Charlie Osborne

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Charlie Osborne is a cybersecurity journalist and photographer who writes for ZDNET and CNET from London. PGP Key: AF40821B

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Latest from Charlie Osborne

How to hack Facebook with just a phone number

A flaw in the SS7 protocol makes hacking Facebook accounts easier than you'd think.

June 16, 2016 by Charlie Osborne in Security

How to hack Gmail 92 percent of the time

Impossible? Apparently not, as US researchers have discovered.

August 22, 2014 by Charlie Osborne in Security

Biker group charged with hacking hundreds of Jeeps, motorcycles in crime spree

Members of the Hooligans Motorcycle Club allegedly used stolen dealer credentials to duplicate keys.

June 1, 2017 by Charlie Osborne in Security

Judge approves $650m settlement for Facebook users in privacy, biometrics lawsuit

Facebook users represented in the lawsuit may soon receive hundreds of dollars each.

March 1, 2021 by Charlie Osborne in Security

How to discover and destroy spyware on your smartphone (in pictures)

If you suspect your device has been tampered with, follow these steps.

September 6, 2018 by Charlie Osborne in Security

Everything you need to know about the Microsoft Exchange Server hack

Updated: Vulnerabilities are being exploited by Hafnium. Other cyberattackers are following suit.

April 19, 2021 by Charlie Osborne in Security

These are the worst hacks, cyberattacks, and data breaches of 2019

A slew of hacks, data breaches, and attacks tainted the cybersecurity landscape in 2019.

December 12, 2019 by Charlie Osborne in Security

Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack: Everything you need to know

Updated: DarkSide has claimed responsibility for the catastrophic ransomware outbreak.

May 13, 2021 by Charlie Osborne in Security

Automated exploit of critical SAP SolMan vulnerability detected in the wild

Proof-of-concept exploit code was published last week.

January 21, 2021 by Charlie Osborne in Security

Updated Kaseya ransomware attack FAQ: What we know now

Here is everything you need to know.

July 23, 2021 by Charlie Osborne in Security

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