Facebook Patches Major WhatsApp Vulnerability

Facebook announced today that a security bug in its WhatsApp messaging service that allowed hackers to take control of users’ phones has been fixed....
instagram

Hackers Hold Instagram Influencers’ Accounts Hostage with Ransomware

High-profile Instagram accounts are being targeted by ransomware attacks and phishing schemes, with evidence suggesting that many account holders are paying the attackers. According to...

Adam Levin Named in CIO Dive’s 10 Cybersecurity Experts to Follow...

Adam Levin was listed as #4 on CIO Dive's 10 cybersecurity experts to follow on Twitter in 2018. The article described his Twitter account...
bribery for data

Amazon Employee Fired for Leaking Customer Data, Exposing a Search Flaw...

Amazon revealed a breach of customer data last week, but it wasn’t a data breach of the usual variety. Rather than falling prey to...
Google +

Google Shuts Down Google+ Social Platform After Security Fail

Google announced that it will be shutting down consumer use of the long-ailing social platform Google+ after it was revealed that a security bug...
Cloudhopper Chinese hack

Chinese Hacking Spree Targets Cloud, IT

A China-linked hacking group is currently on the attack, targeting cloud service providers and managed service providers (MSP) in the U.S., warned the U.S....
iPhone hack

iPhone Hack Allows Access to Contacts, Photos

Apple’s iOS 12 update includes a workaround that can allow a hacker to access a device’s photos and contacts without having the passcode to...

West Virginia Rolls Out Mobile App Voting

West Virginia has released a mobile app for voting in the 2018 midterm elections in a limited number of counties. The app utilizes blockchain...
Facebook Breach

Facebook Breach: 50 Million Users Affected

Facebook has had a hard year, and it just got worse. The company announced that it was compromised, and 50 million users were affected....
Gmail

Did You Know Google Shares Your Email?

Correction: Google provides access to scan user email. I’m going to say it again: The search giant confirmed that third party apps that integrate...