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Passwordstate was Compromised by Supply-Chain Attack

As many as 29,000 users of Passwordstate password manager downloaded a malicious update that extracted data from the app and sent it to an attacker-controlled server, Click Studios told customers. Ars Technica reported that this was a supply-chain attack. Click…

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Verified Twitter Accounts were Hacked for a Crypto Scam

Those who looked at Twitter earlier today may have noticed some very unusual tweets from accounts that have a blue checkmark. TechCrunch reported that these high-profile accounts were simultaneously hacked and used to spread a cryptocurrency scam. According to TechCrunch,…

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Marriott Says 5 Million Passport Numbers Were Not Encrypted

As you may remember, Marriott International confirmed in November of 2018 that its hotel guest database of about 500 million customers was stolen in a data breach. The breach was related to reservations Marriott’s Starwood Properties. Since then, some new…

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Quora had a Data Breach Affecting 100 Million Users

Quora is a website where people go to get an answer to whatever random question is on their minds. Now, it appears that Quora users are going to be seeking some incredibly significant answers from the website. Quora has had…

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