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Facebook’s New Privacy Feature Comes With a Loophole

August 21, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:56:51 +0000

“Off-Facebook Activity” will give users more control over their data, but Facebook needs up to 48 hours to aggregate your information into a format it can share with advertisers.

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A Huge Ransomware Attack Messes With Texas

August 21, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0000

A coordinated strike against 23 local governments is called the largest such hack from a single source.

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Finally, a Lightning YubiKey to Kill Password Clutter on Your iPhone

August 20, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:00:00 +0000

First promised back in January, the first YubiKey for iOS will help cut down on painful password clutter starting… now.

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China Attacks Hong Kong Protesters With Fake Social Posts

August 20, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:48:46 +0000

Twitter and Facebook say they’ve taken down misinformation campaigns from China that cast pro-democracy activists as ISIS members and cockroaches.

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You Can Jailbreak Your iPhone Again (But Maybe You Shouldn’t)

August 20, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:53:49 +0000

Apple reintroduced a previously fixed bug in iOS 12.4, which has led to a jailbreak revival.

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A Brief History of Vanity License Plates Gone Wrong

August 18, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The stories might sound unbelievable, but they’re all real—and a cautionary tale for anyone who wants to get clever at the DMV.

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Facebook’s Voice Transcripts Were More Invasive Than Amazon’s

August 17, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000

The Capital One hacker, a Bluetooth vulnerability, and more of the week’s top security news.

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How Facebook Catches Bugs in Its 100 Million Lines of Code

August 16, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:03:59 +0000

For the past four years, Facebook has quietly used a homegrown tool called Zoncolan to find bugs in its massive codebase.

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Kostya and Me: How Sam Patten Got Ensnared in Mueller’s Probe

August 15, 2019 0 Comments Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Sam Patten| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:43:49 +0000

A political consultant crosses paths with Konstantin Kilimnik, Paul Manafort, and Cambridge Analytica, then becomes part of the Russia investigation.

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How a ‘NULL’ License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell

August 14, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:51:05 +0000

Security researcher Joseph Tartaro thought NULL would make a fun license plate. He’s never been more wrong.

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