Facebook Notification Spam Has Crossed the Line
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:16:15 +0000
From SMS notifications to an egregious number of emails, the social media company’s desperation has gone too far.
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Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting
Credit to Author: Erin Griffith| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:00:12 +0000
In the wake of Wednesday’s Parkland, Florida school shooting Russian bots have taken to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate.
Read MoreFacebook’s Onavo Protect VPN Offers Less Privacy Protection Than Other Apps
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:27:59 +0000
The “Protect” menu item in Facebook’s mobile apps refers users to the company’s Onavo Protect VPN, but the tool falls short of basic privacy standards.
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Olympic Diplomacy Hasn’t Stopped Its Hacking
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:00:00 +0000
Despite its Olympics diplomacy towards the South, the Kim regime is still engaged in brazen cybercrime targeting its neighbor.
Read MoreGfycat Uses Artificial Intelligence to Fight Deepfakes Porn
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:46:26 +0000
Can a computer spot deepfakes? The GIF website Gfycat says it can.
Read MoreDemocratic Task Force Outlines Voting Security Plan, With First Primary Just Weeks Away
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:54:41 +0000
The Congressional Task Force on Election Security announced extensive recommendations for strengthening defense. But most of them won’t happen any time soon.
Read MoreFebruary patches bring ominous Outlook fixes and a rebirth of KB 2952664
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:44:00 -0800
The very early reports are in, and it looks like this month’s monstrous panoply of patches isn’t as destructive as last month’s – so far, at least. Aside from a few reported incompatibilities, the big news involves two Outlook security holes that kick in when you download email, or preview a message. There are no known exploits, but if you use Outlook, you need to understand the dangers – and should seriously consider patching sooner rather than later.
First, the blast. Yesterday, Microsoft released its usual Patch Tuesday security updates, which include 50 separately identified security holes (CVEs). Those 50 are in addition to the one Adobe Flash Player security hole, CVE 4074595, that was plugged on Feb. 6. Of the 50, 14 are rated Critical, 34 rated Important (which means they aren’t) and two are Moderate.
2018 Worldwide Threats Briefing: 5 Takeaways, From Russia to China
Credit to Author: Wired Staff| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:56:30 +0000
In a Senate hearing Tuesday, the heads of the three-letter intelligence agencies detailed their greatest concerns.
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