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Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

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Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

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Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Security researchers have uncovered a hack that allows cyber criminals to gain access to people’s Google accounts without needing their passwords. Analysis from security firm CloudSEK found that a dangerous form of malware uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people’s private data, and is already being actively tested by hacking groups. The exploit was… Source link

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Google Fi hack victim had Coinbase, 2FA app hijacked by hackers • TechCrunch

Google Fi hack victim had Coinbase, 2FA app hijacked by hackers • TechCrunch

On January 1, a technologist who goes by the nickname regexer received an email saying he had successfully reset his account at the crypto exchange Coinbase. Unfortunately — and worryingly — he had actually not requested a password reset. Regexer, who asked to be referred to by his online moniker for fear of being targeted by hackers again, quickly realized he was being hacked, and his attempts to log into his Coinbase to regain control were unsuccessful. Soon after, he noticed he… Source link

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Google Fi says customer data may have been stolen by hackers

Google Fi says customer data may have been stolen by hackers

Google has notified customers using its Google Fi cell service that their personal data may have been stolen in a recent cyberattack, which is believed to be in connection with a T-Mobile data breach earlier this month. In an email sent to Google Fi customers on Monday, obtained by Android Police, Google said that the cell network’s primary network provider had become aware of suspicious activity in a system containing Google Fi customer data.  Google Fi is an MVNO that uses T-Mobile’s… Source link

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Google Fi says hackers accessed customers’ information • TechCrunch

Google Fi says hackers accessed customers’ information • TechCrunch

Google’s cell network provider Google Fi has confirmed a data breach, likely related to the recent security incident at T-Mobile, which allowed hackers to steal millions of customers’ information. In an email sent to customers on Monday, obtained by TechCrunch, Google said that the primary network provider for Google Fi recently informed the company that there had been suspicious activity relating to a third party support system containing a “limited… Source link

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Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine • The Register

Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine • The Register

in brief Russian hackers have proved yet again how quickly cyber attacks can be used to respond to global events with a series of DDoS attacks on German infrastructure and government websites in response to the country’s plan to send tanks to Ukraine. The efforts, according to Germany’s cyber security agency, the BSI, were largely in vain. “Currently, some websites are not accessible. There are currently no indications of direct effects on the respective services and, according to the BSI’s… Source link

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Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine • The Register

Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine • The Register

in brief Russian hackers have proved yet again how quickly cyber attacks can be used to respond to global events with a series of DDoS attacks on German infrastructure and government websites in response to the country’s plan to send tanks to Ukraine. The efforts, according to Germany’s cyber security agency, the BSI, were largely in vain. “Currently, some websites are not accessible. There are currently no indications of direct effects on the respective services and, according to the BSI’s… Source link

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