[Medianews] New Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone Numbers
https://thehackernews.com/2021/05/new-study-warns-of-security-threats.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] New Spectre Flaws in Intel and AMD CPUs Affect Billions of Computers
New Spectre Flaws in Intel and AMD CPUs Affect Billions of Computers https://thehackernews.com/2021/05/new-spectre-flaws-in-intel-and-amd-cpus.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Apple’s AirTags have a hidden developer menu
Apple’s AirTags have a hidden developer menu https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/6/22422696/apple-airtags-hidden-developer-menu-back-end-data-how-to-access ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Why cybercriminals looking to steal personal info are using text messages as bait
Why cybercriminals looking to steal personal info are using text messages as bait With more people using their smartphones to make payments and many banks and utilities verifying users' accounts through text messages, the fraud floodgates have opened. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/scam-text-messages-are-rampant-no-easy-fix-rcna840 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] FTC report blasts manufacturers for restricting product repairs
FTC report blasts manufacturers for restricting product repairs ‘There is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for repair restrictions’ https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22424363/ftc-repair-restrictions-report-nixing-the-fix-smartphones-automakers FTC Report to Congress Examines Anti-Competitive Repair Restrictions, Recommends Ways to Expand Consumers’ Repair Options https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/05/ftc-report-congress-examines-anti-competitive-repair-restrictions https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/nixing-fix-ftc-report-congress-repair-restrictions/nixing_the_fix_report_final_5521_630pm-508_002.pdf ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Fake net neutrality comment campaign a harbinger of automated disinformation to come
Fake net neutrality comment campaign a harbinger of automated disinformation to come https://techpolicy.press/fake-net-neutrality-comment-campaign-a-harbinger-of-automated-disinformation-to-come/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Data leak makes Peloton’s Horrible, No-Good, Really Bad Day even worse
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/peloton-takes-3-months-to-fix-flaw-that-exposed-users-private-information/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Appeals court allows parents to sue Snap over 100 mph car crash
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/appeals-court-allows-parents-to-sue-snap-over-100mph-car-crash/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] AirTag review: They work great—maybe a little too great
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/airtag-review-a-neat-product-at-odds-with-apples-pro-privacy-messaging/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Frontier exits bankruptcy, claims it will double fiber-to-the-home footprint
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/05/frontier-exits-bankruptcy-claims-it-will-double-fiber-to-the-home-footprint/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] 4, 700 Amazon employees had unauthorized access to private seller data
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/4700-amazon-employees-had-unauthorized-access-to-private-seller-data/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me in a test
Review | Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me in a test Apple knows its tiny new lost-item tracker could empower domestic abuse but doesn’t do enough to stop it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/05/apple-airtags-stalking/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Updating an Apple Watch Series 3 is a nightmare in 2021
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22419569/apple-watch-series-3-software-update-reset-bad-experience ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] The story of Basecamp’s disastrous policy
The story of Basecamp’s disastrous policy Basecamp’s CEO published a blog post about policy changes — it may have broken the company https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22419512/basecamp-political-speech-policy-fallout ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] How law enforcement can extract sensitive data from your car
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/5/22420674/go-read-this-intercept-report-vehicle-forensics-infotainment-personal-sensitive-data-law-enforcement ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Snap can be sued for fueling a fatal car crash with its speed filter, court rules
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/5/22420679/snapchat-speed-filter-wrongful-death-lemmon-snap-appeals-ruling-section-230 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] A bug in Peloton’s API may have exposed a whole lot of user data
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/5/22421329/peloton-api-bug-customer-data-exposed ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small County Got a DNA Crash Course
To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small County Got a DNA Crash Course Forensic genealogy helped nab the Golden State Killer in 2018. Now investigators across the country are using it to revisit hundreds of unsolved crimes. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/science/cold-cases-genetic-genealogy.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Legal chatbot firm DoNotPay adds anti-facial recognition filters to its suite of handy tools
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22405570/donotpay-ninja-anti-reverse-image-search-facial-recognition-filter ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Dark web child abuse image site with 400, 000 members taken down in global police sting
Dark web child abuse image site with 400,000 members taken down in global police sting The three main suspects are accused of founding and maintaining the site, as well as giving members advice on how to avoid arrest, German police said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dark-web-child-abuse-image-site-400-000-members-taken-n1266108 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Has Online Retail’s Biggest Bully Returned?
