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We're on week two of the fallout from the Signal group chat scandal — and apparently, there's a lot more where that came from.

As Top Officials Were Messaging a Group Text About Bomb Plans, Their Passwords Were Leaked Online

By Noor Al-Sibai

Authorities are reporting an uptick in "sextortion" scams — but you probably don't have to worry about your browser history being leaked.

Here’s What to Do If Hackers Threaten to Release Your Porn History

By Noor Al-Sibai

A background check site may have been majorly breached, resulting in the potential exposure of literally everyone's Social Security numbers.

Hackers May Have Leaked Every American’s Social Security Information

By Noor Al-Sibai

A gigantic trove of passwords has been released by bad actors, and there's a very good chance that yours is on there.

Massive Release of Breached Passwords Likely Includes Yours

By Noor Al-Sibai

Unidentified hackers have stolen the health records of millions of customers of Australian health insurer Medibank, releasing them on the dark web.

Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Ransom, So Hackers Start Releasing Health Records of Up To 10 Million People

By Frank Landymore

The popular parent-teacher app Seesaw was hacked, and bad actors sent a horribly explicit, NSFW meme to unassuming users.

Parent-Teacher Messaging App Hacked to Send Mom and Dad Horrifying Images

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A hacker found that Jacuzzi's SmartTub app leaves users susceptible to data theft — and, could allow a bad actor to turn the tub into disgusting soup.

Robots and Machines

Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Set Hot Tub Temp to Anything They Want

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

"Millions of Facebook Inc photos, status updates and other content posted since 2014" have been combed over by hundreds of outsourced workers in Hyderabad.

Outsourced Workers Are Training AIs With Your Private FB Posts

By Victor Tangermann

By telling companies such as Verizon and T-Mobile they're cops, stalkers and scammers can get users' real-time location data.

Stalkers Are Pretending to be Cops to Steal Your Phone’s Location

By Kristin Houser

Uber Is Getting Sued for Not Disclosing Its 2016 Data Breach

By Chelsea Gohd