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A Security Breach Exposed Emails and Site Passwords of 1.2 Million of GoDaddy’s WordPress Customers

The company said that hackers were able to gain access to its system through a "compromised password."

Jody Serrano

Tuesday 7:33AM

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Robinhood Reveals Hackers Stole ‘Several Thousand’ Phone Numbers

The company is continuing to analyzing the information obtained by the hackers.

Jody Serrano

11/17/21 8:58PM

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Europol Captures 12 Suspects Believed to Have Used Ransomware to Attack 1,800 Victims in 71 Countries

The cybercriminals specialized in attacking large companies and are suspected of being behind a ransomware attack on…

Jody Serrano

10/31/21 4:43PM

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Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Into Hundreds of iCloud Accounts to Steal Nudes

The man sold his services online and also kept stolen photos and videos for himself.

Lucas Ropek

10/18/21 2:57PM

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Ransomware Hackers Reportedly Targeted 3 Different U.S. Water Facilities This Year Alone

A new government report shows the increasingly dangerous lengths cybercriminals will go to make a buck.

Lucas Ropek

10/15/21 9:00PM

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Google Sent More Than 50,000 Warnings to Users Targeted by Government-Backed Hackers This Year

The company said it tracks more than 270 targeted or government-backed attacker groups from more than 50 countries…

Jody Serrano

10/14/21 11:40PM

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1Password Will Now Let You Hide Your Email for Logins

The popular password manager is partnering with Fastmail to create burner emails.

Victoria Song

9/28/21 10:42AM

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Police Arrest 106 People Tied to Mafia-Connected Cybercrime Group

Droves of people were taken into custody for helping carry out phishing scams, SIM swapping, and more.

Lucas Ropek

9/20/21 5:12PM

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United Airlines Grounded U.S. Flights Due to 'Technical System Issues'

The company briefly paused its flights in airports across the U.S. and Canada on Friday morning but won't say why.

Shoshana Wodinsky

9/17/21 12:02PM

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Hackers Breach San Diego Hospital, Gaining Access to Patients'... Well, Uh, Everything

The cybercriminals had intimate access to patient information for over four months, according to the medical…

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Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Exploited Its Own Customer Support Tools

The cybercriminals breached a Microsoft customer service agent's device to attack its customers.

Alyse Stanley

6/25/21 10:56PM

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Microsoft Warns That Hackers Using Call Centers to Trick Users Into Downloading Ransomware

The BazarCall group is trying to fool users into thinking they will be billed for a subscription unless they…

Tom McKay

6/23/21 12:05PM

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Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Behind SolarWinds Currently Attacking Targets in 24 Countries

The hackers behind the massive SolarWinds attack are currently trying to access the email systems of thousands in…

Matt Novak

5/28/21 7:15AM

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A Geico Data Breach Let Cyber Fraudsters Steal Customers' Driver's License Numbers

Car insurance giant Geico has quietly disclosed that a recent security breach allowed cyber thieves to steal…

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UK Police Warn Against Using Sci-Hub's 85 Million Documents of Pirated Research

Police in the UK issued a warning over the weekend against visiting Sci-Hub, a website that offers over 85 million…

Matt Novak

3/22/21 5:00AM

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Cybercrime Is Booming and It's Costing America Billions

The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report is out and it shows that hackers and other cybercriminals ran wild during…

Lucas Ropek

3/18/21 3:55PM

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The Grift and Cybercrime Blight on the Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout

Last August, federal agents searched the Redmond, Washington, laboratory of Johnny Stine, a bootleg biotechnician…

Will Peischel

2/26/21 10:20AM

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A Phishing Scam Targeting Postmates Drivers Pretends to Represent the Company to Empty Out Victims’ Accounts

As if gig workers didn’t have it hard enough already, they now have to be on the lookout for possible phishing scams…

Jody Serrano

2/21/21 8:36PM

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North Korean Hackers Successfully Phished Cyber Researchers Using a Fake Blog

A recent phishing campaign by North Korean nation-state hackers successfully duped a number of security…

Lucas Ropek

1/26/21 1:40PM

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Attackers Dupe GoDaddy Staff Into Helping Them Take Down Cryptocurrency Services

Roughly one year after a data breach at GoDaddy compromised 28,000 customer accounts, the world’s largest internet…

Alyse Stanley

11/21/20 10:12PM

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