Twitter on Friday revealed that a now-patched zero-day bug was used to link phone numbers and emails to user accounts on the social media platform. "As a result of the vulnerability, if someone submitted an email address or phone number to Twitter's systems, Twitter's systems would tell the person what Twitter account the submitted email addresses or phone number was associated … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Twitter Vulnerability to Exposes 5.4 Million Accounts
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Stop Putting Your Accounts At Risk, and Start Using a Password Manager
Image via KeeperRight Now, Get 30% Off Keeper, the Most Trusted Name in Password Management. In one way or another, almost every aspect of our lives is online, so it's no surprise that hackers target everything from email accounts to banks to smart home devices, looking for vulnerabilities to exploit. One of the easiest exploits is cracking a weak password. That's why using a … [Read more...] about Stop Putting Your Accounts At Risk, and Start Using a Password Manager
Scammers used phishing QR codes to hijack QQ accounts
Folks today are generally mostly aware that clicking links from questionable sources, for example in e-mails, isn’t a good idea. However, when it comes to scanning QR codes, people are often much less vigilant. In fact, QR codes can be even more dangerous: while you can check a link with your own eyes before clicking, that’s not the case with a QR code. So perhaps this story … [Read more...] about Scammers used phishing QR codes to hijack QQ accounts
Spanish Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Stole Money from Victims Bank Accounts
Spain's National Police Agency, the Policía Nacional, said last week it dismantled an unnamed cybercriminal organization and arrested eight individuals in connection with a series of SIM swapping attacks that were carried out with the goal of financial fraud. The suspects of the crime ring masqueraded as trustworthy representatives of banks and other organizations and used … [Read more...] about Spanish Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Stole Money from Victims Bank Accounts
The BloodyStealer virus and gamer accounts on the dark web
In March this year, our experts discovered an ad on an underground forum for a piece of malware dubbed BloodyStealer by its creators. The ad states that it steals following data from infected devices: Passwords, cookies, bank card details, browser autofill data; Device data; Screenshots; Desktop and uTorrent client files; Bethesda, Epic Games, GOG, Origin, Steam, Telegram, and … [Read more...] about The BloodyStealer virus and gamer accounts on the dark web
Instagram Launches ‘Security Checkup’ to Help Users Recover Hacked Accounts
Instagram earlier this week introduced a new "Security Checkup" feature that aims to keep accounts safe and help users—whose accounts may have been compromised—to recover them. In order to gain access to accounts, users will be prompted to perform a series of steps, which include checking recent login activity, reviewing profile information, and updating contact details such as … [Read more...] about Instagram Launches ‘Security Checkup’ to Help Users Recover Hacked Accounts
How Facebook accounts get hijacked through copyright infringement notices
The latest phishing campaign aimed at stealing Facebook accounts is gathering momentum. Users are receiving mass e-mails threatening bans for copyright violation. The aim is to steal the users’ login credentials. We explain the anatomy of the new scheme and how not to swallow the bait. Who, me? The message says something like: “Your Facebook account has been disabled for … [Read more...] about How Facebook accounts get hijacked through copyright infringement notices
Apple Touch ID Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack iCloud Accounts
Apple earlier this year fixed a security vulnerability in iOS and macOS that could have potentially allowed an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a user's iCloud account.Uncovered in February by Thijs Alkemade, a security specialist at IT security firm Computest, the flaw resided in Apple's implementation of TouchID (or FaceID) biometric feature that authenticated users to … [Read more...] about Apple Touch ID Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack iCloud Accounts
Several High-Profile Accounts Hacked in the Biggest Twitter Hack of All Time
Social media platform Twitter, earlier today on Wednesday, was on fire after it suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history.A number of high-profile Twitter accounts, including those of US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber, and Apple, were breached simultaneously in what's a far-reaching hacking campaign carried out … [Read more...] about Several High-Profile Accounts Hacked in the Biggest Twitter Hack of All Time
A password stealer is a type of Trojan that hijacks gaming accounts
We often talk about the online threats gamers face, including malware in pirated copies, mods, and cheats, not to mention phishing and all kinds of scams when buying or exchanging in-game items. And not long ago, we looked at problems with buying accounts. Fortunately, it’s easy to avoid those threats if you know about them. But here’s another problem you need to know about and … [Read more...] about A password stealer is a type of Trojan that hijacks gaming accounts