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Over 60 terabytes of data containing sensitive information about millions of Acer customers were stolen by the hackers. Several million clients' names, addresses, and phone numbers have been exposed, as well as restricted corporate financial data. The hackers recently disclosed the intrusion, which Acer later confirmed as real. Desorden was able to break into Acer's servers in India and steal a large amount of data. Consumer and business accounts are included. According to Desorden, the number of customers whose data has been compromised is in the millions.

Google removed the Squid Game app from the Play Store after researchers discovered malware in it. If you downloaded the app, here's what you should do to stay safe.

Hackers are stealing money from iPhone users by leveraging dating apps. Here's all you need to know about the bitcoin scam involving phoney apps. If you have these apps on your iPhone, remove them.

REvil, a notorious hacking outfit known for extorting companies for millions of dollars and selling data on the dark web when it doesn't get its way, has reportedly shut down after incurring some sort of punishment. The group's Tor payment site and data leak blog have been hijacked, according to sources (via Tech Crunch), leaving the outfit crippled and platformless.

Microsoft has emerged as one of the most imitated brands, accounting for 29% of all phishing attacks worldwide, as per the Check Point Research (CPR) report. According to the data, these attacks have decreased from 45 percent in the second quarter of 2021.

Google introduced a number of new features for its Workspace productivity suite in May of this year. Google Docs now has "smart chips," which allow users to instantly link files, meetings, persons, and other items to a document using the @ tag. The functionality is part of the company's "smart canvas" project, which aims to improve Workspace tools in order to "build the future of work." Google is now making smart chips on Docs more useful than ever, delivering on that promise.

Facebook filed a data theft lawsuit against a Ukrainian on Friday, accusing him of scraping Facebook Messenger and selling the data of over 178 million users on dark net forums. Over the course of 21 months, the hacker used a Messenger function to harvest user data. The company is now seeking court orders prohibiting the guy from using Facebook sites, as well as the sale of any remaining scraped data and damages restitution.