Google is reportedly adding a new feature to its phone app that will breathe a sigh of relief to beleaguered phone users everywhere: Built-in screening for nuisance callers.
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Hackers break into newswire services, trade on what they find
Some financially-motivated hackers go straight for the money, but others take a more circuitous route, going after information that they can use for profit. That’s what criminals convicted this week did until they were caught in 2015, earning millions in ill-gotten gains.
Default router password leads to spilled military secrets
The hacker tried selling the US military files for $150 on the dark web, but only undercover analysts paid any attention.
Snakes on a plane! (Stuffed inside a hard drive)
When we talk about worms and viruses on your hard drive, we ain’t talking ball python. Usually. TSA caught the “organic mass” in screening.
Another Linux distro poisoned with malware
Arch Linux user repository altered to host malware, Arch maintainers say they’re “surprised it doesn’t happen more often”.
Update Flash (and Adobe Acrobat) now!
Flash: “I’ve got a critical vulnerability.” Acrobat: “hold my beer…”
Apple and Google questioned by Congress over user tracking
Inquiring lawmakers’ minds want to know, for one thing, whether our mobile phones are actually listening to our conversations.
England versus Facebook – score currently stands at £500,000-nil
The UK privacy regulator has fired a £0.5M shot across Facebook’s bows in the looks-set-to-go-on-for-ages “Cambridge Analytica” saga
Think that bitcoins and a VPN keep you anonymous? Think again…
A popular cryptowallet service has advised users of the Hola VPN to shift their funds to replacement accounts after an alleged hack.
Why the airplane romance that went viral should worry everyone
Covert footage taken of two strangers on a plane went viral as people mooned over The Lovebirds In The Air (And Mucho Spying) Affair.