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Twitter Direct Messages May Have Been Stolen in Bitcoin Hack, Experts Warn
"If you can reset passwords and tweet as the person I can't see why messages would be off limits," one cybersecurity expert told Newsweek.
Twitter Bitcoin Hack: Everything Company Has Said about Cyberattack so Far
Twitter's security team says "significant steps" have been taken to limit access to its backend systems after an unprecedented cyberattack blamed on a "coordinated social engineering attack."
Nintendo Confirms Hack Attack Has Exposed 160,000 User Accounts
"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and concern to our customers and related parties. In the future, we will make further efforts to strengthen security," Nintendo said.
How to Delete Your Houseparty Account Now That You're Worried About Hacking
In light of the rumors about hacking that are circulating on Twitter, here's a step-by-step guide to ditching your Houseparty account.
Is Houseparty Safe? Video App Denies Hack, Suggests Paid 'Smear Campaign'
"All Houseparty accounts are safe—the service is secure, has never been compromised, and doesn't collect passwords for other sites," the official Twitter account said today after hack rumors.
MGM Resorts Hack Exposes Personal Data of 10 Million Hotel Guests
The data included names, home addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers, but does not appear to have resulted in the loss of guests' financial details, an MGM spokesperson said.
Ring Camera Hack: How to Know If Your Home Camera Is Compromised
"Two-factor authentication is more than needed," a security researcher told Newsweek. "People have to understand that they will not have any privacy with this kind of product."
CNN Host Spars With Rep Who Says CrowdStrike is Part Owned by a Ukrainian
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo argued Republican congressman Randy Weber about conspiracy theories that claim cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is partially owned by a Ukrainian.
1.3 Million Debit Cards Go Up for Sale in Biggest Ever Dark Web Dump
In the biggest card dump in history, dark web site Joker's Stash has listed 1.3 million Indian credit and debit cards for sale, in an online shop that is valued at $130 million.
DoorDash Hack: How to Find Out if Your Data Was Stolen in the Major Breach
"We take the security of our community very seriously," said the food delivery company, which wasn't aware of the May breach until earlier this month.
Has Binance Been Hacked? Crypto Exchange Probing Alleged Leak of User Data
"We are still investigating this case for legitimacy and relevancy. After refusing to cooperate and continuing with this extortion, this individual has begun distributing the data," Binance said.
Was Capital One Hacked or Breached? How Did It Happen and Who Is to Blame?
Experts tell "Newsweek" why the Capital One intrusion was both a hack and a breach, and how the bank may hold the "ultimate responsibility" for the data theft.
Amazon Refuses Blame for Capital One Data Breach, Says Cloud Service Secure
Amazon Web Services "was not compromised in any way and functioned as designed," the firm told Newsweek. Capital One said a breach impacted 100 million individuals in the U.S. and six million people in Canada.
OnePlus 7 Pro Smartphones Get Sent Strange Messages, Sparking Hack Fears
"We want to reassure that this incident does not indicate any risks for your personal data," the Chinese smartphone maker said after OnePlus 7 Pro users were sent bizarre texts.
Radiohead Get Hacked for Ransom, Release All Stolen Material Themselves
"For £18 you can find out if we should have paid that ransom," the legendary band posted online after an unknown hacker demanded $150,000 to keep the music unreleased.
Lindsey Graham: Russian Hacking Worse Than Kushner Says
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said that while President Trump did nothing wrong in regards to 2016 election interference, he still believes the Russian meddling "is a big deal" worthy of increased sanctions.
Mueller: FBI Thinks Russia Hacked Florida in 2016
"We understand the FBI believes that this operation enabled the GRU to gain access to the network of at least one Florida county government," the special counsel's report says.
Coffee Meets Bagel Users Notified of Data Leak
The dating app said it learned of the breach on Monday.
Russians Feel More Ready Than U.S. For Cyber War: Poll
Up to 67 percent of Russians felt confident that their country could handle a "major cyber incident" as opposed to 53 percent in the U.S.
Hackers Steal Information About Every German Party
Some have called the hack the biggest in Germany's history.
Hacker Group Claims to Have 9/11 Conspiracy, UFO Proof
The Dark Overlord is threatening release of documents stolen from a business insurer unless a ransom is paid in bitcoin.
Hackers Target North Korea Defectors, 1,000 Affected
The names, birth dates and addresses of nearly 1,000 people were leaked.
NASA Hack: Agency Says New Breach May Have Exposed Data
"Even the best and brightest can fall prey to hacking," one cybersecurity researcher said following the suspected breach.
'Fallout 76' Duplication Glitch Means Infinite Weapons
Follow these steps to duplicate any item in "Fallout 76."
Dem Rips GOP After NRCC Hack, House to Investigate
In late July, Senate Republicans rejected a measure that would have provided an additional $250 million for state election security.
'Red Dead Online' Money Making Hack
There's an easy way to earn money quickly in "Red Dead Online," but it isn't the most honorable way of doing things.
Russia Wants to End 'Cold War,' Meet New U.S. Congress
Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov said that "stabilization of Russia-U.S. ties is necessary not only to the Russians and the Americans, but also to the entire world."
Hackers Claim Facebook Private Messages Were Stolen
"We have contacted browser makers to ensure that known malicious extensions are no longer available to download," Facebook said.
Woman Charged Over Theft of $319,000 in Ripple Crypto
A 56-year-old man complained after 100,000 units of Ripple, a cryptocurrency, were stolen from his digital wallet.
Google to Shut Down Plus Platform, Discovered API Flaw
A bug in its API was discovered through "Project strobe."