[Medianews] Exploit that gives remote access affects ~200 million cable modems

Exploit that gives remote access affects ~200 million cable modems Cable Haunt lets attackers take complete control when targets visit booby-trapped sites. Hundreds of millions of cable modems are vulnerable to critical takeover attacks by hackers halfway around the world, researchers said.

[Medianews] Unpatched Citrix vulnerability now exploited, patch weeks away

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[Medianews] I broke Giant’s handheld scanner system by only buying two things

I broke Giant’s handheld scanner system by only buying two things Go to a real cashier if you want to buy fewer than seven items, apparently. by Kate Cox Jan 13, 2020 This is a silly story about the most stupid interaction I have had with a piece of technology that's supposed to make life

[Medianews] Iranian hackers have been "password spraying" the US grid

In the wake of the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and the retaliatory missile strike that followed, Iran-watchers have warned that the country could deploy cyberattacks as well, perhaps even targeting US critical infrastructure like the electric grid. A new report lends

[Medianews] Scamming the Scammer: How an LSU fan turned the tables on someone selling fake tickets

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[Medianews] Patch Windows 10 and Server now because certificate validation is broken

Microsoft's scheduled security update for Windows includes a fix to a potentially dangerous bug that would allow an attacker to spoof a certificate, making it look like it came from a trusted source. The vulnerability, reported to Microsoft by the National Security Agency, affects Windows 10,

[Medianews] Researchers find 17 Google Play apps that bombard users with battery-draining ads

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[Medianews] Advocates ask colleges to avoid facial recognition as surveillance grows

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[Medianews] As Justice Department Pressures Apple, Investigators Say iPhone Easier to Crack

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[Medianews] Verizon offers no-tracking search engine, promises to protect your privacy

Verizon today launched a new search engine, claiming that its "OneSearch" service will offer users more privacy than the standard options in a market dominated by Google. Verizon's actual search results are provided by Microsoft's Bing, but Verizon added several privacy-focused features—while

[Medianews] Doctored images have become a fact of life for political campaigns. When they’re disproved, believers ‘just don’t care.’

Doctored images have become a fact of life for political campaigns. When they’re disproved, believers ‘just don’t care.’ There’s an explosion of online disinformation from politicians. They do it for a simple reason: It works, and there’s no price to pay.

[Medianews] Google Chrome to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies in Effort to Boost Privacy

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[Medianews] Foreign Threats More Numerous, Sophisticated as 2020 Election Looms, Official Says

WASHINGTON—The top U.S. intelligence official for election security warned that adversaries seeking to interfere in the 2020 elections have become “more sophisticated” as states prepare to hold the voting season’s first primaries and caucuses next month. Shelby Pierson, the principal adviser

[Medianews] Dating apps like Grindr could pose a national security risk, experts warn

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