Fast Company highlights some of the “privacy nightmares” surrounding low-cost Android smartphones, which can be very attractive for those on a tight budget. One example is the MYA2 MyPhone: According to an analysis by the advocacy group Privacy International, a $17 Android smartphone called MYA2 MyPhone, which was launched in December 2017, has a host of privacy problems that make its…
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Libertarian Accused of Faking 1.5M Net Neutrality Comments Using Data-Breached Addresses
BuzzFeed says they’ve identified two firms which “misappropriated names and personal information as part of a bid to submit more than 1.5 million statements” pretending to oppose net neutrality regulations: The anti-net neutrality comments harvested on behalf of Broadband for America, the industry group that represented telecommunications giants including AT&T, Cox, and Comcast, were uploaded to the FCC website by Media…
Microsoft: Iranian Hackers Targeted a 2020 Presidential Campaign
Microsoft disclosed today that Iranian state-sponsored hackers tried to hack into email accounts belonging to current and former US government officials, and members of a 2020 US presidential campaign. From a report: The attacks have taken place “in a 30-day period between August and September,” Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust at Microsoft, said today. Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence…
FBI Investigating Alleged Hacking Attempt Into Mobile Voting App During 2018 Midterms
The FBI is investigating after someone allegedly tried to hack into West Virginia’s mobile voting app during the 2018 midterm elections. From a report: One or more people allegedly attempted to hack into Voatz, an experimental app that lets voters who are active military or registered to vote abroad cast their votes from their phones, Mike Stuart, the US attorney for…
Hackers Put Porn Vids On Promo Screens Above Asics Store and Detroit Billboard
dryriver shares a report from CNN: Sports brand Asics has issued an apology after “objectionable content” played on the screens above its store in Auckland, New Zealand. Pornographic videos were shown on promotional screens for hours outside an Asics store in Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday morning, the New Zealand Herald reported. The Japanese sportswear brand apologized Sunday, saying the material…
Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables That Hack You Will Be Mass Produced and Sold
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Soon it may be easier to get your hands on a cable that looks just like a legitimate Apple lightning cable, but which actually lets you remotely take over a computer. The security researcher behind the recently developed tool announced over the weekend that the cable has been successfully made in a factory….
New York Sues Dunkin’ Donuts Over Hack Affecting Thousands of People
Dunkin’ Donuts is facing a lawsuit from the New York attorney general over its failure to disclose a data breach affecting nearly 20,000 people. The hack affected thousands of people signed up for the company’s “DD Perks” loyalty program. From a report: The lawsuit alleges that Dunkin’ Donuts failed to protect its customers, and knew about the cyberattacks for years before…
Loophole That Lets People Share Your Private Instagram Pics and Stories Isn’t a ‘Hack’ — but Still, Heads Up
An anonymous reader shares a report: Here’s another reminder to be wary of what you share online: BuzzFeed News noticed on Monday that the way Instagram and its owner Facebook serve up media content allows for anyone who has access to a private photo or video to root around in the HTML code and copy-paste a direct link to it. BuzzFeed…
Is Silicon Valley Building a Chinese-Style Social Credit System?
schwit1 shared this thought-provoking article from Fast Company:
Many Westerners are disturbed by what they read about China’s social credit system. But such systems, it turns out, are not unique to China. A parallel system is developing in the United States, in part as the result of Silicon Valley and technology-industry user policies, and in part by surveillance of social media activity…
CEOs Who Cheat In Bedroom Will Cheat In Boardroom, Study Shows
Finance professors at the University of Texas at Austin and Emory University found a strong correlation between adultery and workplace misconduct by corporate executives and financial advisers. “[The researchers] were able to examine customers of Ashley Madison, a dating site for married people looking to have affairs, or ‘discreet encounters’ as it puts it,” reports Bloomberg. “That’s because a computer hack…