Driver loses his car to hackers. TWICE.
He slapped a tracker on the new one and installed CCTV… which did a fine job of recording the thieves’ 90-second-long relay attack. Continue reading Driver loses his car to hackers. TWICE.
Author Archives: Lisa Vaas
Creeps outed as massage app exposes database with workers’ comments
Popular massage-booking app Urban lets masseurs/masseuses log comments about creepy customers, and left its database wide open. Continue reading Creeps outed as massage app exposes database with workers’ comments
Creeps outed as massage app exposes database with workers’ comments
Popular massage-booking app Urban lets masseurs/masseuses log comments about creepy customers, and left its database wide open. Continue reading Creeps outed as massage app exposes database with workers’ comments
Facial recognition traffic camera mistakes bus for famous woman
China’s air conditioning business queen Dong Mingzhu was recently outed as a jaywalker – thanks to an ad on the side of a bus. Continue reading Facial recognition traffic camera mistakes bus for famous woman
Social media scraping app Predictim banned by Facebook and Twitter
We all want a “perfect” babysitter. But can we trust AI to comb through years of social media posts and label people with a “score?” Continue reading Social media scraping app Predictim banned by Facebook and Twitter
‘Grinch bots’ are ruining holiday shopping. Lawmakers hit back
The bill would outlaw automated scripts that snap up discounted holiday must-haves so resellers can gouge people with exorbitant markups. Continue reading ‘Grinch bots’ are ruining holiday shopping. Lawmakers hit back
Google Maps scammers put their own phone numbers onto bank listings
Once they get victims on the phone, the crooks get their account PINs and CVV numbers for debit/credit cards and then drain their accounts. Continue reading Google Maps scammers put their own phone numbers onto bank listings
Parents slam “weirdo” fraudsters for using child’s Facebook pic for cash
Did you help spread the viral scowling Pop-Tart™-deprived kid photo last week? Can’t be helped, mom said, but using it to raise cash was “lame.” Continue reading Parents slam “weirdo” fraudsters for using child’s Facebook pic for cash
That Black Mirror episode with the social ratings? It’s happening IRL
Not picking up after your dog will cost you 10 points, for example, in China’s Black Mirror-esque plan to socially score citizens. Continue reading That Black Mirror episode with the social ratings? It’s happening IRL
His phone went dark, then $1m was sucked out in SIM-swap crypto-heist
A 21-year-old allegedly SIM-swapped Silicon Valley execs’ phones to steal cryptocurrency, including one man’s $1m tuition fund for his kids. Continue reading His phone went dark, then $1m was sucked out in SIM-swap crypto-heist