“Xerox did it, not us!” says San Francisco, whose parking revenues are threatened by the citation-protest streamlining app.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
87% of Android devices are exposed to at least one critical vulnerability
University of Cambridge researchers find that the Android ecosystem is a “market for lemons,” with 87% of devices unpatched against at least one known critical vulnerability.
Uber mistake leaves hundreds of drivers’ personal information exposed
Controversial taxi firm Uber accidentally exposed the personal details of hundreds of its drivers on Tuesday following the introduction of its new “Uber Partner” app.
You make your PRIVATE key PUBLIC, right? [Chet Chat Podcast 218]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Enjoy!
Can we really trust the browser padlock? Fake banking sites given TLS certificates
Banks, Paypal and Apple: type in the URLs wrong, and you may wind up at a typosquatter’s URL.
Misbehaving drones increasingly plague UK and US skies
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super Annoying (And Dangerous) UAVs! 
China arrests hackers to appease US on cyberespionage
Ahead of a landmark agreement between the US and China over cyberespionage, Chinese authorities arrested several hackers sought by the US.
California nixes warrantless search of digital data
California police will no longer be able to get their hands on phone or other digital data about users without a warrant.
Lottery chief who “rigged the randomness” is jailed for 10 years
He was supposed to protect the lottery from fraudsters and cheats, but the court was told that he used USB malware to cheat the lottery himself.
The man who owned Google for sixty seconds
It was never about the money, said the man who owned Google.com for 1 minute earlier this month.