Cybersecurity
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Belgian researchers found a huge privacy hole in six dating apps
A new study from KU Leuven in Belgium found that several dating apps could be used to find a user's approximate or near location.
Danny Gallagher08.01.2024
Russia-linked hackers cut heat to 600 Ukrainian apartment buildings in the dead of winter, researchers say
Cybersecurity company Dragos has flagged malware that can attack industrial control systems (ICS), tricking them into things like turning off the heat and running cold water in the middle of winter. It was used to do just that in a Ukrainian city early this year.
Will Shanklin07.24.2024
Police arrest a teenage boy in connection with the MGM Resorts ransomware attack
Police in the UK arrested a 17-year-old teenage boy in connection with the 2023 ransomware attacks on MGM Resorts.
Danny Gallagher07.20.2024
Google brings passkeys to its Advanced Protection Program
Google users who enroll in the Advanced Protection Program can now opt to use a passkey for their logins.
Anna Washenko07.10.2024
Google will give users free dark web monitoring
Google's dark web report feature will be available to every Google user at the end of the month.
Danny Gallagher07.10.2024
Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms
Scalpers have used a security researcher’s findings to reverse-engineer “nontransferable” digital tickets from Ticketmaster and AXS, allowing transfers outside their apps. The workaround was revealed in a lawsuit AXS filed in May against third-party brokers adopting the practice.
Will Shanklin07.09.2024
OpenAI hit by two big security issues this week
OpenAI patched a vulnerability discovered in its Mac ChatGPT app this week. It's also facing questions about internal security and a fired whistleblower.
Anna Washenko07.05.2024
Amazon pulls the plug on the business version of its Astro robot
After less than eight months, Amazon has discontinued the business version of its Astro security robot. Despite being “fully committed” to its home robotics division, the company has pulled the plug on the model that doubled as a security guard.
Will Shanklin07.04.2024
Microsoft reveals further emails compromised by Russian hack
Russian hacking group, Midnight Blizzard, accessed more Microsoft emails than initially reported.
Sarah Fielding06.28.2024
The US will ban sales of Kaspersky antivirus software next month
The Biden administration has taken a sweeping action to ban Kaspersky Labs from selling its antivirus products to US customers.
Anna Washenko06.21.2024
Leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures
A collection of leaked Google privacy cases provides a rare glimpse into the company’s volume and handling of breaches, accidents and other incidents. The database, obtained and detailed by 404 Media, covers thousands of internally flagged privacy and security issues from 2013 to 2018.
Will Shanklin06.04.2024
The Internet Archive has been fending off DDoS attacks for days
The nonprofit organization has announced that it's currently in its "third day of warding off an intermittent DDoS cyber-attack."
Mariella Moon05.29.2024
Microsoft’s latest Windows security updates might break your VPN
Microsoft says the April security updates for Windows may break your VPN. Oops!
Will Shanklin05.03.2024
Ring's new indoor camera lets you pan and tilt for a better view
It's the first Ring to come with a motorized base.
Daniel Cooper05.01.2024
Budget doorbell camera manufacturer fixes security issues that left users vulnerable to spying
Eken Group has issued a firmware update to resolve major security issues with its doorbell cameras that were uncovered by Consumer Reports. The cameras are sold under the brands Eken, Tuck, Fishbot, Rakeblue, Andoe, Gemee and Luckwolf.
Cheyenne MacDonald04.28.2024
WhatsApp is enabling passkey support on iOS
WhatsApp users on iOS will soon have a more secure way to log in. Meta is rolling out passkey support for that version of the app, several months after it did so for Android.
Kris Holt04.25.2024
Proton Mail’s paid users will now get alerts if their info has been posted on the dark web
Proton Mail has introduced Dark Web Monitoring, which will keep them informed of breaches or leaks they may have been affected by. The feature is only available to paying users at this time.
Cheyenne MacDonald04.22.2024
Creepy monitoring service sells searchable Discord user data for as little as $5
A data scraper is selling information on what it claims to be 600 million Discord users. A report from 404 Media details Spy Pet, an online service that gathers, stores and sells troves of information from the social platform.
Will Shanklin04.18.2024
Roku suffered another data breach, this time affecting 576,000 accounts
Roku has disclosed a second data breach in as many months. The company says that, this time around, 576,000 accounts were compromised.
Kris Holt04.13.2024
Google One is shutting down its VPN feature later this year
Google is killing the VPN service that comes with One subscriptions, because nobody's using it.
Mariella Moon04.12.2024