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Credit to Author: Theresa Payton| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 07:50:00 -0800

This era of political espionage is rooted in manipulative ads, fake news articles and other forms of digital content. It's one of the nation’s greatest threats, especially as we approach the 2020 presidential election.

Kaspersky Security

January 27, 2020 admin

The curious vulnerabilities of ordinary MEMS

Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:03:42 +0000

Using simple tools such as lasers and music to trick voice assistants and motion sensors.

Security Sophos

January 27, 2020 admin

El FBI confisca las credenciales a la venta en WeLeakInfo.com

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:05:57 +0000

El FBI ha confiscado el dominio WeLeakInfo.com, una página que vendía registros de datos filtrados, tras un esfuerzo multinacional por parte de las fuerzas del orden. Las autoridades han arrestado a dos hombres de 22 años que supuestamente gestionaban la web. Con base en Fintona, Irlanda del Norte, y Arnhem en los Países Bajos, se […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Px8IHZaifaE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Wired

January 25, 2020 admin

The Sneaky Simple Malware That Hits Millions of Macs

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:10:55 +0000

How the Shlayer Trojan topped the macOS malware charts—despite its “rather ordinary” methods.

Security Wired

January 25, 2020 admin

Google Calls Out Safari for Privacy Flaws

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Facial recognition, iCloud encryption, and the rest of this week’s top security news.

Security Wired

January 25, 2020 admin

The Doomsday Clock Moves Closer Than Ever to Midnight

Credit to Author: Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Since the advent of the clock—even during the peak years of the Cold War—the minute hand has never advanced past the 11:58 mark.

Security Wired

January 25, 2020 admin

Scraping the Web Is a Powerful Tool. Clearview AI Abused It

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000

The facial recognition startup claims it collected billions of photos from sites like Facebook and Twitter. What does the practice mean for the open web?

ComputerWorld Independent

January 24, 2020 admin

Google and Microsoft have gone too far

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:55:00 -0800

Google and Microsoft are using dark pattern design to trick or force users to do things they never intended. Is it time to switch to more ethical search engines? (We list 10 alternatives.)