Tag: LAX

Dozens Sue Amazon’s Ring After Camera Hack Leads To Threats and Racial Slurs

Dozens of people who say they were subjected to death threats, racial slurs, and blackmail after their in-home Ring smart cameras were hacked are suing the company over “horrific” invasions of privacy. From a report: A new class action lawsuit, which combines a number of cases filed in recent years, alleges that lax security measures at Ring, which is owned by…

3 TB of Private Webcam/Home Security Video Leaked on Porn Sites

schwit1 quotes Input: A hacking group that has yet to identify itself found and stole more than 3 TB of private video from around the world — mainly collected from Singapore — and shared it on porn sites, according to reports from local media like The New Paper. While some of the footage was indeed pornographic in nature, other videos are…

‘Person In Jetpack’ Spotted Flying Again Near LA Airport

There are reports of an unidentified person flying in a jetpack near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — the second such incident in two months. The BBC reports: A China Airlines crew said it saw what appeared to be someone in a jetpack on Wednesday at 6,000ft (1,829m), seven miles (11km) north-west of LAX, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FBI…

LAX ‘jetpack’ mystery deepens further still

For the second time, pilots have witnessed a ‘jetpack’ flying at altitude over Los Angeles International Airport. Back at the beginning of September, … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340158/lax-jetpack-mystery-deepens-further-still…

550 Million Chinese Traveling In Biggest Holiday Since COVID-19

hackingbear shares a report from CNN: As October 1 arrives, hundreds of millions of people in China are expected to pack highways, trains and planes for the National Day holiday, one of the busiest times for travel in the world’s most populous country. In a sign of the government’s confidence in keeping the virus under control, the Chinese Center for Disease…

Pilot Landing At LAX Reports ‘Guy In a Jetpack’ Flying Alongside Them

schwit1 shares a report from The Drive: As if 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, airline pilots landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Sunday, August 30th, reported seeing “a guy in a jetpack” flying about 300 yards off their wing while on final approach to the bustling airport. What makes the reports even stranger is that, like a scene out…

Facebook Removed Seven Million Posts In Second Quarter For False Coronavirus Info

Facebook said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures. Reuters reports: It released the data as part of its sixth Community Standards Enforcement Report, which it introduced in 2018 along with more stringent decorum rules in response to a…

Chrome 84 Arrives With SameSite Cookie Changes, Web OTP API and Web Animations API

An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: Google today launched Chrome 84 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Chrome 84 resumes SameSite cookie changes, includes the Web OTP API and Web Animations API, and removes older Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions. First deprecated with Chrome 81 in April, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 have now been completely removed with…