An Alleged Member of a Hacking Group Was Caught, Thanks to One Hated Windows Feature

An alleged member of a hacking group was caught, thanks to one hated Windows feature

Windows GDID (Global Device Identifier), its own telemetry service, has drawn ire from users for some time. Turns out the data it tracks can be used by law enforcement to incriminate alleged hackers, which is both a decent outcome and sort of worrisome if you think about it too much. As noted by TechSpot, the US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs recently announced the arrest of 19-year-old Peter Stokes. Linked to the hacking group S…

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SALT LAKE CITY — After a crook hacked Renee Stevens' Amazon account, he locked her out by changing the password, the email address and the phone number on the account. When Stevens tried to get back in, Amazon asked her to verify information she did not recognize. "It said, 'Please verify the phone number ending […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Locked out after a hack? The fix may be hiding on your phone | #hacking | #cybe…