Discord warns users after data stolen in third-party breach
Popular social platform Discord has suffered a data breach—though technically, it wasn’t Discord itself that was hacked. A third-party customer support provider was compromised, allowing…
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Phishers target 1Password users with convincing fake breach alert
In a very recent and well-targeted phishing attempt, scammers tried to get hold of the 1Password credentials belonging to a Malwarebytes’ employee. Stealing someone’s 1Password…
What’s there to save about social media? (Lock and Code S06E20)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… “Connection” was the promise—and goal—of much of the early internet. No longer would people be separated from…
How to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your Facebook account
While two-factor authentication (2FA) is not completely fool-proof, it is one of the best ways to protect your accounts from hackers. It adds an extra…
From threats to apology, hackers pull child data offline after public backlash
Last week we yelled at some “hackers” that threatened parents after stealing data from their children’s nursery. This followed a BBC report that a group calling…
Your Meta AI conversations may come back as ads in your feed
Meta has announced that conversations with its AI assistant will soon be used for targeted advertising. If you’re the kind of person that notices ads…
Scam Facebook groups send malicious Android malware to seniors
An infostealer and banking Trojan rolled into one is making the rounds in Facebook groups aimed at “active seniors”. Attackers used social engineering methods to…
Sendit tricked kids, harvested their data, and faked messages, FTC claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued Sendit’s parent company, saying it signed up children under 13, collected their personal data, and misled them with…
Gemini AI flaws could have exposed your data
Security researchers discovered three vulnerabilities in Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. Although now patched, this “Trifecta”, as the researchers called it, raises important questions…
Tile trackers plagued by weak security, researchers warn
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology scrutinized the security of the popular Tile tracker and came out disappointed. Bluetooth trackers are a steadily growing…
260 romance scammers and sextortionists caught in huge Interpol sting
Online crime of all kinds is deplorable, but there’s a special place in hell for romance scammers and sextortionists who target the most vulnerable victims.…
Apple fixes critical font processing bug. Update now!
Apple has released important security updates to address a critical vulnerability in FontParser—the part of MacOS/iOS/iPadOS that processes fonts. Identified as CVE-2025-43400, the flaw was…