it.slashdot.org - An anonymous reader shares a report: Security researchers from Adguard have issued a warning that the popular GO Keyboard app is spying on users. Produced by Chinese developers GOMO Dev Team, GO Keyboard was found to be transmitting personal information about users back to remote servers, as well...
blog.knowbe4.com - Forbes wrote a great article about protecting your organization against ransomware. Despite all the funds spent on state-of-the-art security software, the bad guys are always just one gullible user click away from staging an all-out invasion. We’re seeing that all-out invasion play itself out a...
tech.slashdot.org - An anonymous reader shares a report: Facebook will turn over copies of political ads purchased by Russian sources to congressional lawmakers, who are investigating the country's potential interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Initially, Facebook had only released those ads -- 3,000...
cnet.com - Facebook will let advertisers target people visiting real world stores. Getty Facebook's ad tools are getting even more sophisticated. The world's largest social network on Thursday announced new tools for advertisers that, among other things, let them target Facebook users based on what they'...
tech.slashdot.org - Adrianne Jeffries, a reporter at The Outline, writes on W3C's announcement from earlier this week: The trouble with DRM is that it's sort of ineffective. It tends to make things inconvenient for people who legitimately bought a song or movie while failing to stop piracy. Some rights holders, like...
cnet.com - There's safe, and then there's very safe. Given its scores across the battery of tests thrown its way, not only did the 2018 Honda Odyssey earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top accolade, it damn near aced every single test. The 2018 Honda Odyssey has earned the IIHS' Top Safety P...
yro.slashdot.org - Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against network equipment vendor D-Link saying inadequate security in the company's wireless routers and internet cameras left consumers open to hackers and privacy violations. The FTC, in a complaint filed in the Northern District...
news.slashdot.org - The race is on: who will be the first to launch a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the United States? From a report, shared by a reader: In Europe, there is already a Bitcoin exchange traded note (ETN) available to investors. In the U.S., it is widely anticipated a Bitcoin ETF will be be approved ...
bankinfosecurity.com - Data Breach , Data Breach Prevention and Response Summit , Events Panel: What Got Us Here Won't Get Us There: The Core Elements of a Data Security Action Plan Moving Forward 45 Minutes In the wake of recent of recent ransomware attacks, such as WannaCry, which have plagued organizations for t...
govinfosecurity.com - Data Breach , Data Breach Prevention and Response Summit , Events Panel: What Got Us Here Won't Get Us There: The Core Elements of a Data Security Action Plan Moving Forward 45 Minutes In the wake of recent of recent ransomware attacks, such as WannaCry, which have plagued organizations for t...
cnet.com - In this shot from "Red Oaks" there are no red oaks visible. Amazon There aren't a lot of shows I regularly watch on Amazon Prime's video service. But for some reason, I end up watching "Red Oaks" when it's released. The show essentially focuses on a guy trying to find out who he is during the 19...
bleepingcomputer.com - A team of three scientists from Columbia University has discovered that by attacking the combo of hardware and software management utilities embedded with modern chipsets, threat actors can take over systems via an attack surface found in almost all modern electronic devices.
cuinfosecurity.com - Data Breach , Data Breach Prevention and Response Summit , Events Panel: What Got Us Here Won't Get Us There: The Core Elements of a Data Security Action Plan Moving Forward 45 Minutes In the wake of recent of recent ransomware attacks, such as WannaCry, which have plagued organizations for t...
inforisktoday.com - Data Breach , Data Breach Prevention and Response Summit , Events Panel: What Got Us Here Won't Get Us There: The Core Elements of a Data Security Action Plan Moving Forward 45 Minutes In the wake of recent of recent ransomware attacks, such as WannaCry, which have plagued organizations for t...
cnet.com - You can use face filters for live videos. Instagram The Snapchat-ification of Instagram rolls on. On Thursday, the Facebook-owned photo site said it's bringing face filters, which superimpose digital graphics like sunglasses or a dog nose on your face, to its live video feature. The filters wer...
ehackingnews.com - Recently the management Ministry of Health of Latvia was very surprised when the office started to receive many calls from citizens with question where they can buy "Mangosteen" diet pill to lose their weight. The officials saw the fake website after receiving call. The website contained adverti...
nakedsecurity.sophos.com - Experian can give away your credit freeze PIN Shortly after Equifax disclosed a breach affecting143 million customers, many experts — Naked Security included — recommended people put a freeze on their credit files. Now comes word thatcredit bureauExperian hasa free online service that lets prett...
cnet.com - The Nvidia Shield, a 4K and HDR-compatible Android streaming device, is getting a $20 price cut, bringing the cost of a 16GB streamer and remote down to $179. The Nvidia Shield Android TV streamer, now available with remote for $179. Sarah Tew/CNET If that number sounds familiar, it's because i...
securityweek.com - Campaigns using the FinFisher spyware are exploiting a previously unseen infection vector (CVE-2017-8759), strongly suggesting that Internet service providers (ISPs) might be involved in the distribution process.
games.slashdot.org - After taking a back seat to consoles for the past few years, personal computers are enjoying a resurgence in gaming, thanks to the popularity of e-sports, customizable machines and faster software releases. From a report: This week's Tokyo Game Show will feature a main-stage tournament for Player...
slashdot.org - An anonymous reader shares a report: China's widening crackdown on bitcoin trading resulted in a travel ban of sorts for two executives from the country's largest commercial bitcoin exchanges, which regulators are closing down. From a report: On Thursday, top executives of two Chinese digital cur...
phishme.com - While a great deal of focus for research into botnet trojans is on the multipurpose utility of this malware, many of these same tools are still utilized for direct financial crimes and fraud. This configuration data, provides a prima-facie insight into some of the preferred means for monetary gai...
