June 27, 2022

Harmony blockchain loses nearly $100M due to hacked private keys

The crooks needed at least two private keys, each stored in two parts... but they got them anyway.

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May 25, 2021

Apple patches dangerous security holes, one in active use – update now!

It's three weeks since last time. Now it's this time, so patch now!

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May 14, 2021

Apple AirTag hacked again – free internet with no mobile data plan!

More phun with Apple AirTags! Free internet, no data plan required... but it's s-l-o-o-o-w.

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March 17, 2021

Bitcoin scammer who hacked celeb Twitter accounts gets 3 years

Youngster behind blue-flag Twitter hack of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple Inc. and many others will do three years in prison.

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January 27, 2021

Apple critical patches fix in-the-wild iPhone exploits – update now!

Apple says. "Additional details available soon", which you can translate as "this one took us by surprise". So patch now!

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November 27, 2019

Police arrest alleged Chuckling Squad member who hijacked @Jack Dorsey

Debug, another Chuckling Squadder, told Motherboard that the kid was weird, "Swatting celebrities for a follow back."

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November 22, 2019

Iran’s APT33 sharpens focus on industrial control systems

Iran's elite hacking group is upping its game, according to new evidence delivered at a cybersecurity conference this week.

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October 28, 2019

Ransomware with a difference as hackers threaten to release city data

Johannesburg spent the weekend struggling to recover from its second malware attack this year as it took key services systems offline.

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October 09, 2019

TOMS hacker tells people to log off and enjoy a screenless day

TOMS seems like a really nice shoe company, and it just got hacked in a really nice way. But it's still a hack.

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