Security breaches
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crime
Hackers Leak Data on D.C. Cops as Part of Extortion Scheme
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) In an attempt to extort some unknown amount of money out of the D.C. Metropolitan…
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REvil Claims to Have Stolen Apple Product Designs
Photo: Eric Thayer (Getty Images) Cybercriminals claim to have stolen blueprints for some of Apple’s newest products and are now…
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Geico Data Breach Let Fraudsters Steal Driver’s License Numbers
Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) Car insurance giant Geico has quietly disclosed that a recent security breach allowed cyber thieves…
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Cybercriminals Put Out Facebook Ads for a Fake Clubhouse App That Was Riddled with Malware
Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP (Getty Images) Cybercriminals have been pushing Facebook users to download a Clubhouse app “for PC,” something that…
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LinkedIn Job Offers May Actually Be Laced With Malware
Photo: Carl Court (Getty Images) With unemployment at formidable levels and the economy doing weird, covid-related reversals, I think we…
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Employee Indicted for Hacking Kansas Water Utility
As if we didn’t have enough risks to drinking water to manage.Photo: Tony Gutierrez (AP) A federal grand jury is…
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Hackers Hiding Malware Inside Fake Call of Duty: Warzone Cheats
Photo: Robert Reiners (Getty Images) Look out, n00bs. Hackers are apparently deploying fake game “cheats” for Call of Duty: Warzone.…
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Shell Hacked Via Accellion FTA
Photo: Scott Barbour (Getty Images) Royal Dutch Shell, the petrochemical giant (and one of the largest companies in the world),…
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Hacker Forum Maza Hacked
Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP (Getty Images) In the latest in a string of “hits” on Russian dark web forums,…
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Navajo Nation Hospital Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack
The Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona, circa 2002.Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) If you want a good example of the kind…
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