UNICEF: 20 Million Children Faced Technology-Enabled Sexual Abuse
An estimated 20 million children aged 12 to 17, or nearly one in five, experienced at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation or abuse in a single year across 21 countries, according to a new UNICEF report.
Dropbox Accounts Breached Through Lenovo ID Verification Flaw
Some Dropbox users had their accounts accessed by an unauthorized attacker after a flaw in Lenovo’s email verification process was used to create fraudulent Lenovo IDs.
WordPress Backup Plugin Flaw Puts Millions of Websites at Risk
A serious security flaw in the All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin could allow attackers to take control of vulnerable WordPress websites.
X Moves U.S. Creator Payments to X Money, Ending Stripe Payouts
X is changing how creators in the U.S. receive their earnings. Starting September 2, all U.S. payouts from X’s Original Content Rewards Program and creator subscriptions will be processed through X Money, the company’s payments service.
Microsoft Defender Mistakenly Blocks Legitimate Google Search Links
Microsoft is investigating a problem with Defender for Office 365 that is causing legitimate Google search links to be incorrectly flagged as malicious.
Happy 15th Birthday, Messenger: From Simple Chats to Global Platform
Facebook Messenger is celebrating its 15th anniversary, marking 15 years since the standalone messaging app was launched in 2011.
Europol-Backed Operation Disrupts Sality Botnet After 20 Years
An international operation supported by Europol has disrupted Sality, a long-running peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that has been used to spread malicious payloads to thousands of infected computers around the world.
Russian Man Charged Over Malware Attack on 80,000 Freelancers
A California federal grand jury has indicted a Russian national accused of running a phishing campaign that infected thousands of freelancers with TVRAT and DarkVNC malware.
Windows 11 Is About to Turn On a Key Security Feature for More PCs
Microsoft is preparing to enable its Memory Integrity security feature on more Windows 11 PCs starting next month.
Dropbox Says Hackers Compromised About 5,000 Accounts
Dropbox says hackers compromised around 5,000 user accounts last month and were able to view and download files stored on the cloud-storage platform.
X Users Hit by Wave of Password Reset Attempts After X Money Launch
X users are being targeted with a wave of unsolicited password reset emails following the launch of X Money, the social media platform’s new payments service.
Google AdSense Is Changing How Ad Impressions Are Counted in 2027
Google AdSense is changing its impression measurement system in 2027. Here’s what publishers need to know about the new Begin-to-Render methodology.
PaperCut Zero-Day Flaws Exploited in Data Theft Attacks
Attackers are exploiting two recently patched PaperCut vulnerabilities to bypass authentication and steal data from vulnerable print management servers.
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