twitter Florida Teen Faces 30 Felonies as Mastermind of Massive Twitter Hack A 17-year-old from Tampa faces adult charges for orchestrating the July Twitter breach that scammed users out of over $100,000 using high-profile celebrity accounts.
twitter Former Twitter Employees Help Investigate Massive Platform Hack Former Twitter employees are stepping in to help make sense of the massive hack that compromised high-profile accounts. The breach raises serious national security concerns as investigators uncover how the attackers gained access.
twitter Twitter Hack of High-Profile Accounts Exposes Major Security Flaws A massive breach compromises the accounts of prominent politicians and tech leaders to promote a bitcoin scam. The incident raises serious questions about the platform's internal security and national security implications.
twitter Twitter Hackers Use Internal Tools for Massive Crypto Scam Attackers compromise high-profile Twitter accounts to spread a bitcoin scam by leveraging internal admin tools through a social engineering attack on employees.
twitter Twitter Bitcoin Scam Fueled by Internal Tool Access and SIM Swappers A massive Twitter breach compromises high-profile accounts to promote a bitcoin scam, netting attackers over $100,000. Evidence suggests the perpetrators are experienced SIM swappers who social-engineered a Twitter employee.
microsoft teams Microsoft Teams Overtakes Zoom in Remote Work Usage Growth New research from Aternity reveals that Microsoft Teams experiences higher usage growth than Zoom, overtaking the video conferencing giant after recent security missteps. Employees rely heavily on direct audio and video calls for one-on-one interactions during the shift to remote work.
windows Public Exploit Emerges for Critical Windows DNS SIGRed Vulnerability A public proof-of-concept exploit now demonstrates remote code execution capabilities for the Windows DNS SIGRed bug, increasing the urgency for system administrators to patch.
twitter Twitter Hack Exposes Private Messages of Dozens of Compromised Accounts Twitter confirms that attackers accessed the direct messages of 36 high-profile accounts during the massive July 2020 breach. The revelation fuels ongoing demands for the platform to implement end-to-end encryption.
twitter Massive Twitter Data Breach Threatens Heavy Financial and Regulatory Fallout Twitter faces severe financial and operational consequences as European regulators probe a massive data breach potentially affecting hundreds of millions of users. The company's silence on the true extent of the exposed information only increases the risk of heavy penalties.
ios 14 Major Apps Like LinkedIn and Reddit Caught Spying on iOS Clipboard Data Apple's iOS 14 beta reveals that popular apps like LinkedIn and Reddit are actively reading users' clipboard contents with every keystroke. Both companies acknowledge the invasive behavior and promise to release updates to stop the unauthorized access.
apple iOS 14 Clipboard Alerts Expose Widespread App Snooping Apple's new iOS 14 clipboard notification feature reveals that many popular apps secretly read user clipboard data. Companies like TikTok, Reddit, and LinkedIn face backlash and rush to fix their behavior.
apps India Bans Chinese Apps as Global App Store Politics Escalate India blocks 59 Chinese apps including TikTok over national security concerns, while Apple faces ongoing developer backlash regarding in-app purchase policies.
zoom Zoom Reverses Course to Offer End-to-End Encryption to All Users After facing public backlash for limiting security features to paid accounts, Zoom now plans to provide optional end-to-end encryption to all users starting with a beta in July.
microsoft Microsoft Warns Users to Abandon Unsupported Windows Versions Microsoft reminds users that unsupported Windows versions no longer receive critical security updates, leaving PCs vulnerable to malware. The company strongly recommends upgrading to Windows 11 or purchasing a new compatible device.
microsoft Microsoft Teams Outage Caused by Expired Security Certificate Microsoft Teams experiences a nearly three-hour outage after the company fails to renew a critical authentication certificate. The embarrassing oversight prevents users from logging into the communication platform.