Tag: Hacking

Journalist targeted on WhatsApp by Paragon spyware: “I feel violated”

On Friday, at 2:48 p.m., Francesco Cancellato received an ominous notification on his cellphone while he was at home near Milan.   “This is a...

What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students

It’s only February, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has the potential to be one of the biggest breaches of...

WhatsApp says it disrupted a hacking campaign targeting journalists with spyware

WhatsApp said on Friday that it had disrupted a hacking campaign that targeted around 90 users, including journalists and members of civil society.  A...

TalkTalk investigating data breach after hacker claims theft of customer data

U.K. telecoms giant TalkTalk has confirmed that it is investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed to have stolen the personal information...

Hidden Waymo feature let researcher customize robotaxi’s display

A security researcher found a hidden unreleased feature in the Waymo app that allowed her to display whatever characters she wanted on the...

What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach

It’s only January, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has the potential to be one of the biggest breaches of...