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Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
A new flaw was discovered in a WordPress plugin, this time experts found a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons to create admin accounts. Security experts from WordFence have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons that was actively exploited by hackers in the wild to create user accounts with admin permissions.
SecureWorld News
MAY 26, 2022
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Twitter with a $150 million penalty for " deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising.". Twitter, like many other social media websites, asks users to provide their phone number and email address to better protect their account.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 16, 2019
Security researchers at Check Point have discovered several flaws in the popular game Fortnite that could be exploited to takeover gamers’account. Security experts at Check Point discovered several issues in the popular online battle game Fortnite. Facebook or Google) in turn, resends the authentication token.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 15, 2018
Hundreds of Instagram accounts were hijacked in what appears to be the result of a coordinated attack, all the accounts share common signs of compromise. Alleged attackers have hijacked Instagram accounts and modified personal information making impossible to restore the accounts. Russian domain. Russian domain.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 2, 2020
shared a screenshot of the data breach notification email sent by the trading platform to its users, the message said that almost all of the leaked accounts don’t belong to Poloniex accounts. . The Poloniex exchange’s support team confirmed on December 30 the authenticity of the message in a public Tweet.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. So once again I sought to re-register as myself at Experian.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Twitter announced that it will adopt new security measures to protect high-profile accounts during the upcoming election in the United States. Twitter announced new measures to protect high-profile accounts during the upcoming US Presidential election. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.
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