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Over 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts hit by password spraying attacks
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Over 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts hit by password spraying attacks

Hackers are abusing a legitimate tool to target Entra ID accounts The password spraying attack targeted some 80,000 accounts Attackers managed to take...

Research reveals how fake social media accounts could be the cause of serious security breaches
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Research reveals how fake social media accounts could be the cause of serious security breaches

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research led by the University of Portsmouth has found that fake social media profiles, particularly LinkedIn accounts, are...

Mac users beware – fake Ledger apps are being used by hackers to steal seed phrases and hack accounts
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Mac users beware – fake Ledger apps are being used by hackers to steal seed phrases and hack accounts

Security researchers spot fake Ledger Live app targeting Mac users The app replaces the legitimate one and shows a fake critical error The...

This dangerous new phishing scam spoofs a top Google program to try and hack Facebook accounts
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This dangerous new phishing scam spoofs a top Google program to try and hack Facebook accounts

KnowBe4 is warning of a new phishing campaign leveraging Google AppSheets’ workflow automation The emails are spoofing Facebook and harvesting login credentials The...

Login and password details for Apple, Google and Meta accounts found in huge data breach of 184 million accounts
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Login and password details for Apple, Google and Meta accounts found in huge data breach of 184 million accounts

Researchers found a new non-password-protected database The database contained hundreds of millions of records Among the records were login credentials for Facebook, Apple,...

Instagram and TikTok accounts are being stolen using malicious PyPI packages
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Instagram and TikTok accounts are being stolen using malicious PyPI packages

Security researchers found three malicious PyPI packages The packages had around 7,000 downloads They were designed to check for active email accounts Security...

India ordered X to block 8,000 accounts – here’s what we know so far
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India ordered X to block 8,000 accounts – here’s what we know so far

India has ordered X to block over 8,000 accounts, the social media company said on May 8, 2025 X deemed India’s orders as...

India tells X to block over 8,000 accounts
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India tells X to block over 8,000 accounts

India has mounted a sweeping crackdown targeting social media accounts of Pakistani politicians, celebrities and media organizations amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed...

Microsoft is making all new accounts passwordless by default
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Microsoft is making all new accounts passwordless by default

New Microsoft accounts will use passkeys by default, company reveals Existing users can also delete their passwords The login experience has an updated...