Tag: hack

Apex Legends recovers from Titanfall message hackers

Apex Legends suffered problems this weekend apparently tied to the older games.

Have I Been Pwned partners with FBI as site goes open source

Troy Hunt has two big announcements for Have I Been Pwned, as the site looks to help more people when it comes to cybersecurity.

100 Verkada employees could view client camera systems

It appears as if Super Admin access was more common among employees than anticipated leading to several missteps in Verkada’s security processes.

Twitter hackers used their real IDs to verify Bitcoin accounts – Three arrests made

Three Trans-Atlantic arrests took place at the weekend following a Twitter hack in July.

Twitter reportedly had internal controls to spy on celebs a few years ago

Following its hack earlier this month, a deeper dive into Twitter and its internal workings continue to reveal several holes in its security measures.

More than 1000 Twitter employees reportedly had access to change user settings

As the investigation into last week’s Twitter hack continues, more details are surfacing as to how easy it was for user accounts to be accessed.

Hackers accessed Twitter DMs of 36 accounts in last week’s hack

The DMs accessed include an official from the Netherlands.

htxt.africast – Microsoft skills, Twitter hack and Ghost of Tsushima

We look at Microsoft’s new global skills initiative, the social engineering that led to a Twitter hack, and the impressive Ghost of Tsushima in this week’s africast.

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130 accounts pawned in Twitter hack

Security researchers have suggested that 367 users transferred $120 000 to attackers following a Twitter hack this week.

Twitter hacked with help from good ol’ social engineering

Attackers targeted Twitter employees with access to internal systems and tools resulting in several accounts sharing a crypto scam.

Life Healthcare hit by cyberattack on IT systems

The extent and damage done by the cyberattack is still being investigated.

Houseparty believes it’s being smeared, offers $1 million for proof

Houseparty has seemingly had enough of claims its app is responsible for other services being compromised.

The UN was hacked and kept quiet about it according to shocking report

The UN could apparently have avoided the hack with a simple software patch.

City of Joburg refuses to pay hacker’s ransom

The City of Joburg added that it has restored 80 percent of its systems following a breach last week.

Avast’s CCleaner is being targeted by hackers again

Czech’s intelligence agency believes the attack came from China.

Yahoo will pay claimants up to $358.80 in hacking settlement

The settlement follows several data breaches that occured at Yahoo between 2012 and 2016.

htxt.africast – Gartner trends, Borderlands 3 and Garmin hack

It’s a new week for the africast and we have a weird combination of talking points.

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Less than 6 700 customers affected by data theft says Garmin

According to Garmin, the attackers skimmed customer’s payment data as it was keyed into the shop.garmin.co.za website.