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Sundar Pichai was just hacked by the same group that hacked Mark Zuckerberg

Looks like no one is immune to being hacked -- not even Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who was hacked by the group who previously hacked Mark Zuckerberg.
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Data breach at Acer’s US website exposes names, mailing addresses, and credit cards

Acer has suffered a data breach at its US e-commerce site with payment card numbers, expiry dates and CCV codes all possibly affected.
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Twitter locks millions of accounts following massive password leak

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Time to change your Twitter password: 32 million accounts may have been hacked

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TeamViewer allegedly hacked, but the developer points the finger elsewhere

TeamViewer was allegedly hacked over the last several weeks, but the company insists that stolen credentials from other breaches are to blame.
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Steam can run on the PlayStation 4 thanks to Arch Linux, a jailbreak, and old firmware

An individual named OsirisX managed to install Arch Linux on the PlayStation 4, enabling him to run the Steam client and the Bastion game without problems.
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Online privacy worries increasingly keeping Americans off the internet, study says

Americans are so worried about the lack of privacy online that it's actually deterring them from using the internet. Does this mean the hackers have won?
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This simple ‘hack’ brings back Instagram’s original, beloved icon

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PornHub gets into bug bounty game with $25,000 prize

If you're a deft hand at finding flaws in a system, Pornhub will give you up to $25,000 for finding them on its site through the new bug bounty system.
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FBI can still hack other iPhone 5C models on iOS 9, paid under $1M for technique

FBI Director James Comey alluded to paying more than $1 million for hacking into the shooter's iPhone. That figure is reportedly wrong.
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New malware GozNym is stealing millions from U.S. bank account holders

Hiding your money under your mattress may seem antiquated, but it may be the only way to stop GozNym, the malware attacking American and Canadian banks.
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A data breach in London left 15,000 new and expectant parents' info compromised

A data breach of U.K. charity National Childbirth Trust has compromised the personal information of over 15,000 new and expecting parents.
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1.5 million Verizon Enterprise customers' data has been stolen, and is now for sale

The information of some 1.5 million Verizon customers has been exposed and this data is reportedly being offered for sale at $100,000.
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Pro-ethical hacking group hacked, used as malware front

The Certified Ethical Hacker site has been found to have been distributing malware to its visitors for the past few days, with warnings seemingly ignored.
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Amazing new video tweaking program lets users edit a person's lip movements in real time

A new system called Face2Face lets you dub the face of the speaker in any captured video to make it look like the person is saying whatever you want.
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Billion dollar bank heist foiled by one spelling mistake

Make sure your spelling is up to scratch if you're hacking a national bank: one group of hackers missed out on a billion dollar heist with one mistake.
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Home Depot agrees to pay customers $20M to settle that massive 2014 hack

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How safe is your site from a ‘Drown hack’ attack?

A new report suggesting that "thousands of popular sites" might be vulnerable to a newly identified type of cyberattack has raised alarm bells.
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A Snapchat data breach may have compromised employee data

Snapchat's messages may disappear, but that doesn't mean its employees want their personal data to do the same.

Using a wireless mouse or keyboard? They can be hijacked from up to 100 yards away

If you use a wireless keyboard or mouse from major manufacturers like Dell and Logitech, you could be vulnerable to the MouseJack hack.
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Spotify user? Your account information may have been compromised

New reports suggest that a recent data breach has compromised "hundreds of Spotify Premium user accounts."

A bunch of Mac apps are reportedly easy to hack, and the solution is taxing

A bunch of programs on your Mac may leave your computer at risk to both man in the middle and remote command execution attacks.
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The key to ‘hacking’ Amazon accounts? Persistence

Amazon account hacked with basic social engineering leaves much to be desired with Amazon's customer support security.
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Time Warner Cable says 320K customer passwords at risk after suspected hack

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The Nintendo 3DS XL can run Windows 95

The Internet goes into hypemode as the Nintendo 3DS is hacked into running Windows 95. Beware of the bluescreens.
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If you use Livestream, you’re going to want to reset your password right now

If you're a Livestream user, you may want to reset your password ASAP.
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The man who fixed lottery jackpots may have fixed a lot more than first thought

Eddie Tipton has already been convicted of fixing the lottery in Iowa, but now, authorities believe that he's involved in many more schemes in more states
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Did Lyft have anything to do with Uber’s huge data breach last year?

It's no secret that there's little love lost between Uber and Lyft, but would they really try to hack into one another's databases?
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Want to hack a Linux computer? Just hit backspace 28 times

Security researchers have discovered a bug in several Linux distros that makes taking over an entire system as easy as striking the backspace key 28 times.
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Ashley Madison: Blackmailers now sending letters to homes of hacked users

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Japan won’t stop whaling, so Anonymous hacked the Japanese Prime Minister

Hacking group Anonymous claimed responsibility for the shut-down of the Japanese Prime Minister's official website. Congratulations from online whaling critics followed.
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New ransomware surprises victims with its affiliate program

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Hilton latest high-end hotel group to be hit by hackers