A Planned Parenthood LA Hack Affects 400,000 Patients
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:10:18 +0000
Plus: A Ubiquiti hack revelation, predictive policing, and more of the week’s top security news.
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NSO Group Spyware Hits at Least 9 US State Department Phones
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 23:23:38 +0000
The incident lays bare how hollow the surveillance company’s reassurances about the limits of its hacking tools have always been.
Read moreA Software Bug Let Hackers Drain $31M From a Crypto Service
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 23:45:00 +0000
An attacker exploited a vulnerability in MonoX Finance’s smart contract to inflate the price of its digital token and then cash out.
Read morePodcast: What Apple's lawsuit against NSO Group means for digital rights
Credit to Author: Juliet Beauchamp, Ken Mingis, Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:47:00 -0800
Last week, Apple filed a lawsuit against NSO Group, the technology firm behind the Pegasus spyware. In its lawsuit, Apple seeks to hold NSO Group accountable for alleged surveillance of select iPhone users, as well as ban the firm from using any Apple products. While digital rights activists commend Apple for standing up for privacy rights, they say they want to ensure that the precedent set by the case applies only to bad actors and not organizations in support of user privacy. Computerworld executive editor Ken Mingis and senior reporter Lucas Mearian join Juliet to discuss what the lawsuit means for Apple, those affected by the spyware and digital rights overall.
Facebook Will Force More At-Risk Accounts to Use Two-Factor
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:10:54 +0000
The platform joins Google and others in requiring stronger protections for its most vulnerable users.
Read moreHow to use FileVault to protect business data on Macs
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:25:00 -0800
If you run a business on Macs (and many companies do) then you should become familiar with FileVault, the disk encryption system that’s built into macOS. When used properly, it makes it extremely hard for any malicious person to access your company’s confidential data in the event your Mac is lost or stolen.
What’s the problem FileVault tries to solve?
Most businesses possess various forms of sensitive data. This might include corporate or supplier data, confidential order books, financial records, contact names and addresses, and more. That information has business value, but if compromised could also place you, your employees, or your customers at risk. In many industries, protection of such information is mandatory and legally required.
Researchers Have a Method to Spot Reddit’s State-Backed Trolls
Credit to Author: Chris Stokel-Walker| Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000
Academics claim they can sniff out the telltale signs of troll-like behavior. But is it really as simple as monitoring cute animal postings?
Read moreThe Matrix Is the Best Hacker Movie
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:00:00 +0000
Most people point to Sneakers or WarGames. They’re all wrong. The Wachowskis actually invented the ultimate cyber superhero.
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