Collaborate Disseminate
After five failed attempts with the ‘wrong’ face, Apple’s Face ID system will fall back to asking a passcode; a tricky situation for investigators. Continue reading Cops Told ‘Don’t Look’ at New iPhones to Avoid Face ID Lock-Out
If starting from the lowest possible number and going up, Kanye’s passcode would literally be the first one you would try. Continue reading Kanye West Has Literally the Worst iPhone Passcode You Could Ever Have
Jared Goetz’s credit card was fraudulently charged, his phone cut-off, and his email account hacked. But in an extraordinary phone call, Goetz managed to talk the hacker down, and get his digital life back. Continue reading ‘I Could Ruin Your Business Right Now’: Listen to a SIM-Jacking, Account-Stealing Ransom
Phantom Secure made custom, encrypted BlackBerry phones and sold them to customers all over the world, including to the Sinaloa cartel, according to prosecutors. Continue reading CEO Pleads Guilty to Selling Encrypted Phones to Organized Crime
As hacking and gaming communities continue to intersect, some hackers are selling access to botnets and likely stolen Fortnite, Spotify, and other online accounts on Instagram. Continue reading Hackers Are Selling Botnets and Stolen ‘Fortnite’ Accounts Over Instagram
Hackers have hijacked the accounts of at least four high profile Instagrammers recently, locking them out and demanding a bitcoin ransom. But Instagram is silent. Continue reading Hackers Are Holding High Profile Instagram Accounts Hostage
“Facebook ignores centuries of history, legal precedent, and expert scholarship that all establish that white nationalism and white separatism are white supremacy.” Continue reading Facebook Is Reviewing its Policy on White Nationalism After Motherboard Investigation, Civil Rights Backlash
According to multiple Reddit moderators, someone called “Aaron” has approached them to be part of a spam marketing campaign, with a particular focus on cryptocurrency and blockchain-linked projects. Continue reading Inside a Reddit Sockpuppet Operation
@isthisphish takes submissions from users, then generates a report on how suspicious the domain seems to be. Continue reading This Twitter Bot Will Tell You if a Login Page is Phishing
In July, a freedom of information activist dumped an unredacted cache of text messages allegedly hacked from Manafort’s daughter’s phone. Continue reading Manafort’s Daughter’s Lawyers Pressured Twitter to Delete Links to Hacked Text Messages