[ PFIR ] Apple Facing Security Nightmare as iOS 9 Source Code Leaks

Apple Facing Security Nightmare as iOS 9 Source Code Leaks https://www.pcmag.com/news/359090/apple-facing-security-nightmare-as-ios-9-source-code-leaks Apple is facing a potential security nightmare after iOS 9 source code was uploaded to GitHub by an unknown individual or

[ PFIR ] FEMA Contract Called for 30 Million Meals for Puerto Ricans. 50, 000 Were Delivered.

FEMA Contract Called for 30 Million Meals for Puerto Ricans. 50,000 Were Delivered. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/us/fema-contract-puerto-rico.html Thirty million meals needed to be delivered as soon as possible. For this huge task, FEMA tapped Tiffany Brown, an At

[ PFIR ] Samsung and Roku Smart TVs Vulnerable to Hacking, Consumer Reports Finds

Samsung and Roku Smart TVs Vulnerable to Hacking, Consumer Reports Finds https://www.consumerreports.org/televisions/samsung-roku-smart-tvs-vulnerable-to-hacking-consumer-reports-finds/ Consumer Reports has found that millions of smart TVs can be controlled by hackers exploiting

[ PFIR ] How Google Has Quietly Revolutionized Document Editing

How Google Has Quietly Revolutionized Document Editing https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/google-docs-have-quietly-revolutionized-document-editing.html Nowadays, that sort of predicament is a thing of the past--at least if you're a Google Drive user. The search giant has been

[ PFIR ] Google executives are floating a plan to fight fake news on Facebook and Twitter

Google executives are floating a plan to fight fake news on Facebook and Twitter https://qz.com/1195872/google-facebook-twitter-fake-news-chrome/ Representatives from Google and its parent company Alphabet eagerly discussed how the company can play a greater role in reduc

[ PFIR ] Minnesota school district removes 'To Kill a Mockingbird, ' 'Huckleberry Finn' from required reading due to n-word

Minnesota school district removes 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'Huckleberry Finn' from required reading due to n-word http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/08/minnesota-school-district-removes-to-kill-mockingbird-huckleberry-finn-from-required-reading-due-to-n-word.html A Minnesota school distri

[ PFIR ] Cable operator Fidelity Communications admits it that secretly created the fake-grassroots "Stop City-Funded Internet" campaign to kill Missouri municipal net

Cable operator Fidelity Communications admits it that secretly created the fake-grassroots "Stop City-Funded Internet" campaign to kill Missouri municipal net https://boingboing.net/2018/02/08/it-wasnt-for-you-darned-kids.html Isaac Protiva wanted to know who was behind the "Stop

[ PFIR ] Thousands of Facebook users spread child porn in a misguided attempt to stop child porn

Thousands of Facebook users spread child porn in a misguided attempt to stop child porn https://www.vox.com/2018/2/7/16983324/why-facebook-messenger-users-distributed-child-porn Over the past few months, a highly disturbing video showing a man committing a sex act on a young gir

[ PFIR ] The "Google 2-Step Verification Challenge" from radio last night

The "Google 2-Step Verification Challenge" from radio last night Last night on my usual national radio venue I issued a "Google 2-Step Verification Challenge" regarding a Russian hacking story. I've received quite a few queries from folks who missed it, so here's the clip (it's a quickie, just tw