A group of researchers has discovered that many of the web’s most popular content management systems are using obsolete algorithms to protect their users’ passwords.
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Hospitals are being suffocated by robocalls
Some pretend to be hospitals to get patients’ payment data. Others pose as the goverment and try to get confidential data from hospitals.
Millions of Venmo transactions scraped (again)
Not much has changed since a year ago, when a bot was tweeting out publicly visible Venmo “drug” deals from the public-by-default company.
90% off Ray-Bans? It’s a 100% Instagram SCAM!
The ads look like they’re been shared by friends, but they’re really pod people who’ve hijacked accounts.
Bella Thorne steals hacker’s thunder, publishes nude photos herself
Sheesh! At this rate, extortionists are going to have to seek alternate employment.
The US is reportedly seeding Russia’s power grid with malware
The US is alleged to have been quietly planting malware throughout Russia’s energy networks in response to years of Russian attacks on its own power grid.
Phishing attack lures victims with encrypted message alert
Why are phishing emails so enduringly popular with the bad guys? A new approach may suggest that curiosity is at play.
Yubico recalls FIPS Yubikey tokens after flaw found
Security token maker Yubico has issued an important advisory affecting high-end versions of its YubiKey authentication key.
Privacy foul for soccer league app that eavesdropped on users
The LaLiga app used phones’ GPS and microphones to sniff out bars that were broadcasting soccer matches illegally.
I’d like to add you to my professional network of people to spy on
A deepfake was reportedly spotted in the wild: LinkedIn’s well-connected, young, attractive Eurasia/Russia expert “Katie Jones.”