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Turns out spewing conservative vitriol across your social media platforms can make you a few enemies. Right-wing personality Matt Walsh’s Twitter account was hacked, and the alleged culprit has now said that it was because he had nothing better to do.How To Remove Followers From TwitterIn an interview with Wired, Doomed—the hacker’s alias—told the outlet that he was bored and was “stirring up some drama” when he hacked Walsh’s Twitter account last night. Doomed claims he took control of Walsh’s social media account and…

Meta’s WhatsApp is threatening to leave the UK if the government passes the Online Safety Bill, saying it will essentially eliminate its encryption methods. Alongside its rival company Signal and five other apps, the company said that, by passing the bill, users will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption, which ensures no one but the recipient has access to sent messages.Why Banning TikTok Won’t Protect Our PrivacyThe “Online Safety Bill” was originally proposed to criminalize content encouraging self-harm…

 Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)Pentagon Employees Too Horny to Follow RulesFTX, the once beloved crypto exchange that went down in a ball of financially malfeasant flames last November, appears to have not given much of a shit about protecting its customers’ digital assets. Indeed, the company’s latest bankruptcy report reveals that, in addition to managing its finances like a cross between a Jim-Beam-swigging monkey and a debauched Roman emperor, the disgraced crypto exchange FTX also apparently had some of the worst…

The year was 1992 and the FBI had what it considered to be a major problem on its hands.The Biggest Crypto Heists of 2022…So FarThat year, AT&T had announced the launch of something called the TSD-3600—a novel piece of privacy hardware that could encrypt voice transmissions in standard landline phones. A clunky white device that sorta resembled a walkman, the TSD—short for Telephone Security Device—digitized calls, then encrypted them using a 56-bit key. It was originally offered to business executives at $1,295…

Apple Saving money means that you can roll those funds into another endeavor, whether that’s padding your savings account, paying for some bills, or grabbing something new, indulging if you will. That’s why it’s always beneficial to peruse some of the best deals out there before making a purchase, you never know what you can save and just how much. If you’re in the market for a new phone, for example, checking out the best phone deals is always a great idea, or Apple deals, or TV deals,  or smart home gear — you name…

The IRS-authorized tax preparation software service eFile.com recently suffered a JavaScript malware attack in the middle of tax season, according to BleepingComputer. The nefarious JavaScript file has been identified as popper.js and has been observed by eFile.com users as well as by security researchers. The malware is believed to have surfaced on the service around mid-March and has interacted with “almost every page of eFile.com, at least up until April 1st,” the publication added. Encountering this…

Newly published security research suggests that a certain brand of smart home devices have software vulnerabilities that could allow a savvy hacker to hijack them completely. The Biggest Crypto Heists of 2022…So FarThe company in question, Nexx, sells a variety of IoT products, including internet-connected garage doors, alarms, and wall plugs. All of these products are designed to be paired with Nexx’s app, which allows users to remotely monitor their homes, activate or deactivate certain features, and generally control…

One early crypto investor’s hopes to see a major telecom provider pay up for a 2017 crypto heist have been all but dashed. According to unsealed court documents filed last Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California shared that AT&T wasn’t liable to any damages due to the 2017 SIM swap hack that stole $24 million from early crypto investor Michael Terpin.The Biggest Crypto Heists of 2022…So FarIn 2018, Terpin sued AT&T for $224 million, alleging the hacks could not have gone off…

A security researcher was recently able to change the top results in Microsoft’s Bing search engine and access any user’s private files, potentially putting millions of users at risk — and all it took was logging into an unsecured web page. The exploit was discovered by researcher Hillai Ben-Sasson at their team at Wiz, a cloud security firm. According to Ben-Sasson, it would not only allow an attacker to change Bing search results, but would also grant them access to millions of users’ private files and data.…

Despite their reputation for security, Macs can still get viruses, and that’s just been proven by a malicious new Mac malware that can steal your credit card info and send it back to the attacker, ready to be exploited. It’s a reminder to be careful when opening apps from unknown sources. The malware, dubbed MacStealer, was discovered by Uptycs, a threat research firm. It hoovers up a wide array of your personal data, including the iCloud Keychain password database, credit card data, cryptocurrency wallet…