Russian intelligence has been spying on Nato military bases through civilian internet-connected cameras, using hacked devices to monitor the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine, Dutch intelligence services said in a joint investigation.The AIVD domestic security and MIVD military intelligence agencies said they uncovered a “large-scale Russian operation” targeting cameras along military transport routes in […]
A German security researcher has exposed a serious set of vulnerabilities in Yarbo’s internet-connected robot lawnmowers, showing that the machines could be remotely accessed and controlled from anywhere in the world. In a live demonstration reported by The Verge, Andreas Makris was able to steer a Yarbo unit from nearly 6,000 miles away, with the […]
A man based in Pakistan was running at least 31 accounts on X that shared AI-generated war videos, according to Nikita Bier, the platform’s head of product development. In a post on Wednesday, Bier said the accounts had been hacked and renamed on February 27 to variations of “Iran War Monitor.” The network pushed artificial […]
Susen Chandra Sarkar (Image/X@@ItzBDHindus) A 62-year-old Hindu trader was hacked to death inside his shop in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district late on Monday night. The incident comes just two days before the country’s parliamentary elections and raises concerns over the safety of minorities amid a recent spike in violence.The victim, identified as Susen Chandra Sarkar, owned […]
File photo: People gather in frot of the Iranian consulate to demonstrate in support of the protests happening in Iran, in Milan, Italy (Picture credit: AP) Iran is facing one of its gravest crises in decades as nationwide protests, a deadly crackdown by authorities, cyber disruptions to state television and rising international pressure converge amid […]
Twitch is now a go-to for streaming content (via Getty Images) The renowned streaming platform Twitch is facing a hard time as several streamers are claiming that their accounts have been compromised. Some have reported that unknown attackers accessed their accounts and changed payout details. The reports quickly spread on X, raising concerns about platform […]
Sesame street character Elmo (Image: X/Elmo) The official X account of popular Sesame street character Elmo was hacked on Sunday resulting in a series of offensive and antisemitic messages that shocked many social media users.The account, which has over 640K followers, posted multiple hateful messages, including calls for violence against Jewish people. In some posts, […]
A former employee of Walt Disney World who hacked into menus used by its restaurants and edited them — changing prices, adding profanity and altering listed allergens — was sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge in Florida this week. None of the changes, including falsified information about food allergens that could […]
NYU website reportedly hacked, replaced with alleged test scores and racial slur (Pic credit: NYU/i/o’s X account) New York University‘s website was reportedly hacked on Saturday, with its homepage replaced by a message displaying alleged student test scores and a racial epithet.Instead of the usual interface, the compromised site showed a statement alongside charts that […]
