‘Siri, please dial 999 and save Mummy’s life’
Four-year-old boy used his unconscious mother’s thumb to unlock her iPhone and call the emergency services Continue reading ‘Siri, please dial 999 and save Mummy’s life’
Author Archives: Lisa Vaas
US to make social media checks compulsory for some visas
Officials warn of a ‘labor-intensive’ extension will create logistical and administrative hurdles Continue reading US to make social media checks compulsory for some visas
Man indicted for sending seizure-causing GIF as a ‘deadly weapon’
Journalist suffered eight-minute epileptic seizure after viewing a strobing GIF Continue reading Man indicted for sending seizure-causing GIF as a ‘deadly weapon’
Man indicted for sending seizure-causing GIF as a ‘deadly weapon’
Journalist suffered eight-minute epileptic seizure after viewing a strobing GIF Continue reading Man indicted for sending seizure-causing GIF as a ‘deadly weapon’
Prosecutors access data from locked phones of 100 Trump protesters
Personal data from protesters’ devices including photographs will be available to all the defendants’ lawyers via a cloud portal Continue reading Prosecutors access data from locked phones of 100 Trump protesters
Man charged with $100m ‘whaling’ attack on two US tech giants
Victims of whaling attack not named, but it’s not the first time a big multinational has been targeted, and it won’t be the last Continue reading Man charged with $100m ‘whaling’ attack on two US tech giants
Ex-IT director accused of accessing his former employer for two years
Case again raises the issue of how organisations can protect themselves against rogue employees Continue reading Ex-IT director accused of accessing his former employer for two years
‘I forgot my password’ doesn’t impress judge in a child images case
Is this defendant protected by the Fifth Amendment over revealing his password? Campaigners think he is – and predict that the case might go to the Supreme Court Continue reading ‘I forgot my password’ doesn’t impress judge in a child images case
New York’s ‘unconstitutional’ right to be forgotten bill sparks concern
Opponents warn of the potential for ‘an internet riddled with memory holes’ Continue reading New York’s ‘unconstitutional’ right to be forgotten bill sparks concern
USB pen-testing stick: what happens if it falls into malicious hands?
The latest version of a circuit-frying USB stick that can now also disable Macs is a reminder to be careful about what you plug into your devices Continue reading USB pen-testing stick: what happens if it falls into malicious hands?