The CSRF bypass flaw has now been fixed, and the researcher who discovered it has netted $25,000.
Daily Archives: February 19, 2019
Millions of “private” medical helpline calls exposed on internet
Ever wondered what happens to helpline calls recorded “to ensure you get the service you deserve”? It can all go terribly wrong…
Thousands of Android apps bypass Advertising ID to track users
Six years after it was introduced, it looks as if Android’s Advertising ID (AAID) might no longer be the privacy forcefield Google claimed it would be.
If you think your deleted Twitter DMs are sliding into the trash, you’re wrong
They’re never deleted, just erased from the UI. You can still see archived messages if you download your data.
Facebook acts like a law-breaking ‘digital gangster’, says official report
Facebook considers itself to be “ahead of and beyond the law,” UK lawmakers said in a report about “disinformation and ‘fake news.'”
Fake text generator is so good its creators don’t want to release full version
OpenAI has created what amounts to a text version of a deepfake – and it’s too scared for humanity to release the full version.