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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March 20, 2019

Hacked tornado warning systems leave Texans in the dark

Add this latest public warning system sabotage to a growing list of fear-and-panic-spreading hacking incidents.

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January 28, 2019

How my Instagram account got hacked

After years of embarrassment, I'm finally ready to admit how and why my Instagram account got hacked.

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December 05, 2017

PayPal’s TIO Networks breached; PII of 1.6 million users affected

No worries, PayPal says: Tio Networks' systems are completely separate from PayPal's. Phew!

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August 01, 2017

Game of Thrones data leaked in HBO hack

Thieves claim to have 1.5 TB of HBO's data

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March 03, 2017

Nearly 1m Coachella user details potentially accessed in breach

Festivalgoers' details allegedly for sale on the dark web, though Coachella says no financial details were exposed

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December 13, 2016

News in brief: fowl play; Google moves into Cuba; teen hacker sentenced

Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

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November 29, 2016

News in brief: Muni hacker is hacked; Facebook warned over data sharing; spy agency releases data tool

Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

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July 06, 2016

Hacker talks his way into accessing someone else’s Facebook account

A Reddit post details how a hacker was able to talk his way into gaining control over someone else's Facebook account.

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