Passwords in plaintext – again! Here’s Apple’s latest macOS password bug – plus a handy workaround to deal with it.
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Push for legal mandate to unlock phones revived by DOJ
The Feds have been meeting with security researchers who are working on “a safe enough way” to unlock data on encrypted phones.
Cambridge Analytica’s secret coding sauce allegedly leaked
The exposed data, available free by registering an email address, shows CA used software developed by AggregateIQ to sway US elections.
Cryptocurrency clampdown! Twitter bans ICO ads to combat scammers
Twitter is to ban advertisers from pushing Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or selling tokens on its platform.
FTC goes after Facebook
Time for Facebook to face the music on its data glad-handling in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
HOAX ALERT: Can you really verify your Facebook account security with a comment?
There’s a rumor floating around in certain corners of the internet that you can “prove” your Facebook account is secure by triggering an animation in the comments section.
Biggest pirate in the US sentenced to 5 years
Sharebeast, Newjams and Albumjams were sites to pirate prerelease songs from the likes of Justin Bieber, Pitbull and Beyonce.
Cobalt/Carbanak bank malware gang’s alleged leader arrested
The hackers have made ATMs across Europe spit out cash upon command.
3 of Facebook’s dumbest hoaxes
Lowlights from the world’s biggest petri dish for culturing hair-brained hoaxes
Of course Facebook logs calls and texts – people gave it permission
Facebook’s been upsetting quite a lot of people lately.