YouTuber Linus Sebastian confirmed in a new video that his channels were taken over by hackers due to a session hijacking attack. This attack bypasses passwords and MFA to infiltrate an account.
Justin Luna
Veteran NeowinForum Information
- Forum Name:
- JustinCharlier
- Joined:
- 11 December 2014
- Forum Posts:
- 1,030
Biography
Justin has been writing technology and business content since 2014. Ever since he was a kid, he already had an innate passion for technology, as he liked to tinker with computers and mobile devices. When he's not writing, he's usually on his phone watching funny TikTok videos or binging Korean drama series on Netflix.
By April 1st, Twitter will remove all legacy verified checkmarks on its platform. These checkmarks were previously given to high-profile accounts like celebrities, politicians, and public figures.
Google has officially stopped selling the Enterprise edition of Google Glass, its augmented reality smart glasses. The company, however, will keep supporting the device until September 15, 2023.
Australian digital payments and lending company Latitude Financial has suffered a hacking incident. This allows cybercriminals to get a hold of the identification documents of 328,000 customers.
CloudSEK has discovered that threat actors are recently posting YouTube videos that "offer" cracked software downloads. They are even using AI-generated avatars to make the clips look legitimate.
A new research paper discovered 721.5 million credentials exposed online. According to the study, 50% of the data came from botnets that deployed information-stealing malware to victims' devices.
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles recently announced that it suffered a data breach due to a ransomware attack. The incident gave hackers access to members' sensitive information.
Microsoft has laid off its entire ethics and society team within the AI department, according to a recent report. Despite this, the company says that it remains committed to responsible AI.
Meta is threatening to stop news access on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if the proposed Online News Act passes in its current form. Canadian news outlets, however, support the bill.
Healthcare startup Cerebral announced this week that it shared the sensitive data of more than 3.1 million users in the U.S. with advertisers and social media companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok.
Alleged real life photos of OPPO's next flagship phone, the Find X6 Pro, have appeared online. The associated leaker calls the device OPPO's "most ambitious product in recent years."
Microsoft is set to introduce enhanced security to its OneNote program. This comes after threat actors started exploiting the note-taking app for their phishing campaigns to steal sensitive data.
A ransomware variant commonly known to target Windows PCs has recently been found infecting Linux computers as well. The variant does this by exploiting a flaw in IBM's Aspera Faspex software.
Microsoft's Security Intelligence team recently found that threat actors behind business email compromise attacks are now moving quickly to avoid detection and stop victims from blocking the attack.
Computer company Acer recently confirmed that it suffered a data breach after a threat actor started selling some of its sensitive data online. No consumer data was reportedly affected.
After an incident last January where a streamer displayed a browser window that contained deepfake porn of other streamers, Twitch is now taking a harder stance when it comes to such content.