hacking

Study: Hackers Can Steal Passwords By Listening To Typing
Study: Hackers Can Steal Passwords By Listening To Typing
June 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

In an academic study, researchers at Cambridge University and Linkoping University in Sweden were able to learn people’s passwords by getting a phone microphone to listen to the sound...

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Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack
Boost Mobile Notifies Customers Of Hacking Attack
May 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Boost Mobile, a network owned by Sprint, has notified customers of a hacker attack that accessed an unknown number of accounts, according to a report....

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Iris-Reading USB Device Marketed As Unhackable Is Hacked
Iris-Reading USB Device Marketed As Unhackable Is Hacked
May 10, 2019  |  Biometrics

The eyeDisk, a USB flash drive that claims to be unhackable, has been hacked by a U.K.-based cybersecurity firm called Pen Test Partners, according to...

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Insurance Brokerage Launches Cybersecurity Assessment Service
Insurance Brokerage Launches Cybersecurity Assessment Service
March 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An insurance brokerage has launched an initiative to bring together some of the world’s biggest insurers for a collaboration on a cybersecurity product ratings service,...

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Mozilla Mulls Blocking DarkMatter For Browser ‘Misuse’
Mozilla Mulls Blocking DarkMatter For Browser ‘Misuse’
March 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Firefox maker Mozilla might cut ties with cybersecurity company DarkMatter after a recent report linked the firm to a cyber espionage program. In January, Reuters reported...

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Marriott Exec To Testify About Hack Attack
Marriott Exec To Testify About Hack Attack
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Marriott International Chief Executive Arne Sorenson is set to testify before a U.S. Senate panel about a hacking incident that exposed the records of up to...

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Chinese Hackers Expand Attacks Amid US Anti-Huawei Push
Chinese Hackers Expand Attacks Amid US Anti-Huawei Push
February 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Attacks by Chinese hackers against telecom companies have risen in the last year, a troubling sign that could mean China is pushing back against the...

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Experts Say Equifax Data Breach Was A Spy Job
Experts Say Equifax Data Breach Was A Spy Job
February 14, 2019  |  Fraud Attack

Remember all that stolen Equifax data? Remember how all those names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers and other information were...

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Dunkin’ Falls Victim To Credential Stuffing Attack Again
Dunkin’ Falls Victim To Credential Stuffing Attack Again
February 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Dunkin’ revealed Tuesday (February 12) that hackers were able to get access to customer information via a credential stuffing attack. According to a report in ZDNet,...

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