The IRS is warning taxpayers about an email attack using messages pretending to be legitimate IRS communications. The goal of the attack is installing malware on users computers; to gain control of the device or install software like a keystroke logger, so as to eventually gain passwords to sensitive accounts,Continue Reading
Hackers have added a new challenge for corporate HR departments, after targeting companies with a phishing campaign that hides malware in résumés sent as email attachments. The hack, uncovered by Cofense Intelligence a security services provider, uses résumé files attached as .doc to deliver Quasar RAT. Quasar RAT is a completely legitimate open-sourceContinue Reading
Researchers from Facebook and MIT are collaborating on an artificial intelligence assistant for the online video game “Minecraft”. The goal is to create an AI system that can perform a wide variety of tasks, rather than being “superhuman” at a narrow set of activities. Basically, what’s known as artificial generalContinue Reading
Politico reports that Google will be shelling out between $150 and $200 million to settle an FTC regulatory probe into children’s privacy on YouTube. The investigation launched last year following an massive joint appeal from 20 advocacy groups. Who claim YouTube violated the COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) by collecting dataContinue Reading
Q: How much data would a dental hacker hack, if a dental hacker could hack data? A: I’m not sure, but probably more now since companies are setting the precedent of paying ransoms for ransomware attacks. Some hackers may have started targeting dentists as early as June 24 of this yearContinue Reading
iPhone users were the victims of a “sustained” zero-day attack. The vulnerability lasted at least two years says a new report by Google’s Project Zero. Project Zero is a team of white hat hackers working for Google with the goal of finding vulnerabilities in popular software products. The researchers sayContinue Reading
“Whatever a patron desires to get published is advertising; whatever he wants to keep out of the paper is news,” — That’s the quote racing in my head after having written about 300 words, largely based on a Facebook Press Release. Let me tell you about Facebook’s announcement, and thenContinue Reading
On August 28, 2019 a federal grand jury indicted former Amazon engineer, Paige Thompson. If found guilty of the multiple counts of wire fraud and computer fraud Thompson faces up to 25 years in prison. The indictment alleges not only that she stole data, but also that after forcing access to cloudContinue Reading
Huawei Technologies received another 90-day stay of execution exempting the manufacturer from some U.S. technology sanctions. However, the latest smartphone releases from Huawei may not come with the licensed version of Google’s Android operating system. Reuters quotes executives at Google explaining that this reprieve will not extend to any new devices. Therefore HuaweiContinue Reading
Today Apple said it will overhaul its practice of listening in to Siri conversations, so as to provide users with “greater privacy”. This change comes after a July 2019 report by The Guardian revealing that contractors regularly heard sensitive information while listening to Siri conversations. Until recently the computing giantContinue Reading