Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. Key Takeaways VR users can be identified with over 94% accuracy using just 100 seconds of head and hand motion data — almost as accurately as a fingerprint. The majority (60%) of the companies behind VR headsets take your biometric data, including Apple and Microsoft. Similarly, 66% of these companies … Read more
Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. Authorities in the United Kingdom this week arrested four people aged 17 to 20 in connection with recent data theft and extortion attacks against the retailers Marks & Spencer and Harrods, and the British food retailer Co-op Group. The breaches have been linked to a prolific but loosely-affiliated cybercrime group … Read more
Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company’s customers into sending a large payment to scammers. An investigation into the attacker’s infrastructure points to a long-running Nigerian cybercrime ring that is actively targeting established companies in the … Read more
Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. The UK's new age verification requirements take effect July 25th, 2025, fundamentally changing how you access online content. Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must verify users' ages before allowing access to adult content and other potentially harmful material. This affects everything from social media and gaming sites to adult … Read more
Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. On Sunday, July 20, Microsoft Corp. issued an emergency security update for a vulnerability in SharePoint Server that is actively being exploited to compromise vulnerable organizations. The patch comes amid reports that malicious hackers have used the SharePoint flaw to breach U.S. federal and state agencies, universities, and energy companies. … Read more
Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. Security researchers recently revealed that the personal information of millions of people who applied for jobs at McDonald’s was exposed after they guessed the password (“123456”) for the fast food chain’s account at Paradox.ai, a company that makes artificial intelligence based hiring chatbots used by many Fortune 500 firms. Paradox.ai … Read more
Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases at the U.S. Social Security Administration, the Treasury and Justice departments, and the Department of Homeland Security. So it should fill all Americans with a deep sense of confidence to … Read more
Editor note: Auto-formatted for readability. A malicious campaign dubbed 'GreedyBear' has snuck onto the Mozilla add-ons store, targeting Firefox users with 150 malicious extensions and stealing an estimated $1,000,000 from unsuspecting victims. […] Our Top VPN Picks for 2025 ExpressVPN Best Overall Get Deal NordVPN Best Value Get Deal Surfshark Best for Families Get Deal … Read more
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