Cybercrime - Page 17

October 24

Hackers steal medical records and financial data from 1.2M patients in massive healthcare breach

A cyberattack on SimonMed Imaging exposed personal information of 1.2 million patients, including medical records, financial details and identity papers.

October 23

From friendly text to financial trap: the new scam trend

Friendly text conversations about BBQs and social events can lead to WEEX gold trading scams that target older adults with fake investment opportunities.

October 22

Scammers target retirees with election tricks and fake polling updates ahead of Nov 4 vote

Public voter records expose retirees' personal details to election scammers who create targeted cons using names, addresses, and voting history data.

October 21

China accuses US of yearslong cyberattack on national time service

Chinese intelligence claims NSA hackers infiltrated Beijing's time service center for years using 42 specialized cyber weapons.

October 20

AI girlfriend apps leak millions of private chats

Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat exposed intimate conversations and photos, revealing users spent up to $18,000 on AI companions before the breach.

October 20

Teens face new PG-13 limits on Instagram

New Instagram parental controls allow families to manage teen screen time and content limits through the Family Center with stricter safety settings.

October 19

Discord confirms vendor breach exposed user IDs in ransom plot

Third-party security breach at Discord exposes sensitive user information including government IDs, highlighting cybersecurity risks from external service providers.

October 18

AI flaw leaked Gmail data before OpenAI patch

Cybersecurity experts warn about a ShadowLeak vulnerability that weaponized ChatGPT's Deep Research agent to steal personal data from Gmail accounts through hidden commands.

October 18

Cyber expert says 'Robo-Cops' are a reality that 'could' happen

Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to react to growing talks of using AI-powered robots to help police the streets.

October 17

Former Google CEO warns AI systems can be hacked to become extremely dangerous weapons

Eric Schmidt alerts that hackers can reverse-engineer AI models to bypass safety measures, citing examples like the jailbroken ChatGPT variant called DAN.