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Monthly Archives: July 2019
Cyberattack lands ship in hot water
Less than two months after warning of cybersecurity problems on ships, the US Coast Guard has revealed that a large international vessel has suffered a cyberattack.
GDPR superpowers lead to whopper ICO fines for BA, Marriott
The ICO isn’t pulling its punches: The penalty for BA’s data breach is about 367 times higher than the previous record-setting fine.
“Mozilla aren’t villains after all” – ISPs back down after public outcry
Mozilla was nominated for an “Internet Villain” award – and The People Of The Internet were not pleased
Two zero days and 15 critical flaws fixed in July’s Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday July 2019 offers fixes for a total of 77 vulnerabilities, including 15 marked critical, rounded out by two zero-day flaws.
Rogue Android apps ignore your permissions
New research has revealed that apps are snooping on data such as location and unique ID number – even when users haven’t given permission.
Instagram asks bullies, ‘Are you sure you want to say that?’
A new anti-bullying feature uses AI to recognize mean words in comments and warns users before they post them.
Zoom flaw could force Mac users into meetings, expose video feed
Its local web server reportedly also automatically reinstalls Zoom if a user removes the app and joins a meeting.
Backdoor discovered in Ruby strong_password library
An eagle-eyed developer has discovered a backdoor recently sneaked into a library (or ‘gem’) used by Ruby on Rails (RoR) web apps to check password strength.
Google suspends Trends emails after revealing murder suspect’s name
People subscribed to Google Trends in New Zealand were emailed the murder suspect’s name in violation of a New Zealand court’s order.