An NBC affiliate seems to think so, but others are dubious. Miami’s finest would have to be lacking in tech smarts to think they could game the Google app.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Facebook’s new ThreatExchange will rally companies to squash internet badness
Trying to share data on threats is currently a royal pain, Facebook said. The new platform will help companies to collaborate more easily on threats.
How one man could have deleted every photo on Facebook
Facebook is probably the biggest collection of photographs ever assembled so it would be pretty bad if one man could delete every last one of them with his phone. Thankfully that’s what Laxman Muthiyah thought too.
Twitter CFO Anthony Noto has account hijacked
Twitter’s Chief Financial Officer Anthony Noto is making headlines again after having his Twitter account hijacked and used to send out spammy links.
TurboTax resumes e-filing following torrent of fraudulent tax returns
TurboTax, a popular tax app, recommenced on Saturday after having taken security measures that include multifactor authentication.
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Join us for a Twitter Chat on Tuesday 10 Feb 2015 at 3pm EST. There’s no sign-up process, and you don’t even have to have a Twitter account. All you need is a web browser…
US health insurer Anthem drained of 80 million records
Attackers have invaded a database at Anthem, the US’s second largest health insurer, getting at all the personal details that comprise a veritable tool kit for identity theft. 
Cat and mouse game is over for Japanese death threat hacker
A Japanese programmer, who taunted police by leaving clues in a memory card that he tucked into the collar of a cat found wandering an island off Tokyo, has been sentenced to 8 years in jail. 
News Flash! 3rd time unlucky! New 0-day hits Adobe’s browser plug-in…
Ready to kiss goodbye to Flash in your browser yet? Here’s the 3rd zero-day in Flash since Adobe’s last Patch Tuesday…
Google redesigns security warnings after 70% of Chrome users ignore them
You can strip jargon, but in the end, the warnings that work best are those with visual throb: pick the right colors and hide the wrong choices!