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Facebook and Twitter have announced that personal data related to hundreds of users may have been improperly accessed after users logged into third-party Android apps with their social media accounts. According to a report by CNBC, users of Android app… Continue reading Facebook and Twitter warn some users’ private data was accessed via third-party app SDK
For a long time it has been regarded as one of the security industry’s urban myths, but now law enforcement agencies have confirmed that they are investigating whether thieves have been identifying which cars might be carrying high tech gadgets t… Continue reading Smash-and-grab car thieves use Bluetooth to target cars containing tech gadgets
Hackers have once again successfully compromised the website of Chinese phone manufacturer OnePlus, opening up opportunities for online criminals to target the company’s customers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Hackers attack OnePlus again – this time stealing customer details
Hackers have once again successfully compromised the website of Chinese phone manufacturer OnePlus. Back in January 2018 it was revealed that the credit card details of some 40,000 people using the OnePlus website had been stolen by hackers. On that oc… Continue reading Hackers attack OnePlus again – this time stealing customer details
Yesterday I spoke at IRISSCON in Dublin. Here is the blurb of what I was speaking about: The media loves to present hackers as evil geniuses, but that’s often not the case. They may not be smart, and they may not be bad. Sometimes they may even b… Continue reading VIDEO: “Not All Cybercriminals Are Evil Geniuses”
Hundreds of millions of Twitter users now have an improved way to better safeguard their accounts from being compromised.
Continue reading Twitter finally upgrades its 2FA security feature. Mobile number no longer required!
A bank has some of the worst password advice ever, travellers are told to be wary when USB charging their smartphones and laptops, and a gamer has his YouTube account hacked.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “… Continue reading Smashing Security #155: Juicejacking, YouTube hacking, password slacking
Security researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in Android smartphones that could allow an attacker to secretly take photos and record videos without any permissions being granted.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Millions of Android phones may be vulnerable to camera spying vulnerability
The Conservative Party press office posed as an independent fact-checking service on Twitter, abusing its verified status in an attempt to fool British voters.
I find it hard to see it any other way…
Continue reading Twitter warns verified users against attempts to mislead public after Conservative factcheckUK stunt
British businessman Arron Banks, one of the self-styled “Bad Boys of Brexit” and a leading figure of the Leave.EU campaign, has had his Twitter account hacked.
Continue reading Bad boy of Brexit Arron Banks hacked, private Twitter messages leaked