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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Elderly victims conned out of millions by tech support scammer
The FTC has been battling tech support scams for years, especially ones targeting older citizens who are seen by fraudsters everywhere as susceptible to these cons.
Apple to share location data during emergency calls in iOS 12
iOS 12 users will automatically share highly-detailed location information when calling 911.
Google Chromecast and Home Speaker can leak location data to websites
Two Google products have a design weakness that could reveal their users’ locations.
Who owns your iPhone? [VIDEO]
Who should get the final say over what you’re allowed to do with digital devices you’ve bought outright with your own after-tax income?
Alleged Vault 7 leaker was busted because of basic security blunders
The FBI says that Schulte’s poor opsec was his undoing.
The girls who used WhatsApp to learn under the noses of IS
Weakening encryption so it’s easier to catch terrorists also means weakening it so it’s easier to catch girls who dare to get an education.
Domain transfer #FAIL – man gets 20 years for gunpoint domain hijack
The owner of doitforstate.com was shot in the leg before shooting his assailant in the chest.
How a Nigerian Prince scam victim got his money back after 10 years
The Nigerian prince never showed up but the victim’s $110,000 did, eventually.
Researchers claim Chrome bug bounty paid to the wrong people
Yubico has been drawn into a rare public spat over how the discovery of a security flaw affecting it products was credited.