A person claiming to be the hacker says they wanted to expose the platform's vulnerability and it was "always the plan" to return the tokens.
A mobile security startup has found seven security flaws in Samsung’s pre-installed mobile apps, which it says if abused could have allowed attackers broad access to a victim’s personal da
Farmers and fisherfolk in the Comoros Islands are needing to adapt to climate change. /UNDP Small island developing states (SIDS) must receive financial and international support if they are t
Facebook Inc. did not and does not have plans to notify the more than 530 million users whose details were leaked, said a company spokesman. /CFP Facebook Inc. did not notify the more than 530
A reported data leak affected 530 million Facebook users. /CFP Facebook Inc. on Tuesday said a recently reported data leak affecting potentially 530 million users stemmed from a misuse of a fe
TechCrunch Early Stage goes down tomorrow (not a joke!) and the agenda is jam-packed with breakout sessions covering everything a startup needs to know about fundraising and operations. We’ve al
A security vulnerability in a popular iPhone call recording app exposed thousands of users’ recorded conversations.The flaw was discovered by Anand Prakash, a security researcher and founder of
Apple has released a set of security updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs, and Watches. There are no new features — but these are updates you will still want to install.As part of these security fixes
Global air transport data giant SITA has confirmed a data breach involving passenger data.The company said in a brief statement on Thursday that it had been the “victim of a cyberattack,”
A security flaw in a website run by the government of West Bengal in India exposed the lab results of at least hundreds of thousands of residents, though likely millions, who took a COVID-19 test.The
Spotify said it has reset an undisclosed number of user passwords after blaming a vulnerability in its systems for exposing private account information to its business partners.In a data breach notif
It took the company more than two months to respond to reports of fraud from customers who had used the website.
Kenyan flowers on display at an international trade show. /Kenya Flower Council Kenya's floriculture sector will fully recover from the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the middle of 2
A security vulnerability in Android could have allowed malicious apps to siphon off sensitive data from other apps on the same device.App security startup Oversecured found the flaw in Google’s
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African countries to put solid COVID-19 prevention measures in place before embarking on reopening of learning institutions. WHO said in a state
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the world needs to prevent vaccine nationalism so as to guarantee the equitable access and fair
A U.S. federal court judge ruled on Thursday that WhatsApp and parent company Facebook’s lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance software company NSO Group can go forward. Phyllis Hamilton, Chief