Security
Hackers litter NPM with packages that don’t infect computers – they host phishing pages instead
Scammers are exploiting the open source community to host phishing sites.
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Malicious Firefox extensions steal your crypto wallet seed phrases and browser credentials
Don’t hand a complete stranger access to all of your crypto savings.
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Join a lobby, get pwned: critical remote code execution bug found in Konami’s Metal Gear Online 3
A single unchecked data field can overwrite and corrupt sensitive memory regions and let attackers run their own code.
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Scammers exploit hype around GTA 6, post fake pre-release build to spread malware
The fake build is fully fake: it’s junk data and a virus.
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ReliaQuest allegedly breached as ShinyHunters posts Okta dashboard
An employee account potentially was compromised.
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Monitor, microphone, webcam, light – all gadgets can be hacked, researcher shows
Your webcam might be watching, and your microphone might be listening.
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Dystopian Android’s nude-scanning app keeps reinstalling itself, and Google is opening access to other developers
Google says that the covert nude scanning app doesn’t beam data out of the device. But what about other apps using it?
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Alibaba’s AliExpress caught tracking user audio systems
Is AliExpress listening to you?
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Hackers compromised Tesla charger to infect rival brands
Tesla used to spread malware.
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Police crack Google Pixel in triple-murder case, fuelling wild speculations over GrapheneOS
One Google Pixel cracked, two to go. But what does GrapheneOS have to do with it?
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Major security oversight: 88% of leaked AWS keys still work
In July alone, leaked active keys racked up over $420,631 in AWS spending.
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US Bank claimed by hackers, posted on the dark web
Instead of a data sample, the attackers gave a deadline.
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New Android malware blurs the line between banking trojan and spyware
Manic has an unusual trick.
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Network-level adblocking becomes standard in consumer routers: Fritz adds free block lists
Router-level adblocking is becoming mainstream.
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Zombie attack: researchers find loophole that can revive expired credit cards
Credit card accounts don’t expire with the physical card.
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T-Mobile security team cuts the cord in Seattle to thwart Chinese cyber intrusion
Sometimes you gotta get physical.
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Round 2 of the Target data breach? Hackers threaten to leak data
Target hit twice this year, or is someone bluffing?
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US charges 17 Iranian hackers over years-long IP theft campaign
The US offers rewards of up to $10 million for information leading to five arrests.
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Medusa ransomware has affected over 500 critical infrastructure organizations
It continues to spread its reach.
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Google starts testing new sideloading process for installing unverified Android apps
Sideloading isn’t dead, but Google is adding a 24-hour waiting period.
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