Has Online Retail’s Biggest Bully Returned? Outraged customers of Eyeglassesdepot sound like the victims of a man who’s already spent years in prison for terrorizing consumers. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/business/vitaly-borker-online-retail.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Pro-Trump web forums are abuzz with directions to forge Covid vaccine cards
Pro-Trump web forums are abuzz with directions to forge Covid vaccine cards Some states put templates online, spurring pro-Trump and anti-vaccination forums to start spreading tips for how to create fake cards. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/covid-vaccination-card-fraud-prompts-cdc-action-rcna802 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] An ambitious plan to tackle ransomware faces long odds
An ambitious plan to tackle ransomware faces long odds Heavyweight task force proposes framework to tackle a major cybersecurity problem. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/05/an-ambitious-plan-to-tackle-ransomware-faces-long-odds/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Roku and YouTube TV are now in an all-out public showdown
https://www.theverge.com/22412430/roku-youtube-tv-google-feud-explainer-timeline ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Sex Tapes, Hush Money, and Hollywood’s Economy of Secrets
Sex Tapes, Hush Money, and Hollywood’s Economy of Secrets Meet Kevin Blatt, the celebrity fixer who’s a master at shepherding compromising material off the internet—or into the hands of the highest bidder. https://www.wired.com/story/sex-tapes-hush-money-hollywood-kevin-blatt/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Next week’s Fortnite trial could upend Apple’s App Store model — even if Epic loses
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22403862/apple-epic-games-fortnite-app-store-antitrust-trial-kickoff ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Telecom groups sue New York over low-income broadband law
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412177/telecom-law-att-verizon-broadband-internet-new-york-state-low-income-plans ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Hulu’s live TV service is finally getting Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, and other ViacomCBS channels today
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412295/hulu-live-tv-service-nickelodeon-comedy-central-mtv-viacomcbs-channels ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] If your paycheck is missing, QuickBooks may be to blame
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412349/quickbooks-issue-missed-direct-deposit-paychecks ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Instacart shoppers say their accounts were wrongly deactivated
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22412189/instacart-shoppers-deactivated-accounts-phishing-scams ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] A cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case
https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2021/04/26/a-cheerleaders-snapchat-rant-leads-to-momentous-supreme-court-case-on-student-speech ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Hackers Used ‘Mind-Blowing’ Bug to Sneak Past macOS Safeguards
Hackers Used ‘Mind-Blowing’ Bug to Sneak Past macOS Safeguards The vulnerability was patched Monday, but hackers had already used it to spread malware. https://www.wired.com/story/macos-malware-shlayer-gatekeeper-notarization/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] How Identity Thieves Took My Wife for a Ride
How Identity Thieves Took My Wife for a Ride Auto insurers try to make it easy to sign up for a policy. Those efforts have given an opening to scammers. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/your-money/identity-theft-auto-insurance.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands
https://www.axios.com/roku-google-youtube-tv-dispute-525316c1-4d66-44e3-a96a-40db7b10e05b.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] We’re All Crypto People Now
We’re All Crypto People Now Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone from curiosity to punchline to viable investment, making them almost impossible to ignore — for better or worse. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/technology/cryptocurrency-mainstream.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] A Look at Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports,’ Passes and Apps Around the Globe
A Look at Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports,’ Passes and Apps Around the Globe A variety of digital and old-fashioned approaches are being used to confirm vaccination for entry to public places. But the world is still far from a universal standard of proof for crossing borders. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/travel/vaccine-passport-cards-apps.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Should you buy the new Apple TV 4K? Here’s how it compares to its predecessor
https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/23/new-apple-tv-4k-vs-old-apple-tv-4k/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Comcast offers tantalizing hint of a future with upload speeds above 35Mbps
Comcast offers tantalizing hint of a future with upload speeds above 35Mbps Lab test produces 4Gbps upload speeds but actual uploads are still 3 to 35Mbps. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/comcast-touts-4gbps-cable-uploads-in-lab-test-still-limits-users-to-35mbps/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Apple sued for terminating account with $25, 000 worth of apps and videos
