Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Frustrated author cybersquats novelist’s website
If you visit the website of renowned Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt today, you’ll see a surprising message. “THIS IS NOT PATRICK DEWITT”, it says.
Robbin Hood – the ransomware that brings its own bug
When you need a vulnerability to exploit, but there isn’t one… why not simply bring your own, along with your malware?
Researchers transmit data covertly by altering screen brightness
Researchers have retrieved data from a disconnected computer by altering its LCD’s pixel density just enough for a camera to pick it up.
Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints
It’s my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we’re just doing what Google Search does.
Wacom driver caught monitoring third-party software use
Graphics tablet company Wacom can collect data unconnected to its products, such as which applications users open on their computers.
Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud
Organizations were attacked for employees’ data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts.
S2 Ep25: You’ve seen WHAT on public Trello boards? – Naked Security Podcast
New episode available now.
Update now – WhatsApp flaw gave attackers access to local files
The flaw affecting WhatsApp’s desktop client when it’s paired with the iPhone app allowed attackers access to local file systems.
Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’
Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed.