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Did you know that hackers can use ChatGPT to steal your data? Here's how you can protect your information.

US teen hacker Matthew D. Lane, 19, pleaded guilty to federal charges for a massive cyberattack on education tech firm PowerSchool, stealing data from 70 million students and teachers.

Bitcoin prices continued its downward trend as Trump reaffirmed plans to impose import tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Bybit exchange hack last week also added to the market volatility.

Hannah Kobayashi, a Hawaiian photographer, mysteriously vanished after missing a connecting flight. Wild conspiracy theories swirled online.

Bitcoin owner forgets password to $3M wallet for 11 years. A hacker exploits software flaws to recover lost fortune.

Russian hackers have reportedly stolen 44 gigabytes of data from Royal Mail and uploaded it on the dark web.

The hackers claim that the bot can access 533 million Facebook users located in different countries in the world.

To date, reports show that over 15 billion user credentials sourced from more than 100,000 security breaches are now being distributed online.

If left unpatched, hackers will be able to exploit the operating system's permissions to access direct messages.

For now, users are blocked from entering bitcoin addresses in their tweets as a temporary safety precaution after the cyberattack.

Among the information that was likely stolen by hackers were user's email addresses, country, nicknames, and date of birth.

It comes after the hackers claimed that they have sold all their 'dirty laundry' on US President Donald Trump.

Alarming as it sounds, there is a caveat that should keep user's data safe from those who have ill intentions.

Online security researchers claim that hackers were able to gather personal information from over 267 million Facebook users.

There are reports of new vulnerabilities that can give hackers access to an Android user's device, which is yet to be patched.

Hackers have been working on tweaks allowing them to add the missing pokemon into "Pokemon Sword and Shield."

Earlier in April, cybercriminals hacked into Microsoft Outlook emails. The hackers reportedly also stole from victims' cryptocurrency accounts.

European embassies in Nepal, Kenya, Guyana, Italy, Lebanon, Liberia and Bermuda were targeted by the attackers.

"We would not be reopening our online stores if we did not feel confident that they are a safe place to shop," the company said.

Security researchers uncovered that the malware infects Android models during manufacturing so users receive already infected phones from the box.

The attack on GitHub, which lasted less than an hour, reportedly exploited memcached servers instead of bots.

Many SMEs are at risk believing they are too small to face cyber attacks.

First detected in January, GandCrab has been deemed one of the most aggressive forms of ransomware this year.

"Whether they are working on behalf of the government or they're doing it on their own accord with plans to sell the information to a third party, we have no idea," Symantec said.

A 37-year-old Welshman has been jailed for 10 months after a court found him guilty of five offences relating to a cyber attack on a former company.

Researchers have described RedDrop as "one of the most sophisticated pieces of Android malware that we have seen in broad distribution".

"This is the first time we have seen a modified Mirai capable of DDOS attacks as well as setting up proxy servers on vulnerable IoT devices," Fortinet researchers said.

The malware has been designed to make the infected system really slow and also shut down any other malware already in the system.

The intrusion comes as police departments, government organizations and school districts are increasingly targeted by online pranksters and opportunistic hackers.

In 2015 and 2016, the then 15-year-old Kane Gamble attempted to hack the computers of several senior US government officials.