If your Apple ID ever gets hacked and the hacker manages to change the phone number linked to the ID, you have no recourse, and Apple will not be able to do anything at all. McCormick has lost access ...

On April 8, 2024, a group of hackers known as "USDoD" posted to a hacking forum claims that they had access to over 2.9 billion records stolen from a background checking company known as National ...

Somehow, the hacker learned the cell number connected to @SECGov. The attacker then tricked the carrier into transferring the cell number to their own device, allowing them to complete a password ...

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler clarified Tuesday that a post on X from the official SEC account that the commission had approved bitcoin ETFs was the result of a hack. X said the SEC did not have ...

Sydney Sweeney’s cellphone number was hijacked the same day hackers took over her X account to promote a crypto meme coin scam, according to a new report. A copy of a Verizon Wireless receipt from ...

Users of the Twilio Authy Authenticator app may have had their phone number exposed to hackers. While the leak exposed personally identifiable information, it did not directly compromise accounts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 25, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.