Security
Facebook says it won’t notify the half a billion users that had their data leaked
The data was stolen in 2019.
Free speech social network Gab hacked, private posts, hashed passwords, and more have been stolen
A group is planning to share the hacked data with some “journalists, social scientists, and researchers.”
The 2009 hacks that led to Twitter settling with the FTC share many parallels with the recent Twitter hacks
The settlement was in relation to two 2009 hacks where intruders compromised and tweeted from several high profile accounts including the account of then-President-elect Barack Obama.
Some Cognizant contractors reportedly had access to internal Twitter tools that enable account takeovers
Cognizant is a third-party company used for moderation.
Chinese bank got two Western companies to install tax software that has secret backdoor, researchers say
China is increasingly accused of spying.
GhazzyTV slams YouTube for not helping him with hacked channel
The channel is not visible to the public and has been stripped of several features.
Meghan Rienks blasts YouTube for unhelpful responses after her channel was hacked two months ago
Her channel is still filled with the hacker’s branding and content.
Ninja’s Twitter account hacked
Ninja’s wife, Jessica received a message suggesting the hacker wanted payment to get the account back.
30+ YouTube channels hacked and used to promote cryptocurrency scams
Hackers are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to gain control of YouTube channels.
Maastricht University caved and paid ransom to hackers
They paid almost $220,000 to the hackers.
Twitter gives university access to student’s parody account after administrators complained about its tweets
The student was locked out of the account, the associated email was changed, and some of its tweets were deleted.
Researchers discover new way to manipulate and edit social posts, altering meaning of likes and comments
Cybersecurity researchers call it a “chameleon” attack.