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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

Jun 1, 2026 at 18:34 · TechCrunch

Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support ch...

Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers

Jun 1, 2026 at 17:22 · TechCrunch

Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft...

Linux Basics for Hackers (2019)

Jun 1, 2026 at 13:19 · Hacker News

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Jun 1, 2026 at 18:34

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to...

Jun 1, 2026 at 17:22

Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers

Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in G...

Jun 1, 2026 at 13:19

Linux Basics for Hackers (2019)

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Jun 1, 2026 at 18:34 TechCrunch

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for...
Jun 1, 2026 at 17:22 TechCrunch

Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers

Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
Jun 1, 2026 at 13:19 Hacker News

Linux Basics for Hackers (2019)

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May 28, 2026 at 19:07 TechCrunch

Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of widespread attacks

A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups c...
May 26, 2026 at 15:27 TechCrunch

Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved

A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital ...
May 19, 2026 at 15:32 TechCrunch

Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply-chain attack

The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in tur...

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Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access

Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.

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Accounts Allowing Hackers Hackers Hackers Hijacked
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TechCrunch May 28, 2026 at 19:07 Startups
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Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of widespread attacks

A new hacking campaign is trying to trick Signal users to give up their secret recovery key, which can be used to access online backups containing past messages.

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Backups Containing Past Hackers Online Backups
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TechCrunch May 26, 2026 at 15:27 Startups
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Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved

A shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today.

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Cybersecurity Ghost Ghost Hackers Hackers
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TechCrunch May 19, 2026 at 15:32 Startups
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Hackers have compromised dozens of popular open source packages in an ongoing supply-chain attack

The attacks are part of a wider campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud, which has already compromised several open source projects and, in turn, developers and companies that use them.

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Already Compromised Compromised Compromised Dozens Hackers
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TechCrunch May 18, 2026 at 16:32 Startups
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NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people

The New York public healthcare system said hackers stole personal and medical data, and scans of biometrics — including fingerprints — in one of the largest recorded breaches of...

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Fingerprints Hackers Healthcare System Hospitals
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TechCrunch May 14, 2026 at 14:07 Startups
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A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal ...

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Government Government Hackers Hackers Investigator
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TechCrunch May 12, 2026 at 13:34 Startups
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Instructure strikes deal with hackers who breached it twice

The maker of the Canvas school software said it "reached an agreement" with the hackers, but provided no guarantees that the hackers would not release the data or keep their word.

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Agreement Breached Canvas Guarantees
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TechCrunch May 7, 2026 at 20:59 Startups
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Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack

The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message.

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Cybercrime Group Shinyhunters Hackers Instructure
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TechCrunch May 7, 2026 at 18:28 Startups
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Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers

An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its ha...

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Cybercrime Group Group Hackers Immediately Kick
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