Hacking News

The One Planet York app was hacked by someone who found a way to access phone numbers, encrypted passwords and addresses of those using it. The app allowed users to check bin collection dates and recycling advice. City of York Council has written to users to say it “deeply regrets” the breach, and the matter […]

Nest home security cameras are sure to be a on a lot of wish lists this holiday seasons. The gadget is meant to keep the bad guys out, but if users are not careful, hackers can use the system to remotely hack into a home. Companies that make these products say they are designed so

On Sept. 10, municipal employees in a region between Montreal and Quebec City arrived at work to discover a threatening message on their computers notifying them they were locked out of all their files. In order to regain access to its data, the regional municipality of Mekinac was told to deposit eight units of the

Daniel’s Hosting, one of the largest providers of Dark Web hosting services, was hacked this week and taken offline, ZDNet has learned from one of our readers. The hack took place on Thursday, November 15, according to Daniel Winzen, the software developer behind the hosting service. Read more

The epidemic of Twitter-based Bitcoin scams took another twist this week as attackers tweeted scams directly from two verified high-profile accounts. Criminals sent posts from both Google’s G Suite account and Target’s official Twitter account. Read more

Hackers were able to compromise Target’s Twitter account early this morning for use in a bitcoin scam that has been ramping up over the past few months. This isn’t an isolated event, either. The scammers started by making fake accounts impersonating Elon Musk, an act that is against Twitter’s Terms of Service. Read more

The popular WP GDPR Compliance plugin has a serious vulnerability.Any version less than 1.4.3 is vulnerable. Hackers are actively targeting this plugin. Sites are being hacked as of this writing. It is highly recommended to update now. Read more

Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom is notifying employees of an information-security breach that exposed their names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. Read more

If you went looking for the profile of Little Miami High School on Google on Thursday, you would have been in for a surprise. Someone hacked the profile and renamed the school “Gay Night Club For Teens”. Melinda Briggs, Director of Communications for Little Miami Local Schools, says the district was made aware of the

Hackers breached some HSBC (HSBA.L) customers’ accounts in the United States in October and accessed their information, the bank said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear how many accounts were breached or whether any money was stolen. Read more