Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake “Emergency Data Requests”

There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from Internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. It involves compromising email accounts and websites tied to police departments and government agencies, and then sending unauthorized demands for subscriber data while claiming the information being requested can’t wait for a court order because it relates to an urgent matter of life and death. Continue reading Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake “Emergency Data Requests”

Optimistic father of LAPSUS$ hacking suspect says he’s going to try to stop him using computers

British police arrested seven people earlier this week in relation to a wave of attacks launched by the LAPSUS$ hacking group, against firms such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, Ubisoft, Samsung, and Okta.

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This Week in Security: Browser in the Browser, Mass Typo-squatting, and /dev/random Upgrades

For every very clever security protocol that keeps people safe, there’s a stupid hack that defeats it in an unexpected way. Take OAuth for instance. It’s the technology that sites …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Browser in the Browser, Mass Typo-squatting, and /dev/random Upgrades

UK-Based Teen Suspected of Operating LAPSUS$ Data Extortion Group

By Deeba Ahmed
Experts claim the notorious data extortion group LAPSUS$ could be the brainchild of a teenager in the United…
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Microsoft and Okta Confirm Data Breach Claims by LAPSUS$

By Deeba Ahmed
Both companies have confirmed the breach after Lapsus$ hackers leaked screenshots of Okta’s internal system and source code…
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