Collaborate Disseminate
Misconfigured Elasticsearch servers spilled personal details on 57 million Americans, said reports this week. Continue reading 57m Americans’ details leaked online by another misconfigured server
Seven European consumer organizations are planning to submit a complaint about Google’s location tracking activities to their data protection authorities. Continue reading Google’s “deceitful” location tracking is against the law, say 7 EU groups
In the latest in a long line of SNAFUs, it seems Facebook has found a new way to inadvertently torment us: resurfacing old chat messages. Continue reading Facebook bug resurrects ghostly messages from the past
Just weeks after issuing a Windows 10 patch of doom that started deleting users’ precious files, Microsoft ‘fixed’ Outlook 2010 with a November Patch Tuesday update that promptly borked it. Continue reading Microsoft patches Patch Tuesday’s Outlook 2010 problem patch
Artificial intelligence can be used to ‘grow’ fake fingerprints that pack in common features, fooling scanners. Continue reading AI-generated ‘skeleton keys’ fool fingerprint scanners
Artificial intelligence can be used to ‘grow’ fake fingerprints that pack in common features, fooling scanners. Continue reading AI-generated ‘skeleton keys’ fool fingerprint scanners
The epidemic of Twitter-based Bitcoin scams took another twist this week as attackers tweeted scams directly from two verified high-profile accounts. Continue reading Official Google Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam
Key personnel at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) have suggested basing the next version of a core web protocol on Google technology. Continue reading HTTP/3: Come for the speed, stay for the security
There’s no obvious executable payload in the attack but the attackers may be building a collection of websites and biding their time. Continue reading WordPress GDPR compliance plugin hacked
Microsoft Windows 10 users were livid late last week after Microsoft mistakenly told them that their licenses were invalid. Continue reading Microsoft mistake leaves Windows 10 users fuming