Data from 500 million LinkedIn accounts put up for sale

Data from 500 million LinkedIn accounts put up for sale

The treasure trove of data reportedly includes users’ LinkedIn IDs, full names, email addresses, phone numbers and workplace information Mere days after news broke of a data leak that impacted more than half a billion Facebook users, another massive batch of people’s personal information is being offered for sale on a hacking forum. This time…
Clubhouse in the spotlight after user records posted online

Clubhouse in the spotlight after user records posted online

Reports of another trove of scraped user data add to the recent woes of popular social media platforms It seems that threat actors are increasingly setting their sights on extracting vast amounts of user data from social media platforms. The cascade of incidents started off last week with a data leak impacting more than half…
WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account

WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account

An attacker can lock you out of the app using just your phone number and without requiring any action on your part If you use WhatsApp, you may want to be wary of an attack where cybercriminals could suspend your account using only your phone number. The underlying loophole abuses a lapse in security of…