T-Mobile’s latest customer data breach wasn’t a ‘hack’
Reporters keep suggesting someone broke into T-Mobile’s servers and stole a bunch of data, when the reality is actually way more boring.
Security
Articles involving security, including technology and policy issues.
T-Mobile reports another incident involving customer data
T-Mobile said someone who had access to their API harvested a trove of non-personal customer data.
Reporters targeted by rogue TikTok employees, now fired
Four employees of TikTok parent ByteDance were fired after an internal audit showed they spied on journalists.
Mastodon links blocked on Twitter after account suspended
Twitter users are no longer allowed to link to content and profiles on competing social media platform Mastodon.
Fubo TV says outage during World Cup was cyberattack
A prolonged outage that caused some Fubo TV customers to miss a World Cup match on Tuesday was a purported cyberattack.
Glitch prevents Twitter accounts from receiving verification codes
A bug involving the delivery of two-factor authentication codes has left some Twitter users unable to access their accounts for days.
FCC says B&H Photo sold illegal FM transmitters
The FCC says New York-based electronics retailer B&H Photo sold FM transmitters that illegally transmitted on unauthorized frequencies.
CBS lifts moratorium on Twitter use
CBS News has reversed a ban on Twitter use by its brand and owned local stations after an unspecified “security issue” over the weekend.
New York Post probes employee’s unauthorized postings
Online software used by the New York Post newspaper was compromised Thursday, allowing attackers to publish several offensive articles
Fast Company website back online after cyberattack
The Fast Company website was restored on Wednesday, more than a week after a cyber attack forced it offline.
