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Apple App Store stuffed with hardcore porn and gambling apps

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

The apps, which violate content policies, got in there via the same Enterprise Certificate program that Facebook and Google exploited. Continue reading Apple App Store stuffed with hardcore porn and gambling apps→

Posted in app store, apple, Apps, Enterprise Certificate, gambling, iOS, Mobile, porn

Google paid out $3.4m in bug bounties last year

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

317 researchers from 78 countries turned 2018 into a worldwide bug-crunching spree. Continue reading Google paid out $3.4m in bug bounties last year→

Posted in bug bounties, Bug Bounty Program, bug disclosure, Google, Google Vulnerability Reward Program, Security threats, VRP, Vulnerability

Evil USB O.MG Cable opens up Wi-Fi to remote attacks

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

… and enables de-authenticaton attacks that could knock targeted systems off the Wi-Fi and onto one of these nefarious cables. Continue reading Evil USB O.MG Cable opens up Wi-Fi to remote attacks→

Posted in Hardware, hardware threats, Mike Grover, O.MG Cable, Security threats, usb, USB cable, USB condom, Wi-Fi, _MG_

620 million records from 16 websites listed for sale on the Dark Web

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Some of the breaches are new, while some were reported last year. The sites include MyFitnessPal, MyHeritage, Whitepages and more. Continue reading 620 million records from 16 websites listed for sale on the Dark Web→

Posted in dark web, Data loss, passwords

Apple sued for ‘forcing’ 2FA on accounts

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Time is money, baby: Jay Brodsky claims that Apple’s 2FA “intermeddling” takes minutes out of his day, causing “economic loss.” Continue reading Apple sued for ‘forcing’ 2FA on accounts→

Posted in 2fa, apple, CFAA, class action lawsuit, Data loss, iOS, Jay Brodsky, Law & order, MFA, OS X, Security threats

Facebook defends gun-law loophole firm as “political advertisers”

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Concealed Online, the third biggest “political advertiser” on Facebook, touts the Virginia loophole, granting concealed weapons permits. Continue reading Facebook defends gun-law loophole firm as “political advertisers”→

Posted in Advertising, Concealed Online, Facebook, Facebook Ads, firearms, gun laws, Law & order, Virginia loophole

Secret Service busts online car sales crime ring

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

They posed as military needing to offload cars before deployment, allegedly posting bogus ads on Craigslist, eBay, and AutoTrader. Continue reading Secret Service busts online car sales crime ring→

Posted in Brute Force Attack, cryptocurrency, Fraud, Indictment, Law & order, money laundering, online auction fraud, online auctions, online car sales, online car sales scams, Phishing, Romanians, scams

Get-rich-quick social media scams are turning teens into money mules

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Young people are being talked into handing over their bank details with the promise of some easy cash. Continue reading Get-rich-quick social media scams are turning teens into money mules→

Posted in cifas, Fraud, Instagram, Law & order, Misuse of facility fraud, money laundering, Money Mules, scams, Snapchat, Social networks

iPhone apps record your screen sessions without asking

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Absent from privacy policies, the tracking came to light after a breach with Air Canada’s mobile app, then password slurping from Mixpanel. Continue reading iPhone apps record your screen sessions without asking→

Posted in apple, GlassBox, iOS, Mixpanel, Mobile, privacy, privacy policies, Session Replay, The App Analyst, tracking

Police demands Waze stop pinpointing their checkpoints

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Waze users are helping intoxicated drivers to evade checkpoints and could thus be “engaging in criminal conduct,” say police. Continue reading Police demands Waze stop pinpointing their checkpoints→

Posted in Cease and Desist, checkpoints, DWI, Google, Law & order, Mobile, NYPD, Waze

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