Jonas Borchgrevink

Facebook’s Recovery Options for Hacked Users Are Worst in Class: 2021 Report

We have examined our data from the past year, and among our 523 clients, most are struggling to recover their Facebook & Instagram accounts. It does seem like Facebook has completely abandoned user support the past year: Instagram is no better, but that’s not a surprise since it is owned by Facebook Instagram states that…
Clara Was Hacked and Sensitive Photos Were Released

One of our clients, whom we will name “Clara” for this article, was hacked a couple of weeks ago. The hacker got access to her private email (Gmail) and took over her Snapchat account. Clara could not recover her accounts, and the hacker started to send her threatening messages via Whatsapp. The hacker demanded $500…
Having issues with your Google, Gmail or Youtube Account? Don’t Worry!

Multiple Google services are down this morning. We have received multiple requests from concerned Google-users that they are unable to login into their accounts. These services are affected: Gmail Google Suite Youtube Google Maps The Google services started to fail on Monday, December 14th, 2020, around 06:30 Eastern Time. The Google outage seems to be…
Hacking and its Legal Consequences

In today’s digital age, hacking has become an increasingly feared phenomenon. Some hackers view their activities as a form of activism, a means to wealth, or a way to exact revenge. However, many people are unaware of the legal consequences of hacking, even if it involves someone they know personally. Understanding Hacking The term “hacking”…
Huge Rise in Hacking Attempts and Tech Companies Can’t Keep Up

Hacking attempts have increased drastically during the Covid-19 pandemic, and homeworkers are especially vulnerable. The real danger now is not necessarily being hacked, but the lost ability to recover online accounts. We have learned first hand that multiple tech companies, like Facebook, struggle with human resources that drastically reduces their support quality and time. One…
How to Protect your Child from Online Abuse, Hacking, and Cyberbullying

I’m a father of two adorable children, and I’ve founded hacked.com because of them. I’m 30 years old and have worked with technology and social media my entire adult life. From creating web services, apps and running a large media house. After learning more about the security risks people face online, and especially children, I…
Trump Says ‘Nobody Gets Hacked’ – And He’s Wrong

On October 19, 2020, during a campaign rally in Tuscon, AZ, United States President Donald Trump made an astonishing claim that sent the security community into a tizzy. Nobody gets hacked. To get hacked, you need somebody with 197 IQ and he needs about 15% of your password. https://twitter.com/mshelton/status/1318303047647309824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318303047647309824%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3D3ce26dc7e3454db5820ba084d28b4935schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmshelton%2Fstatus%2F1318303047647309824image%3D Trump was referring to C-SPAN political…
The Worst Insecure Social Media Platforms for Children and Adults

After dealing with a significant variety of cases from our clients over the past six months, we have acquired extensive knowledge of how easy it is to recover a hacked account or take-down prohibited materials on the various social media platforms – including those frequented by children. I’m personally terrified at the ease in which a…
How We Removed Revenge Porn and Gathered Evidence for the Police

In late July 2020, we were contacted by a woman we will call “X” for privacy reasons. Her ex-husband had posted five different private sex videos of them on Pornhub. She had received multiple texts from her ex-husband with the videos to ruin her life. Both are U.S. residents. Within hours of her first contact,…
How to Remove Copyright Infringement from Google

As I run a news site on CCN.com, we see our content frequently copied across the web. This is a big issue for us as these sites get readers from Google and elsewhere for content they have stolen. In this tutorial I’m going to show you how you can remove content that has been stolen…
Skepticism Grows Over BitGrail’s Supposed $167 Million Hack

A relatively unknown cryptocurrency exchange by the name of BitGrail has informed its users of a coordinated cyber attack targeting Nano (XRB) tokens. However, the incident does not appear to be holding up to scrutiny after the founder of the exchange made an odd request to the developers of Nano shortly after discovering the alleged…
The Biggest Bitcoin Hacks and Thefts of All Time

The story of bitcoin’s most significant hacks and thefts is the story of bitcoin itself. From its early days and its first hack to the biggest theft of all time, bitcoin’s utopian promises often turned into a dystopian reality where scammers, thieves, unaccountable and often amateur exchanges, some even fully anonymous, proliferated in a wild…
Vietnam Becomes the Latest to Ban Bitcoin, but in China, the Rules May Be Changing

Vietnam became the latest nation-state to launch an attack on cryptocurrency, as regulators sided with the alarmists without providing much rationale. Vietnam Issues Ban The ban, which applies to all cryptocurrencies not deemed legal tender, was issued via a formal statement by the State Bank of Vietnam. The punishment for accepting or offering payments in…
Mental Health Center Hacked; 11,000 Patient Details Compromised

The Emergence Health Network has revealed that its El Paso Center for Mental Health was the target of a cyberattack that may have compromised the personal details of some 11,000 mental health patients in Texas. Non-profit Emergence Health Network (EHN) has stated in a press release that its computer server was compromised in an unauthorized external…
Auth0 Integrates Identity Into Authentication

Auth0, a platform specializing in modern identity authentication, has seen impressive growth, driven by its mission to simplify complex authentication and authorization solutions. In the past year, the company has experienced a 20-30% month-over-month revenue growth and expanded its team to support a rapidly increasing client base. With clients such as JetPrivilege, HarperCollins Publishing, Schneider…