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The Secret Service Tried to Catch a Hacker With a Malware Booby-Trap

July 10, 2020 admin hacker, hacking, law enforcement, law enforcement hacking, malware, network investigative technique, network investigative techniques, nit, ransomware, secret service

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:55:25 +0000

The attempt failed, but so-called “network investigative techniques” are not limited to the FBI, according to newly unsealed court records.

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Hackers Compromise a Grey Market for Roblox Items

June 18, 2020 admin compromised data, Crime, grey market, hacker, hackers, hacking, in-game currency, marketplace, phishing, roblox

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:56:08 +0000

Motherboard obtained a database of users of RBX.Place, where people sell in-game Roblox items for real money.

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Feds Arrest Member of Group Tied to a Billion Dollars Worth of Hacks

May 26, 2020 admin apt, chipotle, Credit card, credit card fraud, fin7, hacker, hackers, hacking, malware, trump hotels

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 18:24:32 +0000

Victims of Fin7 included Chipotle, Whole Foods, and Trump Hotels.

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Hackers Just Dropped a Jailbreak They Say Works for All iPhones

May 25, 2020 admin apple, hacker, iPhone, iphone hacking, jailbreak, jailbreak iphone, jailbreaking, operating system, vulnerability, zero day

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 12:01:46 +0000

The new unc0ver jailbreak relies on a vulnerability that the researcher who found it says Apple is unaware of.

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‘Weird’ Nintendo Switch Issue Makes it Easier to Guess Passwords

May 22, 2020 admin credential stuffing, Cybersecurity, hacker, hackers, hacking, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, passwords, switch

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 12:26:12 +0000

A design choice on the Nintendo Switch e-Shop can gives hackers clues as to a target’s password.

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Hacker Bribed ‘Roblox’ Insider to Access User Data

May 4, 2020 admin bribe, data abuse, game, hacker, hackers, hacking, insider, roblox, video games, youtubers

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:04:58 +0000

The hacker was able to lookup information on high profile Roblox users as well as reset passwords and take other actions on accounts.

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Transmit Security, Authentication Company Used by Banks, Hacked

February 25, 2020 admin 2fa, authentication, banking, Breach, Cybersecurity, data breach, hacker, hackers, hacking, td bank

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:45:50 +0000

The breach impacted email addresses, passwords, phone numbers, and other sensitive information, according to a breach notification obtained by Motherboard.

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Researchers Found a List of Electronic Arts’ Slack Channels

February 5, 2020 admin data exposure, EA, electronic arts, electronicarts, fifa, hacker, hackers, hacking, slack, spidersilk

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:33:15 +0000

The exposed channel names and other information could have related to secretive company projects.

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SIM Swappers Are Phishing Telecom Company Employees to Access Internal Tools

January 28, 2020 admin cellphone, hacker, hacking, Infrastructure, sim swap, sim swapping, t-mobile, telecom, telecom companies, verizon

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:02:31 +0000

SIM swappers are particularly interested in a tool called Omni from Verizon that allows hackers to take over phone numbers.

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We Tested Ring’s Security. It’s Awful

December 17, 2019 admin Amazon, Camera, Cybersecurity, data breach, hacker, hackers, hacking, Internet of Things, ring, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:55:20 +0000

Ring lacks basic security features, making it easy for hackers to turn the company’s cameras against its customers.

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