Collaborate Disseminate
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) blurts out his most outspoken criticism yet of Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO stands accused of lying to and hurting the American people. I’m not 100% sure those are specific crimes. But the good senator from the Beaver Stat… Continue reading Lock Him Up: Why Wyden Says Zuckerberg needs ‘Prison Term’
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a critical flaw in the Android smartphones built by Samsung, Huawei, LG, and Sony, whereby a bad actor could potentially infiltrate a victim’s phone using a phony provisioning message. Mobile operators se… Continue reading Flaw Allows Phony Provisioning Alerts on Androids | Avast
A UK-based energy firm was scammed out of $243,000 when criminals targeted the company with an effective vishing campaign. “Vishing” is short for “voice phishing,” the tactic of tricking targets over the phone. This incident mar… Continue reading Deepfake Voice Fraud Causes $243,000 Scam | Avast
A law designed to protect minors from child pornography was used to prosecute a Maryland high school student for sexting During the 2016-17 school year, a high school student with the initial S.K. posted in a group chat for her cell phone a one-minute… Continue reading Court Says Minor Can Be Prosecuted for Sexting
Last week, in a little-noticed announcement, French Police disclosed they’d disrupted a large malware command-and-control infrastructure, remotely disinfecting the PCs that connected to the C&C servers.
The post Retadup Botnet Killed by Cops – 1 M… Continue reading Retadup Botnet Killed by Cops – 1 Million PCs Saved
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Join Laura Chappell as she demonstrates Wireshark’s use as a network forensics tool. Laura will walk you through some tricks used to detect a bot-infected host, identify characteris… Continue reading Webinar: Wireshark for Hackers
Bad behavior by Bezos’ Amazon and subsidiary Ring is tainting any police investigation at it’s most fundamental levels by forcing secret agreements, and endorsments for the company’s products. Jeff Bezos’, where is your shame?
> THE MEMORANDUM OF… Continue reading Let The Shilling Begin
Probably the dumbest questions you can ask a lawyer—particularly in the wake of a massive data breach—is, “Can I sue?” The answer is almost always, “Yes.” And what would you sue for? Answer. “A real long time.” In the aftermath of the Capital One data… Continue reading Should GitHub Be Liable for the Capital One Hack?
Researchers have identified a new family of ransomware that attacks Android devices, locking up files and demanding payment in exchange for a decryption key, ZDNet reported this week. The new malware is called Android/Filecoder.C, and it is spread thro… Continue reading Filecoder Ransomware Targets Android Devices | Avast
Rebecca Wexler has an interesting op-ed about an inadvertent harm that privacy laws can cause: while law enforcement can often access third-party data to aid in prosecution, the accused don’t have the same level of access to aid in their defense: The p… Continue reading How Privacy Laws Hurt Defendants