Signal says third-party data breach exposed 1,900 phone numbersA hacker targeted at least a few accounts after the Twilio breach.By J. Fingas, 08.15.2022
Senate committee chair grills Apple, Google over protection against crypto app scamsBrown wants to know if app stores are doing enough to fight fraud.By J. Fingas, 07.28.2022
OpenSea users' email addresses leaked in data breachIf you’ve shared your email address with the NFT marketplace, assume you're affected.By A. Khalid, 06.30.2022
Microsoft's Defender online security tool is now available to consumersThe online app boosts existing protection for your computers and phones.By J. Fingas, 06.16.2022
Google's latest security upgrades include virtual credit cardsYou can also expect stronger phishing protections.By J. Fingas, 05.11.2022
Hackers breached Mailchimp to target crypto holdersTrezor hardware wallet users were the target of a phishing campaign. By A. Khalid, 04.04.2022
Bored Ape and other major NFT Discord servers targeted by scammersBad actors hacked the projects' Discord bots to post phishing links.By M. Moon, 04.02.2022
OpenSea users lose hundreds of NFTs in likely phishing attackThe damage is estimated at $1.7 million.By I. Bonifacic, 02.20.2022
Here's why your Apple two-factor texts include strange tagsThe move helps thwart phishing attacks.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2022
Meta is trying to find the people who created more than 39,000 phishing sitesThe company filed a lawsuit in California to uncover the identities of those behind the attacks. By I. Bonifacic, 12.20.2021
Microsoft reveals new phishing campaign by SolarWinds hackersThe group used a federal agency's email service to send 3,000 emails to 150 targets.By M. Moon, 05.28.2021
Europol takes down hackers who allegedly stole over $100 million in crypto from celebsThe group used SIM-swaps to target sports stars, influencers, and musicians.By S. Shah, 02.10.2021
GoDaddy phishing 'test' teased employees with a fake holiday bonusThose who clicked were told they ‘failed’ the test.By K. Bell, 12.24.2020
Hackers tricked GoDaddy into helping attacks on cryptocurrency servicesThe intruders had a relatively easy time getting in.By J. Fingas, 11.21.2020
Chinese hackers impersonated McAfee to attack election campaign staffersGoogle also warned of a sharp spike in denial of service attacks.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2020
Iranian hackers' Android malware spies on dissidents by stealing 2FA codesIt also grabbed contacts, messages and voice conversations.By J. Fingas, 09.20.2020
Google Drive flaw may let attackers fool you into installing malwareIt hasn't been addressed so far.By J. Fingas, 08.22.2020
Twitter pins its July 15th breach on a phone spear phishing attackAttackers gained access to admin tools to target 130 accounts.By R. Lawler, 07.30.2020
Report finds many US election officials vulnerable to phishing attacksAttacks on voting machines may not be the main concern.By J. Fingas, 07.26.2020
Hackers targeted the UK's coronavirus vaccine researchThe attacks started shortly after outbreak.By I. Bonifacic, 06.04.2020