The new ‘AXLocker’ ransomware family is not only encrypting victims’ files and demanding a ransom payment but also stealing the Discord accounts of infected users. When a user logs into Discord with their credentials, the platform sends back a user authentication token saved on the computer. This token can then be used to log in as the user or…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Americans who share their phone number online are being targeted by Google Voice authentication scams. As the federal law enforcement agency explains, the fraudsters are targeting those who have posted their phone number as a form of contact when trying to sell various items on online marketplaces or social media apps. “Recently, we…
Four Chinese nationals were indicted over separate hacking activity; dozens of nations condemn Beijing’s state-sponsored hacking WASHINGTON—The Biden administration publicly blamed hackers affiliated with China’s main intelligence service for a far-reaching cyberattack on Microsoft Corp. email software this year, part of a global effort by dozens of nations to condemn Beijing’s malicious cyber activities. The U.S. government has high confidence that…
There’s some bad news for Meta, in the form of a…
Search giant Google on Friday released an out-of-band security update to…
LastPass maintains that passwords remain safely encrypted. Password manager LastPass announced Wednesday…
