GhostPoster attacks hide malicious JavaScript in Firefox addon logos

A new campaign dubbed 'GhostPoster' is hiding JavaScript code in the image logo of malicious Firefox extensions counting more ...
Wired

He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him

Last month, Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced the details of yet another lawsuit against Roblox over suspected pedophiles lurking on the hugely popular gaming platform. While doing ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...
Reuters

Roblox to require age checks to use platform's chat features

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Gaming platform Roblox will require users to verify their age using facial recognition software to chat with other players, a company executive said, with the goal of ...
Seeking Alpha

Roblox: Buy The Dip As Bookings Sharply Accelerate (Upgrade)

Roblox is upgraded to a "Buy" after a 25% stock pullback and a strong Q3 beat-and-raise performance. RBLX is accelerating growth in DAUs, bookings, and payers, with international expansion and ...
Android Authority

Recovering your Google account after a hack is going to become much less of a headache

Google is rolling out two new ways to recover your account after you lose access. “Recovery Contacts” lets you pick trusted friends and family to verify your identity. Users will soon be able to use ...
KSL

'It's unfathomable': YouTuber banned from Roblox warns parents after predator busts

DENVER — A popular YouTuber known as Schlep has a warning for parents about Roblox after the company banned him from the platform for exposing alleged child predators. Schlep, whose real name is ...
Mediaite

Bolton Raid Instigated By Foreign Govt Hack Into His AOL Account, FBI Affidavit Says

The FBI has released the affidavit that was used to obtain a search warrant for former Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s home. Agents swarmed Bolton’s home last month for what was called a ...
CNN

Foreign hack of John Bolton’s AOL account cited as part of reasoning for searching his house

Federal investigators had reason to believe they would find classified records in a search of John Bolton’s Maryland home last month partly because of what they had learned about a foreign adversary ...
abcnews4

Mount Pleasant resident extorted after hiring 'ethical hacker' to recover Roblox account

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A Mount Pleasant resident is being extorted and threatened with "swatting" after hiring and quickly firing an "ethical hacker" to help recover a Roblox account, according ...
TechCrunch

Salesloft says Drift customer data thefts linked to March GitHub account hack

Salesloft said a breach of its GitHub account in March allowed hackers to steal authentication tokens that were later used in a mass-hack targeting several of its Big Tech customers. Citing an ...