Computing Security – The TechBriefs

A bizarre new malware campaign hacks your printer and forces it to print out ransomware demands

(Image credit: Shutterstock) Kaspersky detailed ransomware cases in Colombia and Mexico where attackers exploited misconfigured systems Victims’ drives were locked […]

Apple finally patches Hide My Email security flaw — a year after it was first discovered

(Image credit: Unsplash) Apple fixes Hide My Email flaw which exposed anonymous addresses through bounced spam logs Hidden emails created […]

Chick-fil-A reveals data breach — customers warned hackers may have accessed their account info

(Image credit: Javidestock/Shutterstock) Chick‑fil‑A confirmed a credential stuffing attack between June 17–19, breaching thousands of accounts Exposed data includes names, […]

Flock is pulling its plan to use its microphone network to monitor for signs of ‘human distress’ — but privacy concerns remain

One of Flock’s acoustic detectors (Image credit: Flock) Flock is abandoning plans for a ‘human distress detection’ feature It had […]

Rental giant Carla leaks user names, emails, and phone numbers ahead of summer holiday break

(Image credit: Shutterstock) Cybernews found Carla’s exposed AWS bucket with 48,000 PDFs containing customer rental data Files included names, emails, […]

OpenAI says its models escaped a sandbox and breached Hugging Face

(Image credit: Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock) OpenAI researchers confirm an AI agent escaped sandbox, exploited zero‑days, and attacked Hugging Face Controlled […]

‘Not sure if I should keep buying games and software from Microsoft’: Xbox users are questioning account safety due to ongoing recovery issues, ahead of a disc-less console future

(Image credit: Xbox) Xbox users face account recovery issues ahead of the all-digital console future Xbox support offered help to […]

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