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Nigerian and US authorities said Tuesday that nearly 300 people had been arrested in a months-long global crackdown on online scams to hijack wire transfers from companies and individuals.
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Popular online reference website Wikipedia went down in several countries after the website was targeted by what it described as a “malicious attack”.
The server of the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts the site, suffered a “massive” Distributed Denial… Continue reading Parts of Wikipedia Offline After ‘Malicious’ Attack
Apple hit back Friday at a Google research report suggesting iPhones may have been targeted by a long-running hacking operation, calling it inaccurate and misleading.
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Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday.
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Facebook said technology firms and US officials met at its Silicon Valley headquarters on Wednesday to collaborate on protecting next year’s presidential election from cyber threats.
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Google agreed Wednesday to pay $170 million to settle charges that it illegally collected and shared data from children on its YouTube video service, a deal critics said was too soft on the internet giant.
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Even with considerable security precautions in place, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey became the victim of an embarrassing compromise when attackers took control of his account on the platform by hijacking his phone number.
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Continue reading Twitter CEO Hack Highlights Dangers of ‘SIM Swap’ Fraud
Facebook on Tuesday said facial recognition technology applied to photos at the social network will be an opt-in feature.
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A Chinese face-swapping app that allows users to convincingly superimpose their own likeness over characters in movies or TV shows has rapidly become one of the country’s most downloaded apps, but has triggered a backlash over privacy fears.
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Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been “compromised” after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted.
The tweets containing racial slurs and suggestions about a bomb showed up around 2000 GMT on the @jack a… Continue reading Twitter CEO Account Hacked, Offensive Tweets Posted