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The extensive hacking campaign that was based simply on asking Meta AI’s chatbot to take over a victim’s Instagram account appears to have continued even after…
Hackers took over Instagram accounts by tricking the Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
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Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed multiple user accounts to be compromised. The attack appeared to rely on tricking Meta’s AI support chatbot into…
Hackers are targeting Signal users in an attempt to steal their chat backups as part of a new hacking campaign, according to TechCrunch. On Wednesday, Washington…
A spyware researcher exposed Russian government hackers trying to break into Signal accounts
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Earlier this year, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher investigating spyware attacks, found himself in an unusual position. For once he was targeted by hackers. “Dear…
Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature on Android that aims to help security researchers investigate spyware attacks. The feature is called “Intrusion Logging” and…
US defense contractor who sold hacking tools to Russian broker ordered to pay $10 million to former employers
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Peter Williams, a veteran cybersecurity executive who headed the hacking and surveillance technology division of US defense contractor L3Harris, has been ordered to pay $10 million…
On Tuesday, education technology giant Instructure disclosed a data breach where hackers stole students’ private information, including their names, personal email addresses and messages sent between…
Regular internet users and companies aren’t the only victims of malicious hackers. Sometimes, hackers themselves get hacked. This happened in an unusual hacking campaign where an…
AI assessment startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells each client to rotate sensitive keys
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AI evaluation startup Braintrust has urged customers to revoke and replace their API keys after a previous breach of client secrets. According to an email sent…
Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed data breach affecting students’ personal information. Hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The hackers claim to…