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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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Phone Stolen In US Ends Up In China. Here's What Happened Next
The user mentioned that they received a text asking them to remove the device from 'Find my'.
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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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Watch: UP Police Shares Football Match Video To Warn Against Cyberattacks
Uttar Pradesh's police department has come up with a unique way to deliver an important message about using strong passwords.
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Smartphone Motion Sensors Could Reveal User's PIN, Passwords: Report
Researchers have shown it is possible to crack four-digit PINs with a 70 percent accuracy on the first guess using just the data collected via the phone's numerous internal sensors.
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Indian Immigrant Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
Va. resident was part of family scam that stretched overseas and netted more than $25 million through identity theft and sham travel services.
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FBI Probing Reported Theft of 1.2 Billion Passwords by Russian Hackers
A US cyber-security firm said it had uncovered some 1.2 billion Internet logins and passwords amassed by a Russian crime ring.
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United States' FBI Probing Reported Theft of 1.2 Billion Internet Credentials
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a report by a US cybersecurity firm that it uncovered some 1.2 billion Internet logins and passwords amassed by a Russian crime ring, the largest known collection of such stolen data.
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FBI to help LinkedIn on password theft
LinkedIn is working with the FBI as it investigates the theft of 6.4 million member passwords.
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WhatsApp GhostPairing Scam Reportedly Lets Hackers Take Over Accounts Without Authentication
A WhatsApp 'GhostPairing' account takeover scam has been uncovered that abuses the app’s device-linking feature. Attackers trick users into linking to a malicious device by posing as trusted contacts and using fake Facebook-style links. Victims unknowingly approve a pairing code, granting attackers full WhatsApp Web access without password theft ...
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Phone Stolen In US Ends Up In China. Here's What Happened Next
The user mentioned that they received a text asking them to remove the device from 'Find my'.
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Google Pixel 10 Pro, Galaxy Z Fold 7 Offer Better Scam, Fraud Protection Than iPhone 17 Pro: Study
Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, and Razr+ (2025) offer higher levels of security than Apple's iPhone 17, according to a Leviathan Security Group report, which was commissioned by Google. The cybersecurity firm tested the phones on 33 parameters, such as their "Advanced protection programs", password managers, account change protection...
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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Watch: UP Police Shares Football Match Video To Warn Against Cyberattacks
Uttar Pradesh's police department has come up with a unique way to deliver an important message about using strong passwords.
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Smartphone Motion Sensors Could Reveal User's PIN, Passwords: Report
Researchers have shown it is possible to crack four-digit PINs with a 70 percent accuracy on the first guess using just the data collected via the phone's numerous internal sensors.
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Indian Immigrant Sentenced To 9 Years In Federal Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
Va. resident was part of family scam that stretched overseas and netted more than $25 million through identity theft and sham travel services.
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FBI Probing Reported Theft of 1.2 Billion Passwords by Russian Hackers
A US cyber-security firm said it had uncovered some 1.2 billion Internet logins and passwords amassed by a Russian crime ring.
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United States' FBI Probing Reported Theft of 1.2 Billion Internet Credentials
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a report by a US cybersecurity firm that it uncovered some 1.2 billion Internet logins and passwords amassed by a Russian crime ring, the largest known collection of such stolen data.
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FBI to help LinkedIn on password theft
LinkedIn is working with the FBI as it investigates the theft of 6.4 million member passwords.
