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Monthly Archives: January 2020
UN hacked via unpatched SharePoint server
UN staffers: the “entire domain” was probably compromised by an attacker who was lurking on the UN’s networks.
US Interior Dept extends drone grounding over foreign hacking fears
The DOI has doubled down on a previous order, keeping the agency’s drones grounded for another 30 days for a more in-depth security review.
Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping
They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford to build APIs instead.
Facebook to pay $550m to settle face-tagging suit
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook for the use of its tag suggestions feature looks like it’s finally done churning through the courts.
S2 Ep24: Tinder, angry customers and weleakinfo takedown – Naked Security Podcast
New episode available now.
Trello exposed! Search turns up huge trove of private data
A surprising number of users seem to be setting Trello boards, and their often highly sensitive content, to ‘public’.
Facebook knows a lot about your online habits – here’s how to stop it
Facebook’s new Off-Facebook Activity feature is part of the company’s effort to appear more privacy-friendly to its users.
Employers can’t force you to get microchipped, Indiana reps say
The US state wants to make sure employers don’t “overstep their bounds” by imposing mandatory employee microchipping.
Government spyware company spied on hundreds of innocent people
eSurv execs have been charged with fraud, unauthorized access to a computer system, illicit interception and illicit data processing.