A security flaw in Apple’s Safari web browser could potentially give hackers access your camera on your iPhone or laptop by impersonating familiar websites like…
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Hackers are disguising attacks as emails from public health groups
Infecting the web: Experts say hackers are ‘weaponizing fear’ by sending out phishing emails posing as public health groups during the coronavirus outbreak Several scams…
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Hackers are using hidden apps to compromise phones, experts warn
Hackers are increasingly using hidden apps to target mobile phone users, cybersecurity experts have warned. Researchers from cybersecurity firm McAfee have published their latest Mobile…
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Could hackers turn satellites into weapons?
Hackers could shut down satellites and potentially turn them into weapons, an expert warns. According to William Akoto, a scholar who studies cyber conflict, hackers…
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Hackers are targeting a major security flaw in Mozilla Firefox
Hackers are using a major security flaw in the Mozilla Firefox web browser to carry out ‘targeted attacks’ on some users, US government warns Mozilla…
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FBI warns hackers can use smart home devices to see into your life
Is your HOME watching you? FBI warns smart home devices can be used by hackers to ‘do a virtual drive-by of your digital life’ FBI…
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Smart TVs can allow hackers into your home, bedroom: FBI
A smart TV might not be the smartest buy this gift-giving season. In a pre-holiday advisory to consumers, the FBI warned that the high-tech, internet-connected…
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Hackers attack site selling 26 million stolen credit cards
‘Robin Hood’ hackers infiltrate black market site selling 26 million stolen credit cards and turns data over to banks so cards can be canceled BriansClub…
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Couple says hackers took over Google Nest — then raised temps and blasted vulgar music
A Milwaukee couple said hackers broke into their smart home devices and raised the thermostat while blasting vulgar music through the wireless electronics, a report…
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Can hackers tell what you’re texting or searching just by listening?
Hackers may soon be able to discern information from the sounds of typing. A 2019 study of the budding phenomenon, obtained by Cornell University and…
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Hackers used Google’s Nest Cam to get into Tara’s home, terrifying her daughter
Tara Thomas thought her daughter was just having nightmares. "There's a monster in my room," the almost-3-year-old would say, sometimes pointing to the green light…
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Hackers can take over heart devices, DHS warns
Any connected device these days is a potential target of hackers — and that now includes defibrillators. Implantable defibrillators made by Minneapolis, Mn.-based Medtronic could…
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North Korean hackers hit US and European banks, oil and gas companies even as Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un in Vietnam
The revelations come from cyber security company McAfee, which reported that an operation dubbed “Operation Sharpshooter” had hit more than 100 targets in New York…
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Experts warn against watching Super Bowl online
There’s nothing like a major sporting event to bring out the hackers. This weekend, Super Bowl LIII will not only attract legions of football fans…
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Hackers takeover 70,000 Google Chromecasts for YouTuber PewDiePie
Hackers takeover 70,000 Google Chromecast enabled TVs to boost support for controversial YouTube personality PewDiePie Hackers have taken control of Google Chromecast smart TV devices…
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Your smart devices might make it easier for burglars to break in
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Computer scientists at William & Mary in Virginia say burglars could potentially break into houses through smart home devices. Those are the…
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Emails from top GOP officials reportedly hacked before midterms
WASHINGTON — The campaign arm of the House GOP was hacked during the 2018 campaign cycle, it was reported Tuesday. The email accounts of four…
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The Pentagon Is Reportedly Planning A Cyber Attack On Russia If They Interfere With Mid-Term Elections
According to a report from the Center for Public Integrity, the United States has plans to launch a cyber attack on Russia if there are…
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Hackers can access YOUR texts using creepy ‘stalkerware’ apps
How hackers can break into child monitoring apps to access your Facebook messages, texts, and phone call data A researcher uncovered a loophole in two…
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Hackers publish private messages from 81,000 Facebook users’
Russian hackers publish private messages from 81,000 Facebook users’ across the globe as they offer to sell access for just 10 cents per account Private…
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Healthcare.gov system hack compromised data of 75K
WASHINGTON — A government computer system that interacts with Healthcare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people, officials…
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Facebook claims massive breach was fault of spammers — not Iran or North Korea
The Facebook breach that hit the accounts of 30 million users was not, it turns out, the work of an adversarial nation-state like Iran or…
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Facebook says hackers accessed 29 million people's accounts
New York: Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago. The exact number hadn't…
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Facebook says hackers DIDN’T use access to log in to other sites
Facebook claims hackers who got access to 50 million user accounts DIDN’T use the data to log in to other sites Firm initially revealed that…
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Zuckerberg’s own Facebook account got hacked in breach
Red-faced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and two of his top execs were among the 50 million users of the social media site whose accounts have…
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Kim Jong-un hackers target Poldark production company
Kim Jong-un’s hackers targeted Poldark production company with fake LinkedIn invitations over plans for drama threatening to ‘blow the lid off’ North Korean regime Hackers…
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Russian hacker accused of mass data breach extradited to US
A Russian man accused of hacking US companies and stealing the personal information of 100 million customers was extradited from Georgia and delivered to Manhattan…
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BA calls in police after hackers steal personal and financial data
BA calls in police after hackers steal personal and financial data from passengers using website BA calls in police after hackers steal personal and financial…
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Hackers could spy on millions of Chrome users from outside their HOMES
Drive-by hackers could be spying on millions of Chrome users from outside their HOMES Drive-by hackers can spy on millions of Chrome users through their…
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Google engineer was so bored, he hacked Google
It’s widely known that Google has some of the best software engineers on the planet. Last July, one of them — a Google engineer who…
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