SecurityWeek

Exclusive: How One Line of Code Put Billions of Microsoft Android App Downloads at Risk

Six Microsoft 365 Android apps contain an identical flaw that could risk billions of downloads being compromised. The ...
Android

Meta’s AI Support Agent Accidentally Became the Internet's Easiest Instagram Hacking Tool

A severe security flaw in Meta’s automated AI support assistant allowed hackers to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts via basic prompt injection. Attackers spoofed target locations via a VPN and ...
Forbes

Cybercriminals Are Making Powerful Hacking Tools With AI, Google Warns

Cybercriminals created a zero-day exploit with AI, the first example of artificial intelligence finding and hacking software for an illicit enterprise, the tech giant says in a new report. Over the ...
Hackaday

Linux On Android Provides Inexpensive, Powerful Computing

In some parts of the world it’s common for cell service providers to sell new phones at a price significantly below market value, with the caveat that these phones are locked to that service ...
Android Police

I almost gave up on Google Calendar until this Gemini hack fixed my main gripe

Dhruv Bhutani has covered the Android ecosystem since 2010, with a focus on smartphones, connected devices, and home networking. His reporting is informed by hands-on experience reviewing hundreds of ...
Mashable

Instructure Canvas hack update: Breach involved a specific teacher account type and interrupted finals

Students have struggled with Canvas downtime due to a data breach during school finals. Credit: Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The hacking collective ShinyHunters says it ...
Forbes

After The Canvas Hack, Here’s What Students And Colleges Should Do Next

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Canvas hack left students scrambling to study for finals. Last Thursday, as students at ...
CNN

Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, ...
The New York Times

‘Life Hack’ Review: A Heist That Never Leaves the Screen

A group of teenagers seem to be targeting a cryptocurrency billionaire out of boredom, but they have a more sympathetic motive in this hacker film. By Chris Azzopardi When you purchase a ticket for an ...
The Guardian

Canvas hack: is it ever a good idea to pay a ransom, and what happens to the data?

Businesses are advised against paying – but many are prepared to deal to protect users’ privacy After a week of outages, hundreds of millions of students’ data stolen, delayed assignment due dates and ...
CNET

Canvas Hack Aftermath: Congress Wants Instructure to Answer Questions

A hacker group stole data from more than 9,000 schools using an exploit in Instructure's service. Now the House Homeland Security Committee is getting involved. Tyler is a writer for CNET covering ...