Tag Archives: fox-news/tech/topics/cybercrime

Hackers leak children’s data in major nursery breach

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Over the past few years, data breaches targeting schools, healthcare providers, and childcare services have been making headlines, exposing sensitive personal information and leaving families vulnerable. Now, a new breach has come to light that targets a nursery chain. Kido, which operates in the U.S., U.K., China and India, has reportedly had …

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Scammers now impersonate coworkers, steal email threads in convincing phishing attacks

< div class=”featured featured-video video-ct” data-v-324c3b57> < div class=”contain” data-v-324c3b57> <!–> Cyber expert shares tips to avoid AI phishing scams Kurt ‘The CyberGuy’ Knutsson shares practical ways to avoid falling victim to AI-generated phishing scams and discusses a report that North Korean agents are posing as I.T. workers to funnel money into the country’s nuclear program. NEWYou can now listen …

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UK faces backlash over mandatory Digital ID — could US be next?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than 2.8 million Brits have signed a petition as of Wednesday, calling on the U.K. government to reverse its mandatory Digital ID system over concerns it will lead to “mass surveillance and digital control.” The ID program, dubbed “Brit Card” and announced last week by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is …

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She helped North Korea infiltrate American tech companies

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This isn’t a ripped-from-the-headlines new Netflix series. This really happened in a quiet neighborhood called Litchfield Park that’s about a 20-minute drive from Phoenix. Christina Chapman, 50, looked like your average middle-aged suburban woman. But inside her humble home? A secret cyber ops center built to help North Korean IT workers buy …

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How public probate records fuel inheritance scams

< div class=”featured featured-video video-ct” data-v-324c3b57> < div class=”contain” data-v-324c3b57> <!–> Cyber expert shares tips to avoid AI phishing scams Kurt ‘The CyberGuy’ Knutsson shares practical ways to avoid falling victim to AI-generated phishing scams and discusses a report that North Korean agents are posing as I.T. workers to funnel money into the country’s nuclear program. NEWYou can now listen …

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Jeep and Chrysler parent Stellantis confirms data breach

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Automotive giant Stellantis has just revealed that it suffered a data breach, exposing customer contact details, after attackers infiltrated a third-party platform used for North American customer services. The announcement comes at a time when large-scale attacks on cloud CRM systems have already shaken tech and retail sectors alike, with Salesforce clients …

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How a single MacBook compromise spread across a user’s Apple devices

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! We trust Macs to be reliable, secure and mostly resistant to viruses. Apple’s software reputation has long been built around the idea that macOS is harder to compromise than Windows. And while there is some truth to that, it does not mean that Macs are immune. Modern malware is smarter, more targeted …

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Protect yourself from sneaky web injection scams

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You’re checking your financial account online, moving money or paying bills, when suddenly a pop-up appears. It looks exactly like your bank’s page, complete with logo and branding, but asks for details you’ve already provided. Would you know what to do? This is the kind of situation Kent recently faced. He emailed …

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Meta account suspension scam hides FileFix malware

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cybercriminals continue to find new ways to target social media users, and Meta accounts remain one of the most common lures. Losing access to Facebook or Instagram can have real consequences for both individuals and businesses, making people more likely to fall for urgent security warnings. Attackers exploit this by sending convincing …

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Update Chrome now: Google patches new zero-day threat

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google has released an urgent update for its Chrome browser to fix a newly discovered zero-day security flaw that hackers are already exploiting. This is the sixth zero-day Chrome has faced this year, highlighting just how quickly attackers move to take advantage of these hidden weaknesses.  Because zero-day threats strike before developers …

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