Collaborate Disseminate
Guessing the anonymous author of the Trump op-ed in The New York Times based on the use of the word ‘lodestar’ is “entirely useless,” according to a forensic linguist. Continue reading Forensic Linguist Says ‘Lodestar’ Can’t Tell Us Who Burned Trump in New York Times Op-Ed
Dozens of people reported receiving an email from Google revealing a potential FBI investigation into people who purchased malware. Continue reading Google Notifies People Targeted by Secret FBI Investigation
Consumer spyware company Family Orbit confirmed that it left its cloud storage servers vulnerable to hackers. Continue reading Spyware Company Exposed ‘281 Gigabytes’ of Children’s Photos Online
A hacker broke into the servers of TheTruthSpy, one of the most notorious stalkerware companies out there, and stole logins, audio recordings, pictures, and text messages, among other data. Continue reading Spyware Company That Marketed To Domestic Abusers Gets Hacked
T-Mobile disclosed an “incident” in which hackers accessed “some” customers’ personal information—but no financial data or passwords. Continue reading Hackers Stole Personal Data of 2 Million T-Mobile Customers
The DNC thought it was getting hacked again, but it was just a false alarm set off by a security test. It’s a sign that the organization is taking its cybersecurity seriously. Continue reading The DNC False Alarm Hack Is Good Cybersecurity, Bad PR
A company that sells surveillance software to parents and employers left “terabytes of data” including photos, audio recordings, text messages and web history, exposed in a poorly-protected Amazon S3 bucket. Continue reading Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Text Messages, and Location Data Exposed Online
Police in California continue their investigation in port out scams by arresting a second suspect. Continue reading Alleged 19-Year-Old SIM Swapper Used Stolen Bitcoin to Buy Luxury Cars
With Donald Trump downplaying and denying Russian attempts to interfere with American elections, companies like Microsoft, Google, and Cloudflare have filled the void as defenders of democracy. Continue reading The Attack on Fair Elections Is a Great Marketing Opportunity For Tech Companies
Australian police tracked down the teen after Apple detected the intrusion and alerted the FBI. Continue reading Teen Hacked Into Apple’s Network, Got Caught With ‘Hacky Hack Hack’ Folder