hacks

Facebook’s WhatsApp Still Vulnerable To Year-Old Chat Hack
Facebook’s WhatsApp Still Vulnerable To Year-Old Chat Hack
August 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Internet safety authorities uncovered a means of hacking chats on WhatsApp last year, but Facebook has yet to fix the security flaws, The Financial Times...

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Healthcare Hack Impacts 20M People’s Data
Healthcare Hack Impacts 20M People’s Data
June 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Recent healthcare data hacks have impacted almost 20 million people — and some members of Congress are demanding answers. New York-based American Medical Collection Agency...

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Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
November 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Facebook has been a firm with its share of troubles lately. Earnings weren’t quite what investors were looking for, its usership base in the U.S. and...

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Apple Apologizes For Stolen Apple IDs In China
Apple Apologizes For Stolen Apple IDs In China
October 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Apple, nearly a week after it emerged that some Apple IDs were stolen in China, apologized for the hacking, saying in a statement that it...

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81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new survey shows that cybersecurity is the biggest worry for companies, especially since few of them feel prepared to handle an attack. The survey,...

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Alexa Sizzles, Etsy Fizzles And Data Security Eyes A Legislative Leap Forward
Alexa Sizzles, Etsy Fizzles And Data Security Eyes A Legislative Leap Forward
December 08, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Alexa: Users are spending more, and they seem to like doing it, as evidenced by stickiness. A new study reports that Amazon Echo users are boosting their...

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DHS Says SEC Computers Have Five Critical Cyber Security Weaknesses
DHS Says SEC Computers Have Five Critical Cyber Security Weaknesses
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

It turns out even the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) computers aren’t super secure, even following a breach last year, according to a report in...

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Avast Sees 40 Percent Uptick In Hacks Targeted At Android Devices
Avast Sees 40 Percent Uptick In Hacks Targeted At Android Devices
September 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Digital security products company Avast announced new research Monday (Sept. 11) that shows an increase in the number of cyberattacks on Android smartphones and tablets....

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It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
July 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A virtual lynch mob has swarmed the Facebook page of the Budapest Transit Authority (BKK in Hungarian), leaving more than 45,000 one-star reviews after the...

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