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Sydney Sweeney’s Verizon Phone Number Hijacked
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Sydney Sweeney’s Verizon Phone Number Hijacked

A photo posted online shows an apparent SIM swap of Sydney Sweeney on July 2nd. That same day, hackers broke into her Twitter account and posted a cryptocurrency scam.
UK Police Arrest Suspect in MGM Ransomware Attack
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UK Police Arrest Suspect in MGM Ransomware Attack

The arrest is one of the few publicly available signs of movement in the investigation of the massive MGM Resorts cyberattack.
Leaked Docs Show What Phones Cellebrite Can (and Can’t) Unlock
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Leaked Docs Show What Phones Cellebrite Can (and Can’t) Unlock

The leaked April 2024 documents, obtained and verified by 404 Media, show Cellebrite could not unlock a large chunk of modern iPhones.
Hackers Steal Text and Call Records of ‘Nearly All’ AT&T Customers
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Hackers Steal Text and Call Records of ‘Nearly All’ AT&T Customers

In one of the most significant data breaches in recent history, hackers stole AT&T customers’ call and text metadata spanning several months.
ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses
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ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses

As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too.
Researcher Infects His Own Meta Quest VR Headset With Ransomware
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Researcher Infects His Own Meta Quest VR Headset With Ransomware

A cybersecurity researcher set out to prove whether Meta’s virtual reality headset is susceptible to a certain flavor of ransomware.
Watch This Guy Play ‘Doom’ on a Toothbrush
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Watch This Guy Play ‘Doom’ on a Toothbrush

The three million toothbrush botnet wasn’t real, but this toothbrush hacked for blasting demons between brushes is.
The Viral Smart Toothbrush Botnet Story Is Not Real
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The Viral Smart Toothbrush Botnet Story Is Not Real

"FortiGuard Labs has not observed Mirai or other IoT botnets target toothbrushes or similar embedded devices."
Researchers Install Ransomware on Internet-Connected Wrench
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Researchers Install Ransomware on Internet-Connected Wrench

“We were able to make the device completely inoperable by preventing a local operator from controlling the drill through the onboard display and disabling the trigger button."