A financial proivider that gives loans but locks them down to turn them into savings… didn’t lock down its own network.
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Huge flaw found in how facial features are measured from images
It has to do with optics: faces appear to flatten out as we get further away. Our brains compensate, but AI-run facial recognition doesn’t.
GoodRx stops sharing personal medical data with Google, Facebook
The mobile app saves people money but was letting 20 companies know who’s taking antipsychotics, erectile dysfunction and HIV meds, and more.
Nvidia patches severe flaws affecting GeForce, Quadro NVS and Tesla
In all, the update covers five Windows and Linux desktop CVE vulnerabilities, including one rated as critical.
XSS plugin vulnerabilities plague WordPress users
Thousands of active WordPress plugins have been hit with a swathe of XSS vulnerabilities that could give attackers complete control of the site.
Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack
Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device.
Let’s Encrypt issues one billionth free certificate
Thanks to this flood of free certificates, the web is a lot more encrypted than it was a few years ago.
Ironpie robot vacuum can suck up your privacy
You might want to unplug this not-so-smart robot: researchers found they can watch video streams piped out from its security camera.
Fresh phish! Stripe scam baked and delivered in under an hour
Less than an hour after the crooks registered their scamming domain, the phishing attack was under way.
Facebook sues data analytics firm OneAudience over malicious SDK
Facebook says OneAudience paid developers to install its social-media-profile-looting SDK into their apps to get marketing data for clients.
