Security Crypto.com exchange loses $34 million in BTC and ETH to hackers Customers have already been reimbursed By Cohen Coberly , January 20, 2022, 9:38 AM 8 comments
Security Crypto.com exchange compromised, but CEO downplays severity The loss could have been far greater By Shawn Knight , January 18, 2022, 2:00 PM
Security Custom-written malware discovered across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems Several indicators point to the remote access trojan (RAT) as the work of an advanced threat actor By Jimmy Pezzone , January 16, 2022, 1:16 PM 9 comments
Tech Culture Security Five weeks after the $200 million BitMart hack, many victims haven't been reimbursed One user who lost $53,000 said they've been close to suicide By Rob Thubron , January 10, 2022, 9:38 AM 9 comments
Gaming Tech Culture PlayStation 4 now has a jailbreak that might eventually work on PS5 Sony patched it on December 1, but it should work if you have not updated in the last two weeks By Cal Jeffrey , December 14, 2021, 2:14 PM
Gaming Nintendo hacker Bowser settles Switch piracy lawsuit for $10 million in restitution Don't mess with the real Bowser, Bub; you'll get the horns By Cal Jeffrey , December 8, 2021, 3:10 PM 11 comments
Software Security Hackers are infecting Windows activators like KMSPico to steal from cryptocurrency wallets Not that KMSPico is a legitimate tool By Adrian Potoroaca , December 6, 2021, 7:37 AM 18 comments
Security Hackers are brute-force guessing payment card numbers, and there's nothing you can do about it The best defense is to... not play the game at all? By Shawn Knight , December 2, 2021, 12:25 PM 49 comments
Security The Web GoDaddy data breach exposed over a million customer accounts Compromised data could be used in phishing attacks, GoDaddy warns By Shawn Knight , November 22, 2021, 2:21 PM 7 comments
Security The Web Hackers use real FBI servers to send fake cyberattack warnings Fake warning emails are causing a very real problem for the FBI By Jimmy Pezzone , November 14, 2021, 10:59 AM 19 comments
Software Apple Hong Kong cyberattack reveals that Apple favors latest OS versions for security updates The attack used a vulnerability that had already been patched in Big Sur By Daniel Sims , November 12, 2021, 5:44 PM 11 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Hackers claim they have cracked the PS5 and obtained all symmetric root keys Happy Anniversary PlayStation 5---you just got pwned By Cal Jeffrey , November 9, 2021, 5:02 PM 22 comments
Security The government is offering $10 million for information on Colonial Pipeline hackers DarkSide And $5 million for info relating to similar future attacks By Rob Thubron , November 5, 2021, 8:35 AM 9 comments
Mobile Security Former mobile carrier worker sentenced for role in SIM-swapping attacks A $2,325 bribe doesn't seem worth it By Rob Thubron , October 22, 2021, 8:25 AM
Security US to ban sale of hacking tools to authoritarian governments, including China and Russia For national security and anti-terrorism reasons By Rob Thubron , October 21, 2021, 6:55 AM 15 comments
Security The Web Twitch reveals how it was hacked It blames a "malicious third party" By Rob Thubron , October 7, 2021, 5:19 AM
The Web Security All of Twitch has just leaked, including its source code and user payouts And it's only "part one" By Rob Thubron , October 6, 2021, 6:59 AM 28 comments
Security The Web Most people still reuse passwords across multiple sites Rejoice, hackers By Rob Thubron , September 23, 2021, 6:15 AM 7 comments
Security Software Free REvil ransomware decryptor released for past victims Bitdefender decrypts the ransomware behind the Kaseya attack By Daniel Sims , September 16, 2021, 5:01 PM
Security Microsoft Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability that allows remote code execution is being actively exploited Attackers leverage ActiveX to infect systems with malware By Cal Jeffrey , September 8, 2021, 1:36 PM 8 comments
Security Electronics This unsuspecting Lightning cable packs an implant that can log everything you type Indistinguishable from a standard retail cable By Shawn Knight , September 2, 2021, 2:03 PM 14 comments
Security Hacker returns $600M to Poly Network, is offered position as Chief Security Advisor He also got a $500,000 bug bounty By Cal Jeffrey , August 19, 2021, 2:28 PM 15 comments
Security T-Mobile says 48 million current and former customers impacted by hack, offers free identity theft protection 48 million is better than 100 million, right? By Rob Thubron , August 18, 2021, 7:38 AM
Security The Web A hacker claims to be selling data on over 100 million T-Mobile customers; the company keeps investigating This looks bad By Rob Thubron , August 16, 2021, 11:00 AM
Security Tech Culture Hacker who stole $611M in crypto assets has started to return it The hacker has already returned $256M, but it's unclear if it will return the rest By Joao Silva , August 11, 2021, 1:27 PM 14 comments