Over 20,000 Instagram accounts stolen in Meta AI support hack

Meta has revealed that 20,225 Instagram users had their accounts hijacked in a recent incident where attackers used Meta's AI ...
Forbes

Password Hack Warning As New Threat Jumps From Your Laptop To Phone

Update, July 22, 2025: This story, originally published on July 20, has been updated with an expert counterpoint to the idea that it’s the delivery mechanism being what’s important in the latest ...
JD Supra

Gates Down: Third Circuit Says Breaking Employer Computer Access Policies Is Not Hacking

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ...
PCMag on MSN

Password manager Dashlane reveals how a hacker stole encrypted vaults

Dashlane's update about the brute-force attack reveals a notable security gap in the 'device registration' process for the ...
techtimes

Signs of Hacking: How to Know If Your Computer Is Compromised and Essential Cybersecurity Tips

Spot signs of hacking early: Detect if computer compromised with key indicators, tools, and cybersecurity tips to secure your system fast. Pixabay, pixelcreatures Rising cyber threats make early ...
The Financial Express

Instagram account hacking explained: How attackers used Meta AI support tools to gain unauthorised access

A recent Instagram account hacking incident has raised concerns about the security of Meta’s AI-powered support systems.
New York Post

Hackers are stealing your personal information using this password hack — here’s how to protect yourself

You’re checking your inbox or scrolling through your phone when something catches your attention. It’s a message about a password reset, but you never asked for ...
Forbes

98.5% Of Passwords Fail This Hacking Test — How Secure Is Yours?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. By mapping out what the report refers to as a heat map of ...
Ars Technica

After $380M hack, Clorox sues its “service desk” vendor for simply giving out passwords

Hacking is hard. Well, sometimes. Other times, you just call up a company’s IT service desk and pretend to be an employee who needs a password reset, an Okta ...
AOL

Fake CAPTCHA scam can hack your computer

You've seen CAPTCHA checks everywhere. You click a box. You move on. No big deal. Now imagine that same box asking you to press a few keys on your keyboard. It might tell you to open a command window ...
techtimes

Essential Computer Security Tips: How to Use Antivirus Protection to Prevent Hacking and Viruses

Protect your computer with effective antivirus protection and smart computer security strategies to prevent hacking, malware, and viruses for safer online experiences. Pixabay, TheDigitalArtist ...
Hosted on MSN

Legal protection for ethical hacking under Computer Misuse Act is only the first step

Opinion It was 40 years ago that four young British hackers set about changing the law, although they didn't know it at the time. It was a cross-platform attack including a ZX Spectrum, a BBC Micro, ...