Researchers have discovered a weakness in the way Chrome and Firefox interact with CSS3 that could have caused them to leak usernames, profile pictures and likes from sites such as Facebook.
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Facebook defends practice of giving deep data access to device makers
They’re not “outsiders,” Facebook says. They’re part of Facebook, helping to make Facebook play nicely with their devices.
Google says fix for ‘weird’ 1975 text message bug is on the way
As of Monday, you could still see recent texts by searching on the string “the1975..com”.
Apple lifts two-month ban on Telegram updates in iOS store
Apple was blocking updates globally since Russian authorities ordered the company to remove the encrypted messaging app from the App Store.
Cloudflare mistakes own 1.1.1.1 DNS for DDoS attack
When is a DDoS attack not a DDoS attack? When it’s caused by your own recently-launched DNS service.
Facebook faces furious shareholders at annual meeting
They accused execs of human rights violations, compared Zuckerberg to Vladimir Putin, and challenged his “corporate dictatorship.”
Going to Infosec Europe? Grab yourself a goody bag
Use the phrase that pays and grab a bag of goodies for free!
Artist rigs up Google Assistant to (sometimes) fire a gun on command
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” But, what if a robot breaks the first law of robotics?
Doctor sues patient for $1m over bad online reviews
The patient claims to have gone for a free checkup, and came out with a $427 bill, plus a $1300 bill to her insurance company.
SpamCannibal comes back to life, starts spam-blocking everyone
SpamCannibal returns from the dead to fail all spam queries sent to it – essentially telling you to “block the world”.