One US citizen’s legal pursuit through the UK courts may provide an interesting, even maybe potentially explosive breakthrough for our knowledge and for that of the FBI, Congressional and Senate investigations, regarding the Trump campaign’s alleged harvesting of personal data through Facebook and Cambridge Analytica to target US voters. This legal case also provides… Continue reading Cambridge Analytica & Trump campaign: US citizen’s UK lawsuit—with maybe far-reaching implications
Month: October 2017
Behind the glare of recent hacks, some companies actually paying homage to data protection
Pro-active efforts set breach protection as a corporate priority. By John Fontana October 1, 2017 While more stories on corporate hacks rolled into the bad news bin last week, the good news was some executives and enterprises have been paying attention – and taking action. Among this news and its associated nasty… Continue reading Behind the glare of recent hacks, some companies actually paying homage to data protection
Leave It to Sex Toy Flaws to Show the Sad State of Bluetooth LE Implementations
September 29, 2017 By Catalin Cimpanu A security firm’s investigation of modern smart sex toys has revealed just how exposed most IoT devices running BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) really are. The issue at the heart of this problem is the use of Bluetooth LE for most of today’s smart sex toys and… Continue reading Leave It to Sex Toy Flaws to Show the Sad State of Bluetooth LE Implementations
Report: Vatican City has the highest botnet density in Europe
A recent report from Norton set out to map hotspots for bot infections across Europe, and they came up with some interesting results. By Conner Forrest | September 27, 2017 Vatican City has the highest density of botnets per internet users in all of Europe, according to data from antivirus provider Norton. According… Continue reading Report: Vatican City has the highest botnet density in Europe
Google is Introducing a New Security Measure that Outdoes its Two-Factor Authentication System
By Dave Meikleham on 30 September 2017 Thought Google’s two-factor authentication process provided the height of interwebs security? Pah! The current anti-hacker setup is nothing compared to what the Big G has planned for the future. According to Bloomberg, Google is developing a new system that deploys security keys physically tied to your… Continue reading Google is Introducing a New Security Measure that Outdoes its Two-Factor Authentication System
Java security plagued by crappy docs, complex APIs, bad advice
Boffins bash stale Stack Overflow fixes and lazy developers By Thomas Claburn in San Francisco 29 Sep 2017 Relying on search engines to find answers to coding problems has become so common that two years ago it was suggested computer programming be renamed “googling Stack Overflow,” in reference to the oft-visited coding community website.… Continue reading Java security plagued by crappy docs, complex APIs, bad advice
Ransomware Attackers Demanded $19K from California School District
By: David Bisson: ansomware attackers demanded $19,000 from a California school district for a decryption key that would unlock its encrypted data. Over the weekend of 16 September 2017, an unknown group of actors gave a $19,000 ultimatum to the San Ysidro School District, a public school district located in San Diego County, California. The… Continue reading Ransomware Attackers Demanded $19K from California School District