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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Coinbase explains background to June zero-day Firefox attack
A recent, highly targeted attack on cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase offers a glimpse into how sophisticated phishing attacks can be.
4 ‘despicables’ jailed for running hidden worldwide child abuse forums
So much for trusting the Tor network to hide their tracks.
Fake news doesn’t (always) fool mice
Mice can interpret speech phonemes correctly up to 80% of the time without falling for semantic hoodwinks like humans do.
Hacked devices can be turned into acoustic weapons
Security researcher Matt Wixey found that many gadgets aren’t protected from being turned into hearing-damaging weapons. Or melting.
Chrome Incognito mode detection fix busted by researchers
Remember that Chrome update that stopped websites from detecting Incognito mode? Well, researchers claim to have found a way around it.
Android users menaced by pre-installed malware
Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone has found a new and concerning route for malware to find its way on to Android devices – malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed.
Hacking 4G hotspots – when did you last update?
Your 4G hotspot might seem very basic and low risk compared to your phone, but you need to keep it patched just as carefully!
Apple will hand out unlocked iPhones to vetted researchers
It formalizes the reality: “pre-jailbroken” iPhones were already on the black market.
Facebook facial recognition: class action suit gets court’s go ahead
The court said facial recognition could well harm privacy rights, given its “detailed, encyclopedic, and effortlessly compiled” biometrics collection.