#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online

#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online

“#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online” A hacker appears to be selling a giant stash of LinkedIn user data that was scraped from the networking website and other places, according to the company and a report. The database purportedly containing info from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been listed for sale on a…

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# DeFi aggregator raided by five hackers on launch day

# DeFi aggregator raided by five hackers on launch day

“# DeFi aggregator raided by five hackers on launch day ” Fledgling decentralized finance protocol ForceDAO has had a rough start, with several incursions from hackers taking place just hours after it launched. The Ethereum-based yield aggregator had only just launched its airdrop campaign on April 3 when four malicious “black-hat” hackers managed to drain…

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#Feds indict Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada breach

#Feds indict Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada breach

“#Feds indict Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada breach” The feds have filed criminal charges against a prolific Swiss hacker who took credit for breaking into more than 150,000 security cameras run by a Silicon Valley startup. A Seattle grand jury indicted Tillie Kottmann, the 21-year-old hacktivist who claimed to be behind last week’s massive breach…

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#Florida teen gets prison time for massive Twitter hack

#Florida teen gets prison time for massive Twitter hack

“#Florida teen gets prison time for massive Twitter hack” The Florida teenager who hacked several celebrities’ Twitter accounts last summer will spend three years behind bars, authorities said. Graham Ivan Clark, 18, pleaded guilty to 30 counts of communications fraud and other state crimes for breaking into the social media platform to carry out a…

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#Tesla says China factory wasn’t hit by Verkada camera hack

#Tesla says China factory wasn’t hit by Verkada camera hack

“#Tesla says China factory wasn’t hit by Verkada camera hack” Tesla on Wednesday pushed back on hackers’ claims that its Chinese factory had been swept up in a massive surveillance camera breach. The electric-car maker was reportedly one of several companies hit in Monday’s cyberattack against Verkada, a Silicon Valley company that sells web-operated security-camera…

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#US small businesses reportedly targeted by Chinese hackers using Microsoft email flaw

#US small businesses reportedly targeted by Chinese hackers using Microsoft email flaw

“#US small businesses reportedly targeted by Chinese hackers using Microsoft email flaw” Thousands of small businesses and government offices across the US were compromised due to a back door flaw in Microsoft’s email program, according to reports. Hackers in China have been exploiting several flaws in Microsoft’s Exchange software to break into accounts and read…

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