The photo-sharing company said it found a bug that exposed people’s email addresses and phone numbers, which it quickly fixed.
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Winter Olympics threatened by hacking campaign
Hackers have targeted an attack at organisations involved in the Winter Olympics in South Korea and tried to access sensitive information, according to a report by cybersecurity firm McAfee. 1 2662
Dubai Police warns of public WiFi dangers
Lieutenant-Colonel Salem Bin Salmeen claimed that many people are oblivious of the risks involved in connecting to public Wi-Fi networks, and the personal information they are exposing to these hackers.
Russia-based Kaspersky Lab rolls out free antivirus software
The company has revealed in a recent blog post that the free antivirus will not be competing with any of the paid versions.
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WikiLeaks says, CIA disguised its hacking activities
WikiLeaks has recently released files that allegedly show how the CIA masked its malware attacks.
Trump extends Obama executive order on cyber-attacks
US President Donald Trump is extending by one year special powers introduced by former President Barack Obama that allow the government to issue sanctions against people and organisations engaged in significant cyber-attacks and cybercrime against the US.
FBI confirms investigation of Russian hack of US election
The FBI is actively investigating Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 US presidential election and possible cooperation from President Donald Trump’s campaign, agency director James Comey confirmed.
Russian government agents charged for Yahoo hack
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged four people, including two Russian state intelligence agents, for their involvement in a massive hack of Yahoo that affected half a billion accounts.
JPMorgan hacking case suspects arrested
Five individuals who reportedly were involved in the high-profile 2014 computer hacking of JPMorgan has been arrested in the US.
Derivatives trading firm hit by hackers
A Chicago-based company that runs derivatives exchanges said Friday it was the victim of a July cyber attack that compromised customer information.