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Twitter says Facebook, Messenger accounts hacked

A Twitter spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the accounts were hacked through a third-party platform.

10 Feb 2020 7:32 AM

Vikram Bhatt's 'Hacked' starring Hina Khan to release on Feb 7

The film, to be released by Zee Studios, also features Rohan Shah, Mohit Malhotra and Sid Makkar.

08 Jan 2020 11:57 AM

Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been 'compromised' after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. (Photo: AP)

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account hacked, racist tweets posted

Some of the tweets contained the hashtag #ChucklingSquad which was believed to indicate the identity of the hacker group.

31 Aug 2019 9:12 AM

The breach has been closed, but it is speculated that malicious attackers could have accessed it earlier.

Porn site data breached; are you among the 1.2 million users exposed?

The researchers were able to access 1.195 million user accounts on Luscious.

22 Aug 2019 9:04 AM

Soon after, the website was not accessible and displayed- Service Unavailable. HTTP Error 503 message. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar govt website hacked, hackers post message praising Pak

‘RootAyyildiz Turkish Hacker' claimed responsibility for hacking the website and posted messages in praise of Pakistan and Islam.

18 Aug 2019 8:38 PM

Hollywood actor Jessica Alba's Twitter account hacked

American actor Jessica Alba's Twitter account was hacked this weekend and the hacker used the account to post hateful, bigoted tweets.

29 Jul 2019 8:56 AM

After Amitabh Bachchan, Singer Adnan Sami's Twitter handle gets hacked

The cyber attacker has also changed the profile pic, cover photo and Twitter bio of the singer's account.

11 Jun 2019 5:29 PM

Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account hacked, DP changed to Pakistan PM

Within an hour, the tweets from his account were deleted and the display picture and cover photo were removed.

11 Jun 2019 11:59 AM

WhatsApp are still investigating as to whether any WhatsApp EU user data has been affected.

WhatsApp informs Irish regulator of 'serious security vulnerability'

The DPC understands that the vulnerability may have enabled a malicious actor to install unauthorized software.

15 May 2019 10:25 AM

Given that a Roomba's job is to reach difficult places to clean, obviously, the screams are aplenty which is fun for those who know, and plain scary for the visitors.

Hacked Roomba abuses when it bumps into stuff

A YouTuber has successfully built that capability into a Roomba so you can call it your friend.

07 May 2019 11:04 AM

The app is based on Riot.im from an open source project called Matrix and officially Tchap is still in beta. (Representational photo: Pixabay)

Bug allows anyone to access government’s WhatsApp replacement

A bug in an email validation allowed one to not only log in but also join groups in the app.

23 Apr 2019 5:40 PM

Data breaches will continue. And as long as we as netizens will continue to use simple and common passwords, the database will keep increasing. (Photo: Pixabay, representative image purpose only)

773 million email ID, passwords exposed. Were you part of it?

2,692,818,238 rows of email IDs and passwords are listed in a single database online.

19 Jan 2019 1:59 PM

Data stolen due to people’s lax security may have limited resale value, but can be put to many uses.

Beware: Your digital identity on sale. Price - less than $50

Kaspersky Lab investigated Dark Web markets to find out how much personal data is worth.

13 Dec 2018 11:52 AM

The committee said an “unknown entity” was behind the hack. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Thousands of emails stolen from Republican committee’s aides

The email accounts were compromised during a series of intrusions that had been spread over several months.

06 Dec 2018 11:31 AM

Quora is in the process of notifying users whose data has been compromised.

Quora says 100 million users hit by security breach

Account information, including name, email address, and more may have been compromised.

04 Dec 2018 11:50 AM

Marriott was trying to determine if the purloined records included duplicates. (Photo: AP)

Espionage, ID theft? Myriad risks from stolen Marriott data

Hackers stole data on as many as 500 million guests of former Starwood chain properties over four years.

03 Dec 2018 9:17 AM

Dell said in a statement that on Nov. 9 the company detected and stopped hackers who had breached its network and were attempting to steal customer data.

Dell.com resets all customer passwords after cyber attack: statement

The computer maker did not tell customers about the attack when it forced the password resets.

29 Nov 2018 8:37 AM

Cathay Pacific said the data stolen included names, nationalities; birth dates, phone numbers, addresses, passport and identity card numbers and expired credit card numbers, among other information. (Photo: AP)

Cathay Pacific Air says data breach affected 9.4 million

The breach was discovered during "ongoing security processes," the airline said in a statement.

25 Oct 2018 11:28 AM

The system that was hacked is used by insurance agents and brokers to directly enrol customers.

Hackers breach HealthCare.gov system, get data on 75,000

Officials said the hacked system was shut down and technicians are working to restore it.

20 Oct 2018 2:31 PM

Zipperer programs would cause irreparable harm to its sales and reputation by discouraging users from buying its video games. (Photo: Steam)

US judge blocks programs helping 'Grand Theft Auto' players 'cheat'

Take-Two had accused David Zipperer of selling computer programs called Menyoo and Absolute that let users cheat.

17 Aug 2018 8:07 AM

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