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Activision Reveals Malware Disguised as 'Call of Duty: Warzone' Cheats

Activision security researchers found that a Warzone cheat advertised on popular cheating forums was actually malware that let hackers take control of the victims' computers.

Update: Ransomwared Bank Tells Customers It Lost Their SSNs

Flagstar, a bank that was hacked by a ransomware gang, has notified several customers that it lost their Social Security Numbers, home address, full name, phone number, and home address.

Scammers Are Sending Fake Job Offers on LinkedIn

Online scammers are sending fake job offers to professionals on LinkedIn, impersonating real HR employees in an attempt to lure victims to share their banking information.

Bug Allowed Hackers to Get Anyone’s Email Address on Xbox Live

Last week, an anonymous hacker reached out to Motherboard claiming to be able to discover the email behind anybody's Xbox gamertag. By default email addresses linked to gamertags are private.

Mysterious Bugs Were Used to Hack iPhones and Android Phones and No One Will Talk About It

Google's elite teams of bug and malware hunters found and disclosed a flurry of high-severity vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in Chrome, Android, Windows, and iOS devices last week.

Apps Using Twitter-owned MoPub SDK Leak Location Data of Millions of Users

A series of popular apps using an outdated piece of code owned by Twitter are exposing their users' location data. In total, the apps have been downloaded nearly 10 million times.

European Police Malware to Hack Into Organized Crime Networks

A document obtained by Motherboard provides more detail on the malware law enforcement deployed against Encrochat devices.

Chinese Hackers Allegedly Stole Code From Multiple Video Game Companies

US prosecutors accused two Chinese nationals of a ten-year-long hacking campaign targeting several companies, organizations, and government agencies all over the world.

Signal’s New PIN Feature Worries Cybersecurity Experts

A newly added feature that allows users to recover certain data has led some high-profile security experts to criticize the app's developers and threaten to stop using it.

Hacker Bypasses GE's Ridiculous Refrigerator DRM

The anonymous person registered a website, and explained that by swapping the RFID tag they can get the refrigerator to continue filtering water as normal.

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