Collaborate Disseminate
The gaming and hacking communities overlap: Some of the hacker accounts are offering botnet access as well as Fortnite accounts. Continue reading Hacked Fortnite accounts and rent-a-botnet being pushed on Instagram
The order so far hasn’t raised Fifth Amendment objections either, your face being something you are, rather than something you know. Continue reading Suspect forced to unlock iPhone with his face
In this US-based cashless cafe, university students hand over personal data in exchange for a dose of caffeine and sponsorship propaganda. Continue reading Students swap data for coffee at cashless cafe
Regretful WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton has joined the ranks of the Silicon Valley mea-culpa-rati. Continue reading WhatsApp cofounder: “I sold my users’ privacy”
One poor woman whose phone number was hijacked by robocallers got several calls a day from irate consumers who thought she was trying to market to them. Continue reading Robocallers slapped with huge fines for using spoofed phone numbers
Spotify and Ancestry have teamed up to let you use your real DNA to tell your “musical” DNA. Continue reading Spotify offers playlists tailored to your DNA
The online fashion store is now contacting affected users and asking them to change passwords for their online store accounts. Continue reading Malware hits fashion giant SHEIN; 6.42 million online shoppers affected
Put down that “Bob Smith” fake account and back off, Facebook told the Memphis Police Department, waving its real-names policy in the air. Continue reading Facebook scolds police for using fake accounts to snoop on citizens
Though the bug was present for over a year, Twitter hasn’t found any DMs or protected tweets that were delivered to the wrong developer. Continue reading Millions of Twitter DMs may have been exposed by year-long bug
The ransomware attack on DC’s outdoor surveillance cameras came just a few days before the 2017 inauguration of President Trump. Continue reading Woman hijacked CCTV cameras days before Trump inauguration