Real Hacking

A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed

<strong> Microsoft</strong> today released updates to fix at least 90 security vulnerabilities in <strong> Windows</strong> and related software, including <em> a whopping six zero-day flaws</em>

A partial selfie posted by Puchmade Dev to his Twitter account. Yes, that is a functioning handheld card skimming device, encrusted in diamonds. Under

A ransomware group called <strong> Dark Angels</strong> made headlines this past week when it was revealed the crime group recently received a record $75 million data r

Twenty-four prisoners were freed today in an international prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries. Among the eight Russians repatriated we

More than a million domain names — including many registered by Fortune 100 firms and brand protection companies — are vulnerable to takeover by cyber

<strong> Google</strong> says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent the email verification required to create a <strong> Google Workspac

The Chinese company in charge of handing out domain names ending in “<strong> .top</strong> ” has been given until mid-August 2024 to show that it has put in place syste

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor <strong> Crowdstrike</strong> crippled countless <strong> Microsoft Windows</strong> computers across the globe today, disrupting every

At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar <strong> Squarespace</strong> saw their websites hijacked last week. Squarespace bought all assets

<strong> AT&T Corp.</strong> disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110 million people — nearly all of i

The Russia-based cybercrime group dubbed “<strong> Fin7</strong> ,” known for phishing and malware attacks that have cost victim organizations an estimated $3 billion in