Apple sued for terminating account with $25,000 worth of apps and videos Lawsuits claim people don’t truly own content they purchase on digital platforms. Apple is facing two class-action lawsuits over the meaning of the words “rent” and “buy.” In the first suit, lead plaintiff David Andino argues that Apple’s definition of the two words is deceptive since the company can terminate people’s Apple IDs and, along with them, access to content they purchased using the “buy” button. Thus, Andino is arguing that Apple allows consumers to rent content rather than purchase it outright. If he had known that his access could be cut off at any time, he says he would have not spent as much on iTunes content. ... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-its-definition-of-the-word-buy/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/in-epic-hack-signal-developer-turns-the-tables-on-forensics-firm-cellebrite/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Amazon brings its palm-scanning payment tech to Whole Foods
Amazon brings its palm-scanning payment tech to Whole Foods The palm print checkout will start at Whole Foods stores in Seattle. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/21/amazon-palm-print-whole-foods/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Geico admits fraudsters stole customers’ driver’s license numbers for months
Geico admits fraudsters stole customers’ driver’s license numbers for months https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/19/geico-driver-license-numbers-scraped/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Backdoored developer tool that stole credentials escaped notice for 3 months
Backdoored developer tool that stole credentials escaped notice for 3 months AWS credentials and private repository tokens could allow self-perpetuating attacks. A publicly available software development tool contained malicious code that stole the authentication credentials that apps need to access sensitive resources. It's the latest revelation of a supply chain attack that has the potential to backdoor the networks of countless organizations. The Codecov bash uploader contained the backdoor from late January to the beginning of April, developers of the tool said on Thursday. The backdoor caused developer computers to send secret authentication tokens and other sensitive data to a remote site controlled by the hackers. The uploader works with development platforms including Github Actions, CircleCI, and Bitrise Step, all of which support having such secret authentication tokens in the development environment. ... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/backdoored-developer-tool-that-stole-credentials-escaped-notice-for-3-months/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Malvertisers use >120 hacked ad servers to target millions of Web surfers
Malvertisers use >120 hacked ad servers to target millions of web surfers Tag Barnakle is using infected ad severs to go “straight for the jugular,” firm says. Hackers have compromised more than 120 ad servers over the past year in an ongoing campaign that displays malicious advertisements on tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of devices as they visit sites that, by all outward appearances, are benign. Malvertising is the practice of delivering ads to people as they visit trusted websites. The ads embed JavaScript that surreptitiously exploits software flaws or tries to trick visitors into installing an unsafe app, paying fraudulent computer support fees, or taking other harmful actions. Typically, the scammers behind this Internet scourge pose as buyers and pay ad-delivery networks to display the malicious ads on individual sites. ... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/malvertisers-use-120-hacked-ad-servers-to-target-millions-of-web-surfers/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] People are canceling video streaming subscriptions at record rates ahead of Netflix earnings
People are canceling video streaming subscriptions at record rates ahead of Netflix earnings A new study finds that people are getting pickier about what they watch. https://fortune.com/2021/04/19/netflix-earnings-subscriber-numbers-profit-first-quarter-q1-nflx/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army
The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army The country’s cyber forces have raked in billions of dollars for the regime by pulling off schemes ranging from A.T.M. heists to cryptocurrency thefts. Can they be stopped? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/26/the-incredible-rise-of-north-koreas-hacking-army ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack
A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack https://www.npr.org/2021/04/16/985439655/a-worst-nightmare-cyberattack-the-untold-story-of-the-solarwinds-hack NPR's months-long examination of that landmark attack — based on interviews with dozens of players from company officials to victims to cyber forensics experts who investigated, and intelligence officials who are in the process of calibrating the Biden administration's response — reveals a hack unlike any other, launched by a sophisticated adversary who took aim at a soft underbelly of digital life: the routine software update. ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] What Are the Roadblocks to a ‘Vaccine Passport’?
