Austin Thompson pleaded guilty on November 6 in a San Diego Federal court to knowingly causing damage to third-party computers.
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Ranting researcher publishes VM-busting zero-day without warning
A security researcher has published a zero-day flaw in a commonly-used virtual machine management system without notifying the vendor, justifying it with a scathing critique of the infosecurity industry.
Google warning: Fix your dodgy ads within 30 days or get banned
Having taken what it thought was a decisive swipe at the problem of “abusive” advertising a year ago, Google now says next month’s Chrome 71 will unleash an even tougher crackdown.
Update now! Apple releases security fixes for iOS, MacOS, Safari, others
If you own any kind of Apple device or software, you may want to check to see if you have an update waiting for you.
Google’s stealthy reCAPTCHA v3 detects humans – no questions asked
After 20 years of waiting you’ll no longer feel your will to live drain away as you solve tedious visual puzzles. Maybe.
Researchers exploit Microsoft Word through embedded video
A group of researchers has found a way to infect computers via Word documents without triggering a security warning.
Apple and Samsung punished for slowing down old smartphones
Software updates aren’t supposed to make things worse.
Former Facebook security chief calls out Apple for privacy hypocrisy
Tim Cook’s warnings about an “industrial data complex” have been met with accusations of hypocrisy from Facebook’s former security supremo.
Google and Facebook accused of secretly tracking users’ locations
Google and Facebook have been hit separately by class action lawsuits accusing them of secretly tracking user locations.
Former high school teacher pleads guilty to hacking celebrities
A fifth man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of phishing celebrities’ and non-celebrities logins and raiding their iCloud accounts for nude photos.