Data Breaches & Scandals

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

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Signal's Backup Recovery Key Just Became Russia's Master Skeleton Key—FBI Issues Urgent June Warning
Data Breaches & Scandals

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…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Chrome's Featured Adblock for YouTube Extension Harbors Hidden Code Injection Capability—10M Users at Risk
Data Breaches & Scandals

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…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant

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Showboat Linux Malware Quietly Breached Middle East Telecom Since Mid-2022 — Researchers Just Disclosed It
Data Breaches & Scandals

Showboat Linux Malware Quietly Breached Middle East Telecom Since Mid-2022 — Researchers Just Disclosed It

A previously unknown Linux malware called Showboat has silently attacked Middle East telecom networks since mid-2022, giving attackers complete remote…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Five girls at Pennsylvania high school targeted by AI deepfake abuse — police still have no protocol
Data Breaches & Scandals

Five girls at Pennsylvania high school targeted by AI deepfake abuse — police still have no protocol

Five teenage girls at Radnor High School in Pennsylvania became victims of AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Schools and police…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
Trapdoor Android Fraud Just Hit 659 Million Daily Ad Requests Across 455 Infected Apps
Data Breaches & Scandals

Trapdoor Android Fraud Just Hit 659 Million Daily Ad Requests Across 455 Infected Apps

A massive Android ad fraud scheme called Trapdoor infected 455 apps, generating 659M daily ad requests. What users need to…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant
The 23-year-old Ottawa hacker who built Kimwolf botnet controlling millions of devices finally arrested after targeting Brian Krebs
Data Breaches & Scandals

The 23-year-old Ottawa hacker who built Kimwolf botnet controlling millions of devices finally arrested after targeting Brian Krebs

A 23-year-old Ottawa man arrested for building Kimwolf botnet that enslaved millions of IoT devices in DDoS attacks targeting security…

By Rivo Raphaël Chreçant