Phishing Attacks that Bypass 2FA Protection Are on the Rise
The adoption of two-factor authentication (2FA) as an account protection method pushes phishing actors to turn to reverse-proxy solutions that are …
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Android Parental Control Apps Riddled with Security and Privacy Risks
Popular parental control apps for the Android platform were found to be vulnerable to multiple security flaws, risking the data and safety of the …
Fujitsu Smart City 5G Source Code Leaked Online
A hacker is claiming to have breached Fujitsu’s code repositories and is now selling the source code for Fujitsu’s Smart City 5G project …
NIST Retires SHA-1 Cryptographic Algorithm After 27 Years
The SHA-1 hash algorithm has been retired by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), an official U.S. government body, that now …
Data of Customer Management Service ‘SevenRooms’ Leaked Online
In a statement sent to RestorePrivacy earlier today, SevenRooms has confirmed that it suffered a data breach via a third-party vendor. Samples of data …
Uber Suffers New Data Leak After Third-Party Vendor Gets Hacked
A large collection of internal data was dumped over the weekend on a hacking forum and now Uber has confirmed a new data leak to RestorePrivacy that …
Music Service Deezer Admits Data Breach via Third Party Affecting 200M+ Users
Deezer has admitted to a data breach via a third party after a hacker posted data from 200+ million Deezer users for sale on a hacking forum. In an …
Google Gives Pixel 7 Users VPN by Google One at no Extra Cost
Google has announced that all Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro users will now get to use “VPN by Google One” for free. Google’s VPN is …
ExpressVPN Clone Sites Infect Visitors with Redline Malware
A new campaign exploits the ExpressVPN brand to trick people into downloading fake installers containing Redline, a widely distributed information …
Encryption Vendor for Sony, Lexar, and Sandisk Leaked API Keys
ENC Security, a Dutch company that provides encryption solutions to Lexar, SanDisk, Western Digital, and Sony, has had an API key data leak due to …
Amazon to Pull the Plug on Wickr Me at the End of 2023
Amazon has decided to discontinue Wickr Me, the free-to-use consumer edition of the end-to-end encrypted instant messenger app. Wickr was acquired by …
Hackers Target Users with Trojanized VPN Apps that Are Spyware
ESET researchers have discovered a new campaign attributed to the Bahamut APT (advanced persistent threat), which uses a VPN app as a lure to infect …
Europe Reacts to Meta’s Chaotic User Data Management
Revelations about the chaotic situation with user data management in Meta, Facebook’s parent company, have sparked concerns in Europe. A letter sent …
DuckDuckGo Gives Android Users a Way to Block all Trackers
DuckDuckGo has opened up the beta for App Tracking Protection, giving all Android users a tool capable of detecting and blocking most third-party …
YouTube Videos Lead to Sites with 100+ Apps that Hide Malware
A large-scale malware distribution campaign uses YouTube videos to direct viewers to websites that pretend to offer installers for over 100 games and …