Facebook downgrades victim count, details data accessed in breach
While the number of victims is lower than previously thought, the data accessed for millions of them is more sensitive than originally believed
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Google+ to shut down due to lack of adoption and privacy bug
Google has found no evidence of misuse of user information courtesy of a security glitch in the social platform’s API
Facebook: No evidence attackers used stolen access tokens on third-party sites
The social networking behemoth is expected to face a formal investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission in what could be the “acid test” of GDPR since the law took effect in May
50 million Facebook users affected in breach
It has yet to be determined whether the accounts were misused or what information was accessed. In the meantime, you can improve your account security with a few easy steps
Twitter patches bug that may have spilled users’ private messages
The flaw affected one of the platform’s APIs between May 2017 and September 10 of this year, when it was patched “within hours”
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs zero-day hole exploited by PowerPool
Microsoft and Adobe have each shipped out their scheduled batches of patches to address security flaws in their respective software
PoC targeting critical Apache Struts bug found online
The discovery was made barely two days after the release of a patch that fixes the critical flaw in the web application framework
OneDrive app for Android updated with fingerprint authentication
With this update, Microsoft is bringing a feature for Android users that has been available on iOS devices for quite a while now
Inmates hack prison tablets for free credits
The nature of the vulnerability hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to have already been identified and fixed
British Airways cancelled flights at Heathrow after ‘IT system issue’
Thousands of British Airways passengers left stranded at Heathrow airport following incident
Irishman extradited to the US to face charges relating to Silk Road
Gary Davis accused of working as an administrator for the notorious dark web marketplace appears in a federal court in New York
Facebook fined over data privacy scandal
Social media giant fined in the UK for failing to protect users’ personal information and for a lack of transparency
Polar Flow app exposes geolocation data of soldiers and secret agents
Reminiscent of the recent controversy surrounding the fitness-tracking app Strava, the tale involving Polar Flow shows how the sharing of seemingly innocuous – but potentially telltale – data can have significant privacy implications
Britain’s tax authority reports takedown of record 20,000 fake sites
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is “consistently the most abused government brand”, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Wi-Fi security gets a boost as WPA3 standard is launched
The new wireless security protocol is poised to make hacking Wi-Fi connections a whole lot harder
Microsoft Edge bug could be exploited to spill your emails to malicious sites
Since a patch for the flaw has already been released, users are well advised to make sure that they’re running the browser’s most recent version
Ham-fisted hacker gets jail time for serial DDoS attacks
The tale of “Bitcoin Baron” reveals a worrying picture and illustrates how easy it has become to wreak havoc on the internet
South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange hacked
Bithumb has claimed that $31.5 million worth of virtual coins were stolen by hackers
Europol and partners dismantle prolific cyber-extortion gang
The arrest of a 25-year-old French man in Thailand apparently seals the fate of Rex Mundi, a hack-and-extort collective that operated since at least 2012
Major breach at British retailer Dixons Carphone affects nearly six million bank cards
Intruders also accessed 1.2 million personal data records, such as names, addresses or email addresses, in what is shaping up to be one of Britain’s biggest data breaches involving a single company