Phillies Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports John Kruk’s X account was hacked on Thursday night, as reported by a bunch of people who saw this incredibly un-Kruk post: Which did lead to some real good commentary: honestly it’s more surprising that it took this long for Kruk to get hacked by a crypto scammer — one...Read More
Instructure, the vendor of the platforms used by UT, and by Austin ISD for communication between teachers, students and parents, is working once again. UT Austin told told faculty and staff Friday that the global “disruption” affecting the platform had been resolved. In an email to parents Friday, AISD officials also confirmed that Instructure had...Read More
Kirsten Storms, who plays Maxie Jones on General Hospital, took to social media to ask for help as she faces a hacking crisis. She revealed that after moving to Tennessee, her internet router and cellphone were accessed by unknown individuals. Since local police are not equipped to handle the situation, she asked her followers if...Read More
If your kid does homework through Canvas, listen up. Hackers stole 3.65 terabytes of data, including names, emails, student ID numbers and billions of private messages between kids and teachers. They’ve given Canvas’ parent company 48 hours to pay or they leak everything. Here’s exactly what to do before the clock runs out. If your...Read More
App and website hosting giant Vercel on Thursday said hackers had accessed some of its customers’ data before the company discovered its recent data breach, suggesting that this incident may have broader security implications than initially known. In an update on its security incident page, Vercel said it had identified evidence of malicious activity on...Read More
Chennai: A day after the Union govt sought help from IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur to sort out the technical issues faced by the CBSE’s online portal, IIT Madras director V Kamakoti said the site might have faced a cyberattack, which could have denied access and payment for scanned copies of Class XII answer scripts.Due...Read More
Photo illustration by Emma Spainhoward with photograph by Getty Images. Good morning. A decent day ahead: sunny, warming to a high around 69. Clear overnight with a low near 46. You can find me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there’s a link to my email address below. Subscribers to the email version of...Read More
A criminal extortion group claims to have stolen 275 million records from Instructure, the company behind the widely used Canvas platform. WASHINGTON — A cybersecurity attack on the nation’s most widely used classroom software has potentially exposed the personal data of millions of students and educators across the country. Instructure, the company that runs the...Read More
Frequently Asked Questions: Booking.com Data Breach What happened in the Booking.com data breach? Booking.com confirmed that unauthorized third parties accessed customer data tied to travel reservations. Exposed information could include names, email addresses, phone numbers, addresses, and booking details. The company has contained the issue and notified affected customers. Was my payment information stolen in...Read More
“It was by accident,” Saber told The Diplomat when asked how the white hat hacker and their partner cyb0rg discovered what appears to be one of the most comprehensive known penetrations of the South Korean government’s digital infrastructure in recent memory. The two independent security researchers, only identified by their pseudonyms, claim to have compromised...Read More
