Facebook acknowledged Thursday a software glitch that changed the settings of some 14 million users, potentially making some posts public even if they were intended to be private. The news marked the latest in a…
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Top music videos including ‘Despacito’ defaced by hackers
Some of the most popular music videos on YouTube including mega-hit “Despacito” momentarily disappeared Tuesday in an apparent hacking. Fans looking for videos by top artists including Drake, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift found the…
Hackers steal 17 million users’ data from Indian restaurant app Zomato
Indian largest restaurant and food delivery app Zomato announced Thursday that the data of 17 million users had been stolen from its database, including names, email addresses and protected passwords. The startup said the “hashed”…
Time to change your password? Hackers selling stolen Twitter log-in data
Tens of millions of stolen Twitter credentials evidently lifted from web browser programs were put up for sale online, according to a search engine devoted to leaked data. Twitter on Thursday was adamant that its…
Is your Facebook account being targeted by hackers?
Is your Facebook account being targeted by hackers? Well if it is, Facebook will notify you. Facebook announced on Saturday that they will notify you if they believe your account has been targeted or compromised…
#DidYouKnow: Hackers can get into most ‘connected cars’?
Virtually all “connected cars” on the road are vulnerable to hackers who could steal data or gain control of the vehicle, a report from a US senator said Monday. The report prepared by the staff…
British watchdog warns of hacking into baby monitor webcams
Hackers have accessed household webcams, baby monitors and CCTV cameras with footage appearing online on a website in Russia, Britain’s privacy watchdog warned Thursday. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said that hackers were taking advantage…
Hackers turning smartphones into slave armies
Mobile security firm Lookout on Wednesday warned that Android-powered smartphones or tablets are being targeted with malicious software that puts them at the mercy of hacker overlords. The persistence and sophistication of malware dubbed NotCompatible…
Hackers target CEOs in ‘Darkhotel’ scheme
Hackers have developed a scheme to steal sensitive information from top executives by penetrating the Wi-Fi networks of luxury hotels, security researchers said Monday. A report by Kaspersky Lab said the “Darkhotel” espionage effort “has…
Hackers leap from dark basements to world stage
Hackers are shaking off their reputations as nerdy, loner basement dwellers and rebranding themselves on the world stage as members of Internet age tribes with offbeat codes of conduct and capricious goals. Clans of hackers…