What Are the Roadblocks to a ‘Vaccine Passport’? Creating a digital certificate of vaccination against the coronavirus is one of the hottest debates right now. What’s keeping it from happening, and why are some people opposed? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/travel/covid-vaccine-passport-excelsior-pass.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] $40, 000 Swindle Puts Spotlight on Literary Prize Scams
$40,000 Swindle Puts Spotlight on Literary Prize Scams The organizers of at least five British awards received emails asking them to transfer prize money to a PayPal account. One of them paid out. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/books/phishing-book-prizes.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] ‘It’s a Roller-Coaster Ride’: Global Chip Shortage Is Making Industries Sweat
‘It’s a Roller-Coaster Ride’: Global Chip Shortage Is Making Industries Sweat The internet-connected world is completely dependent on the production of semiconductors. That’s become a problem now that supplies are running short. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/technology/computer-chip-semiconductor-shortage.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] In an about-face, Xfinity Mobile will offer discounts on additional unlimited plan lines
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/15/22384272/xfinity-mobile-unlimited-plan-5g ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Sen. Wyden proposes limits on exportation of American’s personal data
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/15/sen-wyden-proposes-limits-on-exportation-of-americans-personal-data/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] A federal ‘revenge porn’ ban could transform online harassment laws
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/15/22340260/vawa-shield-act-revenge-porn-first-amendment-questions ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Amazon tried to coerce Ecobee into collecting private user data, the WSJ reports
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/15/22386086/amazon-strong-arm-power-ecobee-antitrust-tech ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] The FBI wanted to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. It turned to a little-known Australian firm.
The FBI wanted to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. It turned to a little-known Australian firm. Azimuth unlocked the iPhone at the center of an epic legal battle between the FBI and Apple. Now, Apple is suing the company co-founded by one of the hackers behind the unlock. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/14/azimuth-san-bernardino-apple-iphone-fbi/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Apple TV+ features the highest-rated content of any streaming service, study says
https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/13/apple-tv-plus-highest-quality-streaming-service/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Got your covid shots? You might have to prove it.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/04/09/1021934/got-your-covid-shots-you-might-need-vaccine-passport/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Charter must pay $19 million for tricking customers into switching ISPs
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/charter-must-pay-19-million-for-tricking-customers-into-switching-isps/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Charter Lied to Get Customers to Switch ISPs and Now It Must Pay
https://gizmodo.com/charter-lied-to-get-customers-to-switch-isps-and-now-it-1846676538 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Five things to consider before you sign up for T-Mobile Home Internet
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22381885/t-mobile-5g-home-internet-issues ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Detroit man sues police for wrongfully arresting him based on facial recognition
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22382398/robert-williams-detroit-police-department-aclu-lawsuit-facial-recognition-wrongful-arrest ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] US carriers have thankfully abandoned at least one bad plan for RCS
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22382715/us-carriers-ccmi-rcs-abandoned-sms-messages-texts ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] The FBI is remotely hacking hundreds of computers to protect them from Hafnium
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22382821/fbi-doj-hafnium-remote-access-removal-hack ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] ParkMobile Breach Exposes License Plate Data, Mobile Numbers of 21M Users
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/04/parkmobile-breach-exposes-license-plate-data-mobile-numbers-of-21m-users/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Parents were at the end of their chain — then ransomware hit their kids' schools
Parents were at the end of their chain — then ransomware hit their kids' schools Cybercriminals have ramped up attacks against public school districts, underscoring how ransomware has become a daily scourge preying on Americans. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/parents-end-chain-ransomware-hit-rcna646 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules
NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56713017 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] No password required: Mobile carrier exposes data for millions of accounts
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/no-password-required-mobile-carrier-exposes-data-for-millions-of-accounts/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Court rules grocery store’s inaccessible website isn’t an ADA violation
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/appeals-court-rules-stores-dont-need-to-make-their-websites-accessible/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Be wary when Big Tech says it’s defending your privacy
Be wary when Big Tech says it’s defending your privacy Often, its real goal is to squash the competition. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/11/opinion/be-wary-when-big-tech-says-its-defending-your-privacy/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Critical Zoom vulnerability triggers remote code execution without user input
Critical Zoom vulnerability triggers remote code execution without user input https://www.zdnet.com/article/critical-zoom-vulnerability-triggers-remote-code-execution-without-user-input/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] We tested the first state ‘vaccine passport.’ Here’s what worked — and didn’t.
