To avoid becoming a victim of financial fraud and identity theft, Americans are advised to fix their credit rating (security freeze) at the current level and delete any suspicious emails, advises USA Today. The experts in the fight against information theft gave advice that is now relevant ...
Decentralized hacker group Anonymous posted a message to Elon Musk in a video in which members called Tesla CEO “nothing more than another narcissistic rich guy desperate for attention,” writes Bitcoin.com. They shed light on many things that ...
A US court sentenced Ukrainian hacker Fyodor Gladyr and other members of the hacker group to 10 years in prison. Their activities caused billions of dollars in losses. This was reported on the website of the Department of Justice. Members of a hacker group known as FIN7 (also called Carbanak Group ...
A hacker tried to poison a Florida city by hacking into a water treatment system, local law enforcement officials said. Writes about this CNN. On Friday, February 5, a hacker gained access to a water purification system in Oldsmare, Florida and tried to raise the level of sodium hydroxide commonly called ...
The website of the election campaign of the current US President Donald Trump was hacked. The headquarters assured that the hackers were unable to gain access to important data. The publication "Voice of America" told in more detail. On Tuesday, October 27th, the presidential campaign website came under a clear short-term attack. ...
In self-isolation mode, watching movies and TV shows has become one of the main home entertainment. Cybercriminals who created hundreds of fake sites Netflix and Disney + could not help but take advantage of the increased popularity of streaming platforms. See the Voice of America report for details. For the first quarter of 2020 ...
Social networks Facebook and Twitter have removed more than 200 fresh pages and accounts of the Internet Research Agency, also known as the "troll factory", according to the BBC. This organization has already tried to influence the presidential elections in the United States in 2016, for which the country's authorities introduced it ...
Criminals never miss a major crisis. The Chinese coronavirus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, is a great opportunity for them. Because it can induce normally rational people to "relax their guard" and fall for the tricks of the scammers, Fox News reported. Here are the three most common ...
The NordPass password manager has named the most common, and therefore the world's worst, combinations that people use to protect their accounts. In addition to the understandable 123456 and qwerty, iloveyou ("I love you"), princess and babygirl ("princess" and "baby") were among the most popular, and ...
Modern gadgets can be hacked by hackers, who are able to program devices to make disorientating sounds. Writes about this BBC. Security analyst Matt Weeks in his study found that a number of modern devices have weak protection against ...