounts posted online: reports
Data affecting more than 500 million Facebook users that was originally leaked in 2019, including email addresses and phone numbers, has been posted on an online hackers forum, according to media reports and a cybercrime ...
Apr 3, 2021
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US investigating hacker ring paid to target corporate critics
U.S. authorities are investigating a vast hacking-for-hire operation that involves attempts to pilfer confidential communications from investigative journalists, short sellers and advocacy groups fighting climate change, ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Feds can read all your email, and you'll never know
Fear of hackers reading private emails in cloud-based systems like Microsoft Outlook, Gmail or Yahoo has recently sent regular people and public officials scrambling to delete entire accounts full of messages dating back ...
Sep 22, 2016
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Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
It's a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy—but many people have never heard of it.
Apr 9, 2022
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Business
Google suspends second AI ethics researcher: union
Google has suspended an artificial intelligence ethics researcher weeks after dismissing another member of the team, a recently formed union said.
Jan 21, 2021
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