As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure.
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Pegasus is in the news again. Last we heard of it in India was in 2019 when some WhatsApp users — including journalists and activists
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July 17 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) had stepped up its search for a chief information security officer in recent weeks, two people familiar with the effort told Reuters, before the breach of high-profile accounts on Wednesday raised alarms about the platform’s security. The FBI’s San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking, it said in a ...
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May 16 (NBC News) - A cybercriminal gang that hacked a major entertainment law firm claims it will release information on President Donald Trump if it doesn’t receive $42 million in ransom. The group, a known criminal enterprise, didn’t offer any proof it had information compromising to Trump. It did, however, release a large set of stolen files from the ...
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Feb 4th (Mashable) - Sometimes, a system as sophisticated as Google Maps can be tricked in the simplest of ways. This was recently proved by artist Simon Weckert, who hauled around 99 smartphones in a handcart, thus generating a traffic jam on Google Maps, which falsely registered this activity as a bunch of cars being around the same location. In ...
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Colombo, April 11 (newsin.asia) - A spate of hacks on WhatsApp accounts have spurred a decidedly unsettled buzz across Colombo since last night. Reports have also come in from India and Pakistan. The hack takes control of your account by activating your mobile number on another device. Once this is done, the owner no longer has access to their account. For ...
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POLICE have urged parents to check their children's phones for 15 apps frequented by paedos and cyber bullies. The list shared on social media includes dangerous dating apps and chat tools used to secretly share raunchy photos and videos online.
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