An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users
Jackson Chen / engadget - If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwar…
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Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 17745 / 24 stories in 7 wks
Viral Reddit Post About Food Delivery Apps Was an AI Scam
BeauHD / slashdot - A viral Reddit "whistleblower" post accusing a major food delivery app of systemic exploitation is "most likely AI-generated," reports the Verge. From the report: The original post by user Trowaway_whistleblow alleged that an unnamed food delivery company…
Back to Top / Monday, January 5, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 17517 / 7 stories in 2 months
Trust Wallet Confirms $7M Claims Portal After Chrome Exploit Hits
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Trust Wallet has launched a $7 million compensation process for users affected by a Chrome extension security breach. Only version 2.68 of the Trust Wallet Chrome extension was compromised in the incident. Victims are required to submit wallet addres…
Back to Top / Monday, December 29, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 17355 / 6 stories in 2 months
(LEAD) Coupang unveils nearly 1.69 tln-won compensation plan over data breach
Choi Kyong-ae / co - SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. announced a compensatio...
Back to Top / Sunday, December 28, 2025, 11:20 pm / permalink 17325 / 8 stories in 2 months
SEC Secures Consent Judgments Against FTX and Alameda Executives
Brenda Mary / blockonomi - TLDR: Three former FTX and Alameda executives agreed to permanent antifraud injunctions pending court approval. Ellison faces a 10-year officer-director bar while Wang and Singh each received eight-year bans. Executives allegedly diverted over $1.8 billio…
Back to Top / Friday, December 19, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 17143 / 4 stories in 2 months
Terraform Bankruptcy Admin Sues Jump Trading for $4B Over TerraUSD Collapse: Report
Vince Dioquino / decrypt - Jump is accused of unlawfully profiting from and contributing to the collapse of Terra, in a lawsuit seeking $4 billion in damages.
Back to Top / Friday, December 19, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 17132 / 3 stories in 2 months
YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers
Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - Google loves AI content, except when it doesn't.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 17123 / 5 stories in 2 months
Instacart Settles FTC Lawsuit Alleging Deceptive Advertising and Subscription Enrollments
PYMNTS / pymnts - Instacart agreed to pay $60 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that alleged the company engaged in deceptive tactics. In its lawsuit, the regulator alleged that the grocery delivery platform falsely advertised “free delivery” to consumer…
Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 17117 / 13 stories in 2 months
North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Crypto This Year: Report
Ryan Gladwin / decrypt - Attackers from North Korea have swiped over $2 billion worth of crypto so far this year, accounting for 59% of all stolen funds.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 18, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 17102 / 8 stories in 2 months
California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims
techxplore - California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla's license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company h…
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 17091 / 5 stories in 2 months
Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / techcrunch - The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking collective stole Pornhub premium users’ data, including email addresses and viewing history.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 17020 / 8 stories in 2 months
Locked out: How a gift card purchase destroyed an Apple account
appleinsider - The locking of an Apple Account and the difficulty one loyal Apple customer has experienced in regaining access is a stark reminder to be vigilant when buying gift cards for the holidays.A selection of Apple Gift Card designs - Image Credit: AppleWhile ho…
Back to Top / Saturday, December 13, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 16924 / 3 stories in 2 months
Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years
Emmett Lindner and David Yaffe-Bellany / nytimes - Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud.
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Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 16856 / 17 stories in 2 months
Petco Files Data Breach Reports and Blames Inadvertent Software Setting
PYMNTS / pymnts - Petco has reported that a setting within one of its software applications made customers’ personal information accessible online. The retailer filed data breach reports in California, Massachusetts and Texas. The disclosures were flagged by PCMag in a Tue…
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 2:42 pm / permalink 16796 / 3 stories in 2 months
Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks
cnbc - It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:21 am / permalink 16595 / 4 stories in 3 months
Singapore Orders Apple, Google To Prevent Government Spoofing on Messaging Platforms
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Singapore's police have ordered Apple and Google to prevent the spoofing of government agencies on their messaging platforms, the home affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The order under the nation's Online Criminal Harm…
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16293 / 4 stories in 3 months
Shai-Hulud worm returns, belches secrets to 25K GitHub repos
Connor Jones / theregister - Trojanized npm packages spread new variant that executes in pre-install phase, hitting thousands within days A self-propagating malware targeting node package managers (npm) is back for a second round, according to Wiz researchers who say that more than 2…
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 16247 / 3 stories in 3 months
Social Links raises €2.6 million to enhance AI tools that detect fraud, scam messages and brand misinformation
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Amstelveen-based Social Links, a global technology company, has secured €2.6 million ($3 million) in additional follow-on funding to accelerate the development of next-generation defense tools designed to secure companies’ brand, assets, and people in the…
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 16240 / 4 stories in 3 months
DOGE Disbands With 8 Months Remaining in Charter
PYMNTS / pymnts - President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was supposed to last until next summer. Instead, the agency has essentially disbanded, Reuters reported Sunday (Nov. 23), bringing a close to a program that was designed to shrink the siz…
Back to Top / Sunday, November 23, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 16230 / 7 stories in 3 months
Five plead guilty to helping North Koreans pretend to be US-based IT workers
engadget - The US Department of Justice has announced that five people have pleaded guilty to helping North Koreans defraud US companies by pretending to be US-based remote workers. North Korea has previously used fake identities and the direct manipulation of US cy…
Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15970 / 4 stories in 3 months