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Twitter says hackers used phone to fool staff, gain access
Twitter says the hackers responsible for a recent high-profile breach used the phone to fool the social media company's employees into giving them access.
Jul 31, 2020
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Twitter says direct messages accessed in 36 of 130 hack victims
Twitter Inc. completed its review of the 130 accounts that were hacked on its social network last week and discovered that the attackers accessed direct messages for as many as 36 of them, including one elected official in ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Expert: COVID-19 is giving cyberattackers an opportunity to hack universities
In July, the University of California, San Francisco paid $1 million to hackers who stole data from the university's School of Medicine and threatened to publish it. Michigan State University and Columbia College Chicago ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Credit card skimmers hide in web page image files
A particularly nasty form of consumer credit card theft centers on the use of skimming devices embedded in credit card machines at locations such as gas stations and convenience stores. As a customer swipes a card, the hidden ...
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The coronavirus pandemic moved life online – a surge in website defacing followed
One consequence of the public's compliance with social distancing and quarantines during the COVID-19 pandemic is a sharp decline in most types of crime. It looks like people staying home made communities less conducive to ...
May 26, 2020
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US says Chinese hacking vaccine research: reports
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research on developing a vaccine against coronavirus, two newspapers reported Monday.
May 11, 2020
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Nation-backed hackers tune attacks to COVID-19 fears: Google
Google on Wednesday warned that nation-backed hackers are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to target health care organizations and those working to fight the pandemic.
Apr 22, 2020
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Singapore stops Zoom for online education as hackers strike
Singapore has suspended the use of Zoom for online education after hackers hijacked a lesson and showed obscene images to students.
Apr 10, 2020
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Half a million stolen passwords, emails for sale on dark web
Hackers stole personal data from more than a half million users of an Italy-based email service and posted the purloined information for sale online.
