Tesla cryptojacked by currency miners
Tesla’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud account was broken into by hackers who suckled at its computer power for cryptocurrency mining
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Author Archives: Lisa Vaas
Another baby monitor is allowing strangers to spy on children
Researchers say Mi-Cam is easy to hijack: turn it off to keep the kids from being eyeballed by prying eyes or chatted up by strangers. Continue reading Another baby monitor is allowing strangers to spy on children
Artificial intelligence reads privacy policies so you don’t have to
Researchers have created a deep learning tool that turns privacy policies into easy-to-read flowcharts Continue reading Artificial intelligence reads privacy policies so you don’t have to
Read the 200,000 Russian Troll tweets Twitter deleted
NBC News asked three sources to retrieve the evidence of foreign election meddling that Twitter deleted Continue reading Read the 200,000 Russian Troll tweets Twitter deleted
Facebook to verify election ad buyers by snail mail
The plan came a day after a federal indictment describing a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 election. Continue reading Facebook to verify election ad buyers by snail mail
Broadband network plagued by wheezy old cryptomining gadget
The geriatric Bitcoin miner breathed out “spurious emissions” that befogged T Mobile’s broadband network in Brooklyn Continue reading Broadband network plagued by wheezy old cryptomining gadget
Hackers sentenced for SQL injections that cost $300 million
It wasn’t *only* SQL injection, but it shows how far you can go if a company exposes its soft and fleshy parts to the internet. Continue reading Hackers sentenced for SQL injections that cost $300 million
Facebook accused of spamming 2FA phone numbers
The social network is messaging users on their 2FA phone numbers and then posting their “PLEASE STOP!!” replies Continue reading Facebook accused of spamming 2FA phone numbers
Joke dating site matches people based on their passwords
Hey baby, nice little “abc123” ya got there. Continue reading Joke dating site matches people based on their passwords
Coinming frenzy is making it hard for us to find aliens
As cryptocurrency values have soared, so too has the cost of the hardware needed to mine them – if you can even buy the GPUs, given the shortages. Continue reading Coinming frenzy is making it hard for us to find aliens