Hacks N Facts

04/07/2025

My suggestion is to disable Gemini AI.

An email sent out to Android users should raise the eyebrows of anyone worried about privacy.

29/06/2025

‘As Europe rapidly strengthens its defence capabilities in response to evolving geopolitical challenges, there is an urgent need for investments in advanced technologies that ensure its strategic…

28/06/2025

If you see an ad for Nanalinen products, I advise extreme caution. Several people have reported either receiving a version of the product of severely poor quality, or not receiving anything at all.
This apparent company also only accepts PayPal, which should be the first red flag. The domain is a year old and is registered in Phoenix, Arizona. So, there's that.

22/06/2025

On you phone keypad type * #21 # to see if someone is forwarding your calls, texts, etc.. to another number.

Next type * #62 # to see other settings that should all be disabled.

Now if any of those were enabled, someone is intercepting your calls, texts, etc.. To set everything back to normal, type # #002 # to disable all of them. Enjoy.

20/06/2025

This account is sharing a deep fake of Mark Carney advertising a new investment initiative. It's simply another version of the $300 investment scam, which the perpetrators used several other leaders and celebrities in their videos in order to try taking advantage of people.

Here's where CBC News discusses this very scam.

https://youtu.be/U6E0Zfbxl8Q?feature=shared

20/06/2025

Please be aware of "advertisers" pretending to legitimate news sources. This ad is clearly impersonating CBC News, which includes a fake story about Mike Myers. The page this links to is not the official CBC News website and is filled with scams. Always check the url.

20/06/2025

It's important to realize this is not new data. So, if you haven't changed your credentials in a while, do so immediately.

News broke today of a "mother of all breaches," sparking wide media coverage filled with warnings and fear-mongering. However, it appears to be a compilation of previously leaked credentials stolen by infostealers, exposed in data breaches, and via credential stuffing attacks.

12/06/2025

I have actually discussed the term 'digital sovereignty' before. Now, more than ever, pc users have a choice to use Microsoft products or not.

Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.

09/06/2025

Always check the link.

We found that cybercriminals are preparing for the impending holiday season with a redirect campaign leading to AsyncRAT.

02/06/2025

I recommend changing your passwords immediately.

A huge dataset with all kinds of sensitive information, likely to be the result of infostealers, was found exposed online.

29/05/2025

A disturbing new trend in cybercrime emerged this week as security professionals discovered QR codes taped to lampposts in what appears to be a sophisticated psychological manipulation campaign.

26/05/2025

This was an absolute beast of a DDoS attack. In fact, it was the largest ever unleashed.

May 20, 2025 42 Comments KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion bits of data). The brief attack appears to have been a test run for a massive new Internet o...