Collaborate Disseminate
The privacy watchdog says the OS is gobbling excessive data, snooping on browsing without user consent, and weakening security by not limiting PIN entries. Continue reading Microsoft given 3 months to fix Windows 10 security and privacy
The arrest is the first of its kind in California, where battling wildfires has been repeatedly hampered by drones. Continue reading Drone operator arrested for flying over wildfire
End-to-end encryption be damned: a court yet again demanded user messages, and a higher court yet again called the block disproportionate. Continue reading WhatsApp blocked, back up again after third court-order in Brazil
Chris Correa, ex-scouting director for the Cardinals, was sentenced for breaching the Astros’ internal database and email. Continue reading Baseball scouting exec gets 46 months for guessing rival team’s password
Given the timing, it suspects a “Turkish state power faction or its allies.” Continue reading WikiLeaks suffers ‘sustained attack’ after announcing release of Turkish government docs
Creeps are still live-streaming your badly secured IoT devices, says UK’s data watchdog, the ICO. Continue reading Warning issued over baby monitor, webcam, IoT security… again!
Stand aside, slow-moving humans, as machines tear apart security defenses, digging out and automagically patching security holes! Continue reading DARPA to stage an AI hacking tournament at DEF CON/Black Hat
…in violation of his probation terms … on the lawn outside the county courthouse … which houses the probation department. Continue reading Convicted child predator arrested for allegedly playing Pokémon GO with kids
He and his conspirators did it to “entertain” themselves, for revenge, and to punish conduct they didn’t like. Continue reading Serial swatter, stalker and doxer Mir Islam given 2 years prison
A study confirms: the biggest lie on the internet is “I have read and accepted these TOS.” 98% also signed off on sharing info with the NSA. Continue reading Users sign away their firstborns on fake social network