Mozilla announced this week that all developers of Firefox add-ons must enable a two-factor authentication (2FA) solution for their account. From a report: “Starting in early 2020, extension developers will be required to have 2FA enabled on AMO [the Mozilla Add-Ons portal],” said Caitlin Neiman, Add-ons Community Manager at Mozilla. “This is intended to help prevent malicious actors from taking control…
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Astronomers spy the Geminid meteors’ dust trail in space
Astronomers held a press conference this week to discuss the trail of dust left by 3200 Phaethon – the mysterious, blue rock-comet that spawns the Geminid meteor shower each year. This object was one of the 1st to blur the distinction between asteroids and comets. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/rock-comet-3200-phaethon-geminid-meteor-shower…
Firms and governments use the internet to spy on us. Should we care?
Our increased reliance on the internet and smart tech means we are watched more than ever before. Is that something to fight – or is our concept of privacy just outdated? Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432601-300-firms-and-governments-use-the-internet-to-spy-on-us-should-we-care/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Why Is Russia’s Suspected Internet Cable Spy Ship In the Mid-Atlantic?
“Russia’s controversial intelligence ship Yantar has been operating in the Caribbean, or mid-Atlantic, since October,” writes defense analyst H I Sutton this week in Forbes. He adds that the ship “is suspected by Western navies of being involved in operations on undersea communications cables.” Significantly, she appears to be avoiding broadcasting her position via AIS (Automated Identification System). I suspect that…
Brazen Thieves Plunder Priceless Jewels and Historic Artifacts in 2 Heists in Germany
In two daring heists that took place just days apart in Germany, burglars stole precious gems and artifacts from museums in two cities. Source: https://www.livescience.com/germany-jewels-spy-heists.html
Adiabatic shortcuts: Short and sweet in the quantum world
Completing a task slowly and carefully may provide us with a high-quality product. It can be summed up by the popular adage “easy does it.” But what if a high price has to be paid for slowness? Time is a scarce resource and, what is more, a good result is not guaranteed, since we may be easily disturbed or interrupted by…
Hidden Cam Above Bluetooth Pump Skimmer
Brian Krebs: Tiny hidden spy cameras are a common sight at ATMs that have been tampered with by crooks who specialize in retrofitting the machines with card skimmers. But until this past week I’d never heard of hidden cameras being used at gas pumps in tandem with Bluetooth-based card skimming devices. Apparently, I’m not alone. “I believe this is the first…
Identity of Fourth Soviet Spy Who Stole US Atomic Bomb Secrets Finally Revealed
Historians recently uncovered the name of a fourth spy who delivered U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets in the 1940s. Source: https://www.livescience.com/manhattan-project-fourth-spy.html
EFF Challenges Ring’s Spokesperson Shaq To A Discussion About Police Surveillance
Shaq O’Neal was one of the greatest players in basketball history. But as a spokesperson for Amazon’s Ring security cameras, the EFF also calls him the “one man at Ring who might listen to reason,” challenging him to go one-on-one with the EFF’s privacy experts: In just a year and a half, Amazon’s Ring has set up more than 500 partnerships…
Defecting Chinese Spy Offers Information Trove To Australian Government
schwit1 shares a report from The Age, a daily newspaper published in Australia: A Chinese spy has risked his life to defect to Australia and is now offering a trove of unprecedented inside intelligence on how China conducts its interference operations abroad. Wang “William” Liqiang is the first Chinese operative to ever blow his cover. He has revealed the identities of…