We tested the first state ‘vaccine passport.’ Here’s what worked — and didn’t. New York’s Excelsior Pass has some solid privacy protections. But it’s complicated, and easy to fake. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/08/vaccine-passport-new-york-excelsior-pass/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Online Scammers Have a New Offer for You: Vaccine Cards
Online Scammers Have a New Offer for You: Vaccine Cards Hundreds of sellers are offering false and stolen vaccine cards, as businesses and states weigh proof of vaccinations for getting people back to work and play. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/technology/vaccine-card-scam.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Anyone with an iPhone can now make deepfakes. We aren’t ready for what happens next.
Anyone with an iPhone can now make deepfakes. We aren’t ready for what happens next. Realistic videos of people doing things that never really happened have become shockingly easy to create. Now is the time to put in some safety guardrails. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/25/deepfake-video-apps/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Testing an Opaque Security Power, Michigan Man Challenges ‘No-Fly List’
Testing an Opaque Security Power, Michigan Man Challenges ‘No-Fly List’ The plaintiff, a Lebanese-American, says he was barred from flying after refusing to become an F.B.I. informant. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/politics/no-fly-list-lawsuit.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Cops Take Down the ‘World’s Biggest' Video Game Cheat Ring
https://www.wired.com/story/video-game-cheat-ring-cisa-burnout-north-korea-hackers-security-news/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] US indicts California man accused of stealing Shopify customer data
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/05/shopify-breach-hacker-indicted/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Once again, someone tampered with an entire drinking water supply via the internet
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/5/22368476/kansas-man-tamper-water-supply-remote-ellsworth-wyatt-travnichek ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] How to check if you’re part of the Facebook data breach
https://www.theverge.com/22367727/facebook-data-breach-haveibeenpwned ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Walgreens hasn't been following U.S. guidance on Pfizer vaccine spacing
Walgreens hasn’t been following U.S. guidance on Pfizer vaccine spacing Following complaints from customers and the CDC, the pharmacy chain will start scheduling Pfizer vaccine doses three weeks apart. https://www.boston.com/news/coronavirus/2021/04/05/walgreens-hasnt-been-following-u-s-guidance-on-pfizer-vaccine-spacing ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Supreme Court Overturns Third Circuit Smackdown of Broadcast Dereg
https://www.nexttv.com/news/supreme-court-overturns-third-circuit-smackdown-of-broadcast-dereg ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Scale Was the God That Failed
Scale Was the God That Failed To understand what went wrong with digital publishing, we need to go back to the fat years of newspaper journalism that preceded it. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/digital-news-industry-was-built-lies/618490/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations
How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Supreme Court’s pro-Facebook ruling could unleash “flood” of robocalls
Supreme Court’s pro-Facebook ruling could unleash “flood” of robocalls Robocall systems aren't "autodialers" if they don't generate random numbers. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/supreme-court-helps-robocallers-by-narrowing-definition-of-autodialer/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] ISP imposes data cap, explains it to users with condescending pizza analogy
ISP imposes data cap, explains it to users with condescending pizza analogy WOW tells users that exceeding data cap is like taking "extra slice" of pizza. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/internet-data-is-like-pizza-cable-company-claims-as-it-imposes-data-cap/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Feds say hackers are likely exploiting critical Fortinet VPN vulnerabilities
Feds say hackers are likely exploiting critical Fortinet VPN vulnerabilities Exploits allow hackers to log into VPNs and then access other network resources. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/feds-say-hackers-are-likely-exploiting-critical-fortinet-vpn-vulnerabilities/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] 533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online
533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] April 1 ruling narrows TCPA’s autodialer prohibition
SCOTUS is not fooling around: April 1 ruling narrows TCPA’s autodialer prohibition https://www.nixonpeabody.com/en/ideas/articles/2021/04/02/scotus-tcpa-autodialer-ruling ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Dish is begging authorities for help with T-Mobile’s CDMA shutdown looming
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364126/boost-mobile-3g-cdma-t-mobile-shutdown-customers-costs ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Cable lobby says it hates Biden