Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking

Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to ...
Android

Ubisoft Hit by Massive Hack: Rainbow Six Siege Servers Taken Down

A massive security breach recently forced Ubisoft to take Rainbow Six Siege servers offline after a multi-group hack compromised internal systems. Attackers flooded player accounts with billions in ...
Forbes

Porn Hack—Pornhub Warns Users ‘May Receive Emails’ From Hackers

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Pornhub’s warning that “a recent cybersecurity incident” impacts some ...
Forbes

Crypto Security Warning: Trust Wallet Confirms $7 Million Chrome Hack

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated December 28 with a statement by Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn ...
Bleeping Computer

Trust Wallet confirms extension hack led to $7 million crypto theft

Trust Wallet confirmed that a compromised Chrome extension update released on December 24 led to $7 million in stolen cryptocurrency after users reported their wallets drained. "So far, $7m affected ...
The Australian

British ethical hacker granted rare visa after finding ‘critical vulnerability’ in government site

Jacob Riggs, a cyber security expert from Bexley in London’s southeast, took just one hour and 50 minutes to uncover a critical vulnerability after hacking the DFAT website in July. After alerting ...
Polygon

Rainbow Six Siege hackers pull a Robin Hood, give players billions in in-game currency

Imagine booting up your favorite game and seeing an impossible number of credits under your account. We're talking "you could buy the entire storefront every day for years on end" type of money. Well, ...