An analysis of SMS phone-verified account (PVA) services has led to the discovery of a rogue platform built atop a botnet involving thousands of infected Android phones, once again underscoring the flaws with relying on SMS for account validation. SMS
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DC transit authority social media accounts hacked with obscene Twitter posts
In the early morning, a series of lewd tweets and photos were posted on the Twitter accounts for the metro rail service and WMATA, which posts information about the capital area’s metro system. The WMATA Twitter page name was also
Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers against Truckers, Will Freeze Bank Accounts
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino, Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Justice David Lametti, and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, at a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
California Accounts for 12% of U.S. Students, but Only 1% of Covid School Closures
Darling-Hammond said the state needed to be prepared for the emergence of more variants. Vaccinating children will not only confer them protection from infection, but also limit virus spread that can lead to new mutations. Statewide, 71 percent of Californians
Microsoft accounts can go passwordless, making “password123” a thing of the past
Getty Images Microsoft has been working to make passwordless sign-in for Windows and Microsoft accounts a reality for years now, and today those efforts come to fruition: The Verge reports that starting today, users can completely remove their passwords from
Nude hunt: LA phisherman accessed 4,700 iCloud accounts, 620K photos
Enlarge / The Internet is unfortunately packed full of criminals seeking to steal sexual (or sexualizable) images from privately held cloud backup accounts. The LA Times reported this week that Los Angeles man Hao Kuo “David” Chi pled guilty to