Tech giant Apple was also a victim of spyware. Apple took a fast step in defeating these spyware flaws by releasing a security update. Users can relax now as this update from Apple will not allow any of the Apple devices to be accessed by hackers.
Dark Souls 3’s recent anti-cheating patch update resulted to an unintended freezing which prompted game developer ‘From Software’ to roll back the patch. Meanwhile, From Software continues to affirm that the game’s Poise stat is not a glitch, contrary to the widespread view held by some gamers.
An IT Security firm has just revealed the extent of email account breach that affected tens of millions of people using free email services like Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoomail, and Mail.ru. What is disturbing is that hackers who get hold of these information virtually give it for free.
The Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital said its network fell prey to ransomware. A ransom of 40 bitcoins demanded by hackers was paid.
Instagram has just rolled out buggy tests for an anticipated staged launching of two factor authentication tool that gives users extra layer of protection against potential attacks from hackers.
Select users received warning emails from Twitter.
The hackers group declared war on the terrorists who carried out the Paris attack that left 129 dead.
A group of hackers known as "Anonymous" has declared war on ISIS.
In what appears to be a quick case of quid pro quo, within a few days of iOS 9 jailbreak threatening Apple devices, Apple acted fast and was able to close two of the many points used by the hacking team in China, Pangu, allowing the users to jailbreak all the devices running on iOS 9.0 to 9.0.2, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Though users paid up for a 'delete option' in the Ashley Madison site, it unfortunately bombed and revealed everything.
The company announced it was hacked on Saturday, three days after it came to know of the hack and stopped it.
Hackers are on the prowl as 4 million users who have registered on a private site are not able to prevent their sexual data from being revealed.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning for airlines to be on the lookout for hackers. An increasing number of airlines are offering onboard wi-fi to customer which potentially can lead to hacking.
Several police departments in Maine had to pay around $300 ransom to hackers for getting their records back. Departments' computers were attacked by a virus, identified as ransomware which is a type of malware that causes restricted access to an infected system and demands a ransom payment.
Chinese computer and smartphone firm Lenovo Group Ltd said its website was hacked Wednesday. A hacker group Lizard Squad has taken the credit.
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