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Over the last week, we have been hearing more and more about the HBO hack. Earlier this week, a ransom demand was put in place and as a show of power, the hackers also released confidential emails and new Game of Thrones details. Now, we have learned that HBO has …

Last week, one of the biggest stories in entertainment revolved around the HBO hack. Similarly to when Sony was targeted, the attackers got away with a ton of files, including emails, documents, scripts, episodes of shows and more. To show they were serious, last week they leaked a Game of …

As convenient as it can be to have a password manager to help keep track of unique passwords, that convenience is swiftly stripped away when the password database gets hacked. This week, OneLogin users will want to double check their accounts as the service has warned that it has suffered a …

This week, a security research report began doing the rounds showing a flaw in Samsung’s Galaxy S8 iris scanner. The report went on to show how someone could trick the phone into unlocking using a picture of someone’s eye and a series of other steps that further complicate matters. It …

Just a few weeks ago, a hacker managed to get their hands on the majority of Netflix’s fifth season of Orange is the New Black and promptly demanded ransom money to keep it off the web. Now this week, Disney appears to have found itself in a very similar situation, …

One of the biggest stories of 2016 was the Apple V FBI encryption and privacy battle. At the time, the FBI wanted to force Apple into cracking an iPhone 5c used by a criminal but by doing so, Apple would be forced into creating a backdoor to its software, which …

It looks like Netflix has had its release plans disrupted a bit as hackers have managed to obtain episodes from the new season of Orange is the new Black ahead of its scheduled release date. At first, the person behind this demanded ransom money but after Netflix refused to pay …

This week, a Turkish ‘hacking’ group began kicking up a fuss on social media, claiming they had access to over 300 million iCloud accounts and would begin factory resetting 200 million iOS devices starting on the 7th of April. The hope was that this would scare Apple into paying up …

Over the last couple of years, Yahoo has suffered two major security breaches, affecting hundreds of millions of users. While the company didn’t handle the situation very well at all, it does seem that the US authorities have tracked down the culprits behind at least one of the attacks, with the …

The Nintendo Switch has only been on the market for a week and a half but it looks like hackers haven’t been wasting any time since then as an exploit has already been discovered. This particular exploit seems to boil down to the Switch’s web browser, which is running on an …

Update: On Friday morning, many Google account users woke up to find themselves either mysteriously signed out, or with a notification claiming changes were made to their account. At the time, Google said this was not a security breach but had some more investigating to do. Now, there is a proper …

It looks like Cloudflare has been suffering from a bug recently, causing the passwords, cookies and tokens used to authenticate users by millions of sites to leak. Cloudflare is a security and performance tool that is used by 5.5 million websites, including big names like Reddit, Discord, Patreon and more. …

Following lengthy debates and much fall out at the news that Yahoo had suffered a number of breaches over the past few years, a deal has been reached for the planned Verizon buyout. It won’t be quite the near $5 billion initially offered, but neither has Yahoo lost a billion …

Last year, the FBI and Apple were embroiled in a legal battle over encryption after Apple refused to unlock an iPhone 5C at the center of an investigation. After it became clear that Apple wasn’t going to budge, the FBI hired a firm known as Cellebrite to develop a tool …

Over the last few years, Yahoo has suffered two major hacks affecting millions of its users. However, in both cases, the company kept quiet on the security breaches, all the while compromising the security of its users. Now, it looks like Yahoo may be held accountable for that as the …

Modders around the world have discovered a method for installing additional games on their Nintendo Classic Minis, in some cases doubling the size of the pre-installed game libraries. There are a couple of methods, but each involves plugging the NES Mini into a PC and modifying its file system. The Nintendo NES …

Despite being inclined to have firms collect endless amounts of data on their customers, the British government does at least want them to protect it. Accepting a new EU law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), means that when introduced in 2018, British firms will be mandated to …

Yahoo is facing a lot of scrutiny right now after the company revealed yet another massive hack to its customers. Earlier this year, Yahoo finally admitted to having 500 million user accounts compromised during an attack back in 2014 but it turns out that wasn’t even the worst of it. …

If you had a Yahoo account at any point before 2013, then there’s a chance that some of your details have been copied away by hackers. Yahoo has admitted that as many as one billion user accounts may have been affected in a hack which dates back to 2013. Everything …

Nintendo has debuted a new bug bounty program for its 3DS portable console, with rewards up to £16,000 for anyone who can find an exploit in its platform. This comes as somewhat of a surprise, as many expected the upcoming 2017 release of the Switch to see Nintendo focus its …

Someone has figured out how to manipulate the food delivery app, Deliveroo, to charge users for all sorts of food items, even if it’s not delivered to them. Several users have reported having bills of £100 or more for food that was delivered to a number of different locations, but …

It looks like Three has suffered from a security breach as the UK-based mobile network has confirmed today that the accounts of over 130,000 customers were breached recently. Three people were reportedly involved in the breach, using official employee logins to access the mobile network’s database of customers, with 133,827 …

Customers of the Three mobile network are being urged to watch out for potential fraud or identity theft following the arrest of three men who have been charged with breaching the mobile provider’s upgrade database. Although the purpose of the breach was to ‘steal’ free phones, it also gave them …

The Mega file locker has admitted that some of its corporate data, specifically relating to its blog and help-centre system was stolen by hackers. However, it categorically denies claims that its main file locker system has been compromised, and promises users that their data is safe and secure. When initially …

Anthony Clarke, one of four individuals arrested as part of an investigation into FIFA 14 Coin hacking, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He now has a few months to wait until sentencing, but potentially faces as long as 20 years in a federal prison for his …

Earlier this year, Yahoo finally officially confirmed that it was hacked back in 2014, leaving 500 million user accounts exposed. While Yahoo only just got around to confirming that it was hacked a few months ago, we did not know when the company first discovered the breach. However, this week …

It looks like Tesco Bank has had a bit of a security breach over the weekend as the bank has had to freeze a huge number of fraudulent transactions over the weekend. Action was promptly taken after it was discovered that suspicious amounts of money had been taken from 20,000 …

It has been almost a year since TalkTalk suffered a huge cyber attack, in which the personal information of over 150,000 customers was stolen. Now, the UK-based ISP has to face the consequences, as the firm has been fined a record £400,000 for poor security practices, which left consumer data …

Cybersecurity bug-hunting firm Zerodium has announced that it’s increased its payouts for bug bounties on iOS v 10, to $1.5 million (£1.16 million) from $1 million. The reason it’s now put a higher price on those exploits’ heads, is because iOS 10 is harder to crack than previous iterations, so …

Update: Following on from yesterday’s news, Yahoo has officially confirmed that it suffered a major security breach in which the information of 500 million user accounts was stolen. This hack actually took place in late 2014 and similarly to the hack on Sony in 2014, the attack on Yahoo may …