Microsoft has paused the Windows 10 October 2018 update while it investigates reports of deleted profiles and missing files.
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Hey Portal, what’s that Facebook device in my kitchen?
The company that wants to move fast and break things is moving in!
Google ramps up G Suite protections against government-backed attacks
Security alerts become opt-out by default from 10 October because so few admins opted in.
Unpatched routers bad, doubly unpatched routers worse – much, much worse!
Two bugs can be four times the trouble! If you missed the last Microtik router patch, you’re at risk, but if you’re *two* patches behind …
Attackers use voicemail hack to steal WhatsApp accounts
The Israeli National Cybersecurity Authority issued an alert warning that WhatsApp users could lose control of their accounts.
Phantom Secure CEO sold encrypted phones to drug cartels
The CEO of “uncrackable” phone seller, Phantom Secure, has pleaded guilty to helping drug sellers keep their business locked away from the eyes of law enforcement.
Seven Russian cyberspies indicted for hacking, wire fraud, ID theft
“Bungling” Russian GRU operatives picked up by Dutch police, linked to OPCW and World Anti-Doping Agency hacks.
Fitbit data leads to arrest of 90-year-old in stepdaughter’s murder
Her device recorded her heart rate slowing rapidly, then stopping about five minutes before her stepfather left the house.
Prison smuggler busted by his own drone camera
It turns out that drones advertised off the back of beautiful aerial shots also take great videos of murky drug dens.
Wi-Fi versions to get names people can actually understand
The high priests of Wi-Fi just made your life – and the lives of wireless network equipment vendors everywhere – a little easier.