It “was a miss on our part”, Twitter said.
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Facebook, Twitter profiles slurped by mobile apps using malicious SDKs
Hundreds of users gave permission to these third-party apps to access their social media accounts, but the apps got more handsy than that.
Splunk customers should update now to dodge Y2K-style bug
Splunk has issued a critical warning regarding a showstopping Y2K-style date bug in one of the platform’s configuration files.
EU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.
Police arrest alleged Chuckling Squad member who hijacked @Jack Dorsey
Debug, another Chuckling Squadder, told Motherboard that the kid was weird, “Swatting celebrities for a follow back.”
Firefox gets tough on tracking tricks that sneakily sap your privacy
Firefox is getting ready to turn on its automatic anti-snooping tools to stop web ‘fingerprinting” tricks.
Naked Security needs an intern! Here’s how to apply
Naked Security is looking for a content marketing intern to join the team for 12 months in 2020.
Parents say creep hacked their baby monitor to tell toddler they ‘love’ her
The Taococo FREDI baby monitor has repeatedly been criticized for being easy to hack.
Court says suspect can’t be forced to reveal 64-character password
We have to protect the constitutional rights of the innocent, and that can mean shielding guilty-as-hell child abusers, the court said.
National Veterinary Associates catches dose of ransomware
Ransomware attacks don’t discriminate – and are just as happy targeting those with four legs as those with two.