Customer data breached in T-Mobile attack
Hackers have hit T-Mobile and compromised some customer data for the third time in less than two years.
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Pirate streaming service will pay Dish Network $15 million
The operator of an illegal streaming television service has agreed to pay Dish Network more than $15 million for pirating and re-distributing its satellite signal.
Google weighs penalties against Daily Beast parent over deceptive marketing
The issue stems from IAC’s development of Chrome browser extensions, which Google said were misleading and spammy.
Security company begins warning Pluto TV customers of breach
More than 3 million passwords were dumped on the dark web, researchers say.
Tribune apologizes for cruel prank on newspaper reporters
As part of a cyber security test, the newspaper publisher told employees by email they qualified for bonuses that didn’t exist.
Twitter contractors allowed to snoop on user accounts, report says
In an article detailing this month’s massive Twitter Bitcoin scam, Bloomberg said contractors were allowed broad access to user accounts.
T-Mobile warns customers of significant data breach
T-Mobile has started notifying customers of a data breach that may have compromised certain types of personal information, including billing information.
Plugin issue causing WordPress websites to reset
A bug in a WordPress plugin has opened the door for malicious actors to wipe the contents of an entire website or blog.
Iranian hackers posed as journalist to target victims, security firm says
Iranian hackers belonging to an elite cyberwarfare group are targeting victims by posing as legitimate journalists from well-known news outlets.
KHQ-TV, KFBB suffer cyber attack affecting news operation
A Washington state television station was hit with a crippling cyber attack that had effects on other stations within the company.