What Facebook plans to do next will SHOCK you!!!
It’s giving clickbait headlines the boot Continue reading What Facebook plans to do next will SHOCK you!!!
Author Archives: Lisa Vaas
How hacking brainwaves could reveal our deeply guarded secrets
Brain–computer interfaces are with us but research into how to secure them is lagging behind
Continue reading How hacking brainwaves could reveal our deeply guarded secrets
Bitcoin robber offers $600K “giveaway”
Reddit user rekcahxfb says they’re planning to give away 1,000 bitcoins next Wednesday Continue reading Bitcoin robber offers $600K “giveaway”
World’s largest bitcoin-dollar exchange robbed
The crooks stole nearly 120,000 bitcoins worth about $72 million Continue reading World’s largest bitcoin-dollar exchange robbed
Telegram app’s SMS activation used to expose activists and journalists
The “more secure alternative” to messaging apps like WhatsApp has been targeted by hackers in Iran
Continue reading Telegram app’s SMS activation used to expose activists and journalists
The Jeep hackers return to ditch a car going 60 mph
The new attack can spin a steering wheel 90 degrees and get you into a ditch, or worse, at any speed Continue reading The Jeep hackers return to ditch a car going 60 mph
SwiftKey pulls the plug on its leaky sync
No need to panic, the company says, after mixing up cloud-synced accounts, languages, email addresses and phone numbers Continue reading SwiftKey pulls the plug on its leaky sync
Facebook ordered to refund parents for accidental in-app purchases
Ninja Sega purchases? Gunslinging FarmVille chickens??! If you didn’t say it’s OK, it wasn’t. Continue reading Facebook ordered to refund parents for accidental in-app purchases
Tumblr users, get ready to see ads everywhere
…and to eventually get a slice of the pie. The ads are going on by default, but you can turn them off – at least, on your own blog. Continue reading Tumblr users, get ready to see ads everywhere
Couple “driven by greed and a fast buck” jailed for $1.5m IRS scam
They used the IRS’s ‘Get Transcript’ service to get personal information on people and use it to file bogus returns in their names. Continue reading Couple “driven by greed and a fast buck” jailed for $1.5m IRS scam