LifeLabs faces proposed class action after data breach affects up to 15M clients
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against medical services company LifeLabs over a data breach that allowed hackers […]
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Man sues Ring after someone hacked security camera
A lawsuit filed by an Alabama man alleges that someone gained access to his Ring security camera and used the […]
170m passwords stolen in Zynga hack, monitor says
Words With Friends company admitted hack in September but size only now revealed. More than 170m usernames and passwords were […]
Chinese researchers reveal method to bypass biometric fingerprint scanners in smartphones
Chinese security researchers from X-Lab security at Tencent challenged fingerprint security in a presentation at the GeekPwn 2019 conference in […]
Study reveals 2019’s darkest cyber-threats
Webroot has released its third annual Nastiest Malware list, shedding light on 2019’s worst cybersecurity threats. From ransomware strains and […]
China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide
New, more sophisticated attacks are targeting Uighurs’ phones — even iPhones and even abroad, security researchers say. They warn that […]
Cyberattacks cost small companies $200K, putting many out of business
About 43% of cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses. On average, these cost $200,000, putting 60% of these companies out […]
Remote Simjacking campaigns could disrupt SIM cards in 29 countries
Adaptive Mobile Security has published a new report detailing SimJacker attacks and the number of countries affected. The report identified […]
Former Yahoo! engineer hacked user emails for smutty snaps
Former Yahoo! software engineer has pleaded guilty in a California federal court to one count of computer intrusion after breaking […]
Healthcare data hacking could lead to identity thefts
When a healthcare company is hacked, criminals gain access not only to health information, but also to demographic and financial […]
Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking
For two years, a handful of websites have indiscriminately hacked thousands of iPhones. The rare and intricate chains of code […]
UK hacker must pay back £922k after cyber-attack spree
An English cyber-criminal who carried out targeted computer attacks on more than 100 firms from his UK base has been […]