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The pandemic rages on and still the only government relief many Americans have seen was a stimulus check in the spring. People are desperate and, unfortunately, folks looking for any way out can be easy marks. A new text scam is phishing for personal information by impersonating the Internal Revenue Service and promising another $1200 stimulus […]
Federal agencies released an advisory Wednesday, warning the health sector about a “credible” cyber crime threat to U.S. hospitals. The joint warning was issued by the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. It urged hospitals and health-provides to increase security measures, as experts have received […]
Donald Trump‘s campaign website appeared to be temporarily overrun by hackers Tuesday. “This site was seized,” a message read across the top of the donaldjtrump.com “About” page. “The world has had enough of the fake news spreaded daily by President Donald J Trump. It is time to allow the world to know the truth.” The hackers accuse “trump-gov” of being involved with the […]
Fort Bragg’s official Twitter account was deactivated Wednesday afternoon, following a series of lewd messages posted to the page. Twitter users noticed that around 4:30 p.m. ET, the military base’s verified account began responding to another account featuring adult content. User @Quinnfinite10 had shared a post about an individual who had complained about the pubic hair displayed on her OnlyFans page. […]
Security officials in the U.S. and elsewhere have accused Russia of a hacking effort linked to COVID-19 vaccine research, Vice reports. On Thursday, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre shared an advisory message discussing the alleged activities of a group known by the names APT29, Cozy Bear, and the Dukes. In an accompanying statement, Paul Chichester—Director […]
Over a dozen high-profile Twitter accounts were successfully hacked as part of a massive Bitcoin scam. On Wednesday afternoon, accounts belonging to figures like Kanye West, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mike Bloomberg, and Joe Biden began sending out tweets that asked followers to send money to specific crypto addresses. All of the posts used […]
As anticipated in the thick of a tumultuous humanitarian crisis, activist hacker group Anonymous is rearing its head during the current uprisings. On Saturday, the internet discovered that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) website was taken offline. Although the group didn’t take direct responsibility for the act, an account associated with Anonymous revealed that the site was disabled. The […]
Pablo Escobar‘s litigious brother is suing Apple over alleged smartphone vulnerabilities. And he’s seeking an obscene amount of money. According to TMZ, Roberto Escobar has filed a $2.6 billion—yes, billion—lawsuit against the tech giant, claiming the security flaws of his iPhone X put his life in danger. The 73-year-old Colombian says he purchased the device in spring […]
A group of cyber criminals says they will release damning information about President Donald Trump unless they receive a $42 million ransom within the next week. As pointed out by NBC News, the blackmailers made their demand in a recent blog post, but did not specify what kind of dirty they had on Trump, nor did they provide any […]
Hackers have infiltrated the systems of Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, a law firm that counts a number of high-profile artists and musicians as clients. The firm’s site is down as hackers claim to have 756 GB of data including contracts and personal e-mails related to clients, per Page Six‘s report late Tuesday. The hackers […]
