Security
Infected 4G/5G routers secretly send SMS messages and drain accounts
Inserting a SIM card into a router can lead to unexpected and costly consequences, as one Estonian user recently discovered.
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AI coding sounds great, until you realize it breaks, and leaks everything
AI knows a lot about code, but it is far too trusting. Researchers tried AI coding with Cursor, only to find that leaving doors open to hackers is part of its design.
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Russia captures Ukraine drone infected with malware, according to video
The malware can reportedly be used to give away information about Russian soldiers if the drone is reused.
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Your kid's iOS tracker app might be giving stalkers a GPS roadmap
Watching over your kids with an iOS tracking app? Cybercriminals might be watching, too.
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Trump’s Signalgate proves, once again, that human error is still the number one cybersecurity threat
As new details emerge on Trump's Signalgate, including the discovery of 20 new White House-created Signal chat groups, security experts weigh in on national security, the need for modern communication, and the human factor.
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Age verification for porn sites required by UK watchdog despite cybersecurity concerns
By July 2025, all services that allow pornography must have “highly effective age checks” to protect minors from accessing harmful content, Ofcom, the UK’s online safety regulator, says.
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FBI: scammers stealing tax returns from thousands of Americans
The FBI has warned Americans that cybercriminals are stealing identities, filing false tax returns, and fraudulently claiming them.
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Verizon Call Filter leaks call records, exposing millions of Americans
Whistleblowers, journalists, abuse survivors, politicians, celebrities, and other Verizon Call Filter iOS app users have been unknowingly at risk. Ethical hacker Evan Connelly discovered a critical flaw exposing incoming call history.
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The abrupt firing of a prominent Indiana University cybersecurity professor
A prominent Indiana University cybersecurity professor who was abruptly fired and disappeared from public view has not been detained and there are no pending criminal charges against him or his wife, a lawyer representing him told Reuters.
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Trump security teams had 20 other Signal chats chock-full of sensitive information, sources say
As the White House declares “case closed” on Signalgate, new information on Wednesday reveals Trump national security advisors’ teams have used the encrypted messaging app to set up at least 20 other chat groups, according to a damning new report by Politico.
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Hackers are using QR codes to steal your login info – and it’s working
Cybercriminals have found a new way to steal login credentials, and it only takes one quick scan of a QR code. The US and Europe are among the targeted regions.
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Startup aims to end phishing: what’s behind bold claims?
Hackers can steal your password. They can lure you into granting them access by entering a one-time code received by SMS or other means. But what if a little code runs tied to your device and updates cryptographic keys on every interaction?
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Devastating security failure hits “Gay Daddy” dating app: 50K users exposed
Check the app’s code, and you’ll find hardcoded credentials. Probe the endpoints, and you'll find that no authorization is required. The result? Over 124,000 messages from “Gay Daddy: 40+ Date & Chat” users laid bare.
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Massive 2.9B-user Twitter leak less serious than feared
Hackers on the illicit marketplace Breach Forums have disseminated a massive dataset allegedly containing 2.9 billion Twitter (X) user records. Although most of the data in a “leak” is public, cybercriminals can still find many uses for it.
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Malicious IPs suddenly started scanning PAN-OS firewalls
Researchers are tracking a significant surge in login scanning activity targeting Palo Alto Networks (PAN) firewalls. Network defenders are advised to check for signs of compromise.
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April Fools’ Day: Belgium introduces ‘mandatory cyber driving license’
Mandatory cyber driving license required to access the internet.
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New naming convention for threat actors unveiled: they're sh*ts
The cybersecurity community wants to radically overhaul how the malicious threat actors are named. Calling them various types of “shits” is supposed to strip away the perceived glamour of cybercriminal life and deter youth crime.
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Microsoft prompts AI to look for flaws in bootloaders, finds twenty
Widely used open-source bootloaders, including GRUB2 for Linux, U-boot, and Barebox, are affected by dangerous flaws that enable attackers to run arbitrary code and take over systems. Microsoft said it used AI to unveil the flaws, saving a week’s worth of time.
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Gig platform app Yoojo leaks millions of user files
The service marketplace platform Yoojo has exposed over 14 million files, including passports and communication screenshots.
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Royal Mail customer data stolen in massive attack, hackers claim
Attackers say they breached the British postal service last month, scooping a whopping 144 gigabytes of data, including confidential documents and customer names and addresses.
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