Tag Archives: Hackers

Nintendo takes legal action against US Switch hack sellers

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Nintendo is back on its intellectual property flex, after it filed two lawsuits last week against Switch hackers selling software to play pirated video games. Court documents obtained by Polygon show that one lawsuit was filed in an Ohio court agains...

FBI accuses China of attempting to steal US COVID-19 research

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Today, the FBI warned that China-backed hackers are attempting to steal COVID-19 research from organizations in the US. In a joint statement, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that they have observed state-...

Security firm details how hackers stole $1.3 million in wire transfers

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The security company Check Point Research has revealed details of a cyber heist from private equity firms that once again relied on a time-worn tactic: simple email phishing. The story started when a cybercrime gang known as the “Florentine Banker” t...

It doesn’t matter if China hacked Equifax

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On Monday the FBI and AG Barr announced "an indictment last week charging four members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) with hacking into the computer systems of the credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing Americans' personal data a...

Google offers free Titan security keys to help secure political campaigns

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While Facebook stands firm on its decision not to ban false political ads, Google is moving in the other direction. After banning political ad targeting last year, the company has announced new plans to help tighten security within campaigns. In part...

Philips patched a longstanding Hue bulb security flaw

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Philips and its parent company Signify have patched another Hue smart light bulb vulnerability. Fortunately, the flaw was discovered by security researchers at CheckPoint Software, and it's unlikely that it was exploited in the wild. But this isn't t...

Hackers are selling card info stolen in last year’s Wawa breach

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If you purchased anything at the East Coast gas station and convenience store chain Wawa between March and December last year, there's a chance your credit and debit card info is being sold on the dark web. Earlier this week, fraud intelligence compa...

Homeland Security wants you to update your Firefox browser right now

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The Department of Homeland Security is urging Firefox users to update their browsers. The rare warning was issued earlier this week, after Mozilla released two critical security updates. According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen...

TikTok fixed a flaw that could have exposed user accounts

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TikTok has been the subject of national security concerns for some time, and now things are set to get a little more uncomfortable for the company. According to cybersecurity company Check Point, the popular app had serious vulnerabilities that could...