Tag: FBI
Cyber crime group ShinyHunters claims it has stolen all FBI staff data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is actively probing claims by the notorious cyber-crime collective ShinyHunters that it successfully breached agency servers and compromised personal records belonging to roughly 38,000 current […]
Apple fixes security loophole that allowed FBI to snoop on encrypted chats
Apple has released an urgent software update to close a security loophole that allowed the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to eavesdrop on encrypted messages. The fix, included in […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk tells BBC owning Twitter has been ‘quite painful’
Elon Musk has said running Twitter has been “quite painful” and “a rollercoaster”, in a last-minute interview with the BBC. The multi-billionaire entrepreneur also said that he would sell the […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: BYD steals Tesla’s sales crown
A Chinese firm backed by Warren Buffett has stolen Tesla’s crown after selling more electric cars in the first half of this year than Elon Musk’s company. BYD, which is […]
Tech support scams cost nearly $350 million in damages in 2021
Atlas VPN analysis reveals that tech support scam losses increased by 137% in 2021 and caused $347.66 million in damages to unwitting individuals globally. Tech support fraud involves a […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Number of Facebook users falls for first time
Social media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Facebook’s parent company Meta Networks says DAUs fell to 1.929bn […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Thousands of fake emails sent from real FBI address
A hacker has sent thousands of fake emails from a real FBI address, warning the recipients that their networks were being attacked by a reputable cyber security researcher. The hoax […]
UK data watchdog ‘considering’ concerns about FaceApp
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The Digest: New details on Sony hack… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] FBI Director Comey reveals new details on the Sony hack | The Verge “Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Manhattan, FBI director James Comey went into more detail […]
Apple's Steve Jobs feared kidnapping
Apple's late visionary founder Steve Jobs feared that his daughter could be the target of kidnappers, a newly uncovered FBI file has revealed. Released last February and uncovered by Wired, the FBI file was put together as Jobs was probed…
