Billions of scraped Discord messages up for sale
Four billions public Discord messages are for sale on an internet scraping service called Spy.pet. At first sight there doesn’t seem to be much that…
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Law enforcement reels in phishing-as-a-service whopper
A major international law enforcement effort involving agencies from 19 countries has disrupted the notorious LabHost phishing-as-a-service platform. Europol reports that the organization’s infrastructure has…
Mental health company Cerebral failed to protect sensitive personal data, must pay $7 million
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with online mental health services company Cerebral after the company was charged with failing to secure…
Cannabis investment scam JuicyFields ends in 9 arrests
Europol and its associates have arrested 9 people in conjunction with a cannabis investment scam known as “JuicyFields”. The suspects used social media to lure…
Should you share your location with your partner?
Every relationship has its disagreements. Who takes out the trash and washes the dishes? Who plans the meals and writes out the grocery list? And…
New ransomware group demands Change Healthcare ransom
The Change Healthcare ransomware attack has taken a third cruel twist. A new ransomware group, RansomHub, has listed the organisation as a victim on its…
Giant Tiger breach sees 2.8 million records leaked
Someone has posted a database of over 2.8 million records to a hacker forum, claiming they originated from a March 2024 hack at Canadian retail…
How to change your Social Security Number
After seeing their Social Security Number (SSN) leaked in the AT&T breach, some US citizens are wondering if and how they can change their SSN.…
Apple warns people of mercenary attacks via threat notification system
Apple has reportedly sent alerts to individuals in 92 nations on Wednesday, April 10, to say it’s detected that they may have been a victim…
How to check if your data was exposed in the AT&T breach
AT&T has notified US state authorities and regulators about its recent (or not) data breach, saying 51,226,382 people were affected. For those that have missed…
Microsoft’s April 2024 Patch Tuesday includes two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities
The April 2024 Patch Tuesday update includes patches for 149 Microsoft vulnerabilities and republishes 6 non-Microsoft CVEs. Three of those 149 vulnerabilities are listed as…
How to protect yourself from online harassment
It takes a little to receive a lot of online hate today, from simply working as a school administrator to playing a role in a…