It was a Friday in July when I first noticed something seemed off. I was spending some time with my family on a gorgeous summer day, swimming and drinking beer and ignoring my phone as much as ...

Somehow, the hacker learned the cell number connected to @SECGov. The attacker then tricked the carrier into transferring the cell number to their own device, allowing them to complete a password ...

Researchers warn of a new WhatsApp “GhostPairing” attack that silently links attacker devices to accounts, enabling message ...

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler clarified Tuesday that a post on X from the official SEC account that the commission had approved bitcoin ETFs was the result of a hack. X said the SEC did not have ...

A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually not public and is often sensitive, according to the researcher, Google, and ...

You may see an alert from Apple on your iPhone warning your device is at risk or has been infected with a virus or malware.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) did not employ basic security measures on its X (formerly Twitter) account when it was “compromised” to spread false bitcoin ETF news, according to the ...

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US telecom giant AT&T, which disclosed Friday that hackers had stolen the call records for tens of millions of its customers, paid a member of the hacking team more than $300,000 to delete the data ...

Tech outlet Wired is at the center of a potential data breach after a lone hacker claimed to have breached Condé Nast and is ...