The app says it will notify you of coronavirus cases… but in fact it locks up your phone and sextorts you for money at the same time
Daily Archives: March 18, 2020
VMware patches virtualisation bugs
Virtualisation company VMware patched two bugs this week that affected a large proportion of its client-side virtual machines.
Uber to file federal suit against Los Angeles over users’ real-time location data
Real-time, in-trip geolocation data isn’t good for traffic/bike lane planning, a draft of the suit says. What it’s good for is surveillance.
DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign
It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming that national quarantine was imminent.
Human traffickers use social media oversharing to gain victims’ trust
Posts about money or family trouble are being used to gain trust by those who force victims into sex work or slavery, the FBI warns.