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Meta Ordered to Pay $942M Over Facebook and Instagram Harm to Children
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $942 million after finding Facebook and Instagram contributed to youth mental health harms and child sexual exploitation.
Meta AI Model Breached External Organization During Cybersecurity Test
A Meta AI model gained internet access during a misconfigured security test, exploited a vulnerability in an external organization's systems, prompting an investigation.
WhatsApp Usernames Will Let You Chat Without Sharing Your Phone Number
WhatsApp is letting users reserve usernames before its 2026 launch, giving people a way to chat without sharing phone numbers. Here is how it works, why it matters, and the security limits to know
WhatsApp Says It Blocked Pegasus Spyware Campaign Linked to NSO
WhatsApp says it blocked Israeli firm NSO’s Pegasus spyware activity and is asking a US court to treat the targeting as an injunction breach.
Instagram Recovery Tool Bug Exposed 20,225 Accounts to Password Reset Abuse
Meta says an Instagram recovery tool bug allowed attackers to abuse password resets, affecting 20,225 accounts and exposing users without 2FA to account takeover risk.
Instagram Glitch Reportedly Exposed Contact Info of Zuckerberg and Other Users
Instagram glitch exposed Mark Zuckerberg’s email addresses and phone number, plus contact details of other top users, through a password reset flaw.
Hackers Abused Meta’s AI Support Bot to Hijack Major Instagram Accounts
Hackers abused Meta’s AI support bot to hijack major Instagram accounts, bypassing security checks as videos showed the flaw before Meta fixed the issue.
RansomHouse Claims Data Breach at Major Apple Contractor Luxshare
RansomHouse claims to have breached Apple contractor Luxshare, but no evidence has been released. Links are offline and the breach remains unverified.
Hackers Launch Over 91,000 Attacks on AI Systems Using Fake Ollama Servers
A new investigation by GreyNoise reveals a massive wave of over 90,000 attacks targeting AI tools like Ollama and OpenAI. Experts warn that hackers are conducting "reconnaissance" to map out vulnerabilities in enterprise AI systems.
Instagram’s “17 Million User Data Leak” Was Just Scraped Records from 2022
Instagram’s 17 million user data leak wasn’t a new breach - Hackread.com's in-depth analysis shows it was scraped in 2022, leaked in 2023, and falsely repackaged in 2026.