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Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: What is a botnet?

Should you be worried about botnets and how can you protect against them?

On Aug 15, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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EXCLUSIVE: Hacking tool Flipper Zero tracked by intelligence agencies, which fear white nationalists may deploy it against power grid

'Racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists may seek to exploit the hacking capabilities of a new cyber penetration tester.'

On Aug 2, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Hack of far-right social media site

Data leak from far-right forum Poast reveals daycare owner with Nazi avatar

Current and former employees from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Tesla are present.

On Jul 31, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Estee Lauder interior with products on display and signs with glitch cyber overlay

Cosmetics maker Estée Lauder hit by 2 ransomware gangs at the same time

The makeup manufacturer admitted to a 'cybersecurity incident' on Tuesday.

On Jul 20, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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‘Vulnerable, horrible pictures’: Another Beverly Hills plastic surgery clinic hit by ransomware attack

Photos, names, birthdates, email addresses, phone numbers, and financial data hit the dark web.

On Jul 13, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Nickelodeon says viral data leak is old content, refuses to discuss DCMA claims

'Some of it appears to be decades old.'

On Jul 10, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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‘Gay furries’ hacking spree against anti-trans movement expands to 5 states

South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania have been targeted.

On Jun 28, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Hackers target Texas, leak data in response to state law on gender-affirming care

'We have made Texas our target.'

On Jun 26, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Ransomware hackers use price hike outrage to blackmail Reddit

'We expect to leak the data.'

On Jun 19, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Sephora customer gets hacked and loses 4,000 rewards points

‘INSIDE JOB’: Sephora customer gets hacked and loses 4,000 rewards points

‘This happened to me.’

On Jun 11, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

TicketMaster customer with caption 'Someone just hacked into my Ticket Master account and transferred both of my Taylor Swift tickets to them selfs. The concert is less than a month away and I've had the tickets since November. Please make this go viral so Ticketmaster will see this and help me get my tickets back' (l) TicketMaster on phone screen (c) TicketMaster customer with caption '3 days out from the concert and our tix are now gone :(' (r)

‘That’s why you download your tickets immediately and put them into your Apple Wallet’: Taylor Swift tickets stolen from Ticketmaster account

‘The way I ran to check my tickets.’

On May 25, 2023 by Maya Wray

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Leaked data from tobacco giant Philip Morris posted to 4chan

The data appears to have been dumped by an anonymous user.

On May 11, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Hackers appear to take over Matt Walsh’s Twitter account—lob insults at Ben Shapiro

HIs supporters are not amused.

On Apr 19, 2023 by Claire Goforth

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Hacker uncovers backdoor that can change Bing’s top search results

Microsoft patched the issue and awarded the researcher $40,000.

On Mar 30, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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Fake ChatGPT Chrome extension hacked Facebook accounts to spread ISIS propaganda

Thousands of Facebook accounts were hacked.

On Mar 23, 2023 by Mikael Thalen