Data Breaches & Scandals

Amazon’s Customer Support Trapped Identity Theft Victims in a Kafkaesque Nightmare — FTC just fined them $2.25 million

Amazon refused to help identity theft victims access fraud records, violating federal law. The FTC…

Signal’s Backup Recovery Key Just Became Russia’s Master Skeleton Key—FBI Issues Urgent June Warning

FBI warns Russian intelligence hackers now steal Signal backup recovery keys to permanently access private…

Chrome’s Featured Adblock for YouTube Extension Harbors Hidden Code Injection Capability—10M Users at Risk

A Chrome extension with 10M+ installs and a Featured badge was found capable of executing…

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Two Americans just got 18 months in prison for renting laptops to North Korean hackers targeting US firms

Matthew Isaac Knoot and Erick Ntekereze Prince sentenced to 18 months for unknowingly renting laptops used by North Korean IT…

PCPJack malware just started stealing credentials from exposed cloud systems — and it’s actively fighting TeamPCP for control

New PCPJack malware steals cloud credentials while battling rival TeamPCP malware. What you need to know about this emerging threat.

Daemon Tools backdoored for a month straight — millions of users unknowingly infected through updates

Millions of Daemon Tools users were silently infected with malware through a trusted software update in a monthlong supply-chain attack.…

Instructure hacker just claimed 280 million student records stolen from 8,800 schools nationwide

A hacker claims to have stolen 280 million student and staff records from nearly 9,000 schools using Instructure's education platform.…