Google is still allowing third-party developers access to access its users’ Gmail data, it said in a letter to Senators last week.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Police accidentally tweet bookmarks that reveal surveilled groups
The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) accidentally spilled some of its opsec onto Twitter last week, uploading a screenshot that revealed browser bookmarks.
iTunes is assigning you a ‘trust score’ based on emails and phone calls
It’s just a number to detect fraud, not a Black Mirror-esque score that’s going to rate us all as social misfits unworthy of wedding invitations.
Bitcoin flaw could have allowed dreaded 51% takeover
The scenario was always hypothetical but the fact such a thing was even possible until this week has left some in the Bitcoin community feeling alarmed.
Warning issued as Netflix subscribers hit by phishing attack
Netflix phishing scammers are at it again, sending emails that try to steal sensitive details from subscribers.
Man who shared Deadpool movie on Facebook faces 6 months in jail
US government recommended six months behind bars. That’s one month for every million people that viewed a part of the pirated movie, apparently.
US military given the power to hack back/defend forward
The new preventative cybersecurity powers include potentially acting against countries considered friendly toward the US – a risky move, some say.
FBI wants to keep “helpful” Mirai botnet authors around
The young men behind the powerful IoT device botnet have been working undercover with law enforcement since they were first fingered.
Western Digital goes quiet on unpatched MyCloud flaw
Western Digital has failed to patch a serious security vulnerability in its MyCloud NAS drives that it was told about more than a year ago, researchers have alleged.
URL spoofing – what it is and what to do about it [VIDEO]
What happens if your browser doesn’t tell you the truth about the identity of the website you’re looking at?