How malformed packets caused CenturyLink’s 37-hour, nationwide outage
CenturyLink’s nationwide, 37-hour outage in December 2018 disrupted 911 service for millions of Americans and prevented completion of at least 886 calls to 911, a new Federal …
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85 Google Play apps with 8 million downloads forced fullscreen ads on users
Researchers found 85 Google Play apps with more than 8 million downloads that forced users to view fullscreen ads.
The apps, which posed as photography and gaming programs, contained a …
Ransomware strike takes down 23 Texas local government agencies
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Early on August 16, a total of 23 local government organizations in Texas were hit by a coordinated ransomware attack. The type of ransomware …
New Attack exploiting serious Bluetooth weakness can intercept sensitive data
Researchers have demonstrated a serious weakness in the Bluetooth wireless standard that could allow hackers to intercept keystrokes, address books, and other sensitive data sent from billions …
Apple sues company that sells “perfect replicas” of iOS without a license
Enlarge / An image from Apple’s lawsuit shows a real iPhone X and Corellium’s service running a virtual iPhone X.
Apple yesterday sued Corellium, a company that sells access to …
Kaspersky AV injected unique ID that allowed sites to track users, even in incognito mode
Antivirus software is something that can help people be safer and more private on the Internet. But its protections can cut both ways. A case in point: for almost four …
Disney fights streaming account sharing with help from cable industry
Enlarge / Here they come, all together in a streaming bundle.
Disney / Sam Machkovech
Disney and Charter Communications are teaming up …
A look at the Windows 10 exploit Google Zero disclosed this week
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As you can see, we’re an unprivileged local user who’s not allowed to monkey with things under C:WindowsSystem32.Jim Salter
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Woman accused of Capital One hack had stolen data from 30 companies, authorities say
Enlarge / Paige Thompson, 33, a former Seattle technology company software engineer, was arrested after she boasted about a massive data theft from Capital One on GitHub. She is now accused of 30 other data thefts.
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Evacuation of village near explosion of nuclear cruise-missile engine called off
In the wake of an apparent explosion of the nuclear-powered engine of an experimental cruise missile, the Russian government has reportedly evacuated residents of a nearby village. …