US warns of Iranian cyber threat
The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran. Continue reading US warns of Iranian cyber threat
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Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch
A user reported to Google that he was seeing images from other people’s devices. Continue reading Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch
Congress passes anti-robocall bill
A bill to punish robocallers has finished its passage through Congress and is expected to become law any day now. Continue reading Congress passes anti-robocall bill
Facebook will stop mining contacts with your 2FA number
Facebook clearly likes to use as much of your personal data as it feels it can, and that includes the phone number linked to your 2FA setting. Continue reading Facebook will stop mining contacts with your 2FA number
What’s behind Putin’s old-school operating system?
Reports surfaced this week that the president of Russia is still using Windows XP as his primary operating system. Continue reading What’s behind Putin’s old-school operating system?
Proposed standard would make warrant canaries machine-readable
For years, organisations have been using a common tactic called the warrant canary to warn people that the government has secretly demanded access to their private information. Now, a proposed standard could make this tool easier to use. Continue reading Proposed standard would make warrant canaries machine-readable
Google to choke off ‘less secure applications’
If you’re entering a username and password to give an app access to a G Suite account, beware: you won’t be able to do it for much longer. Continue reading Google to choke off ‘less secure applications’
Researchers discover weakness in IoT digital certificates
IoT devices are using weak digital certificates that could expose them to attack, according to a study released over the weekend. Continue reading Researchers discover weakness in IoT digital certificates
Npm patches two serious bugs
JavaScript package users have been warned to update due to a bug that could enable an attacker to infect them with malicious applications. Continue reading Npm patches two serious bugs
Jack Dorsey wants a decentralised Twitter
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced a research effort to explore a decentralised version of the microblogging platform. Continue reading Jack Dorsey wants a decentralised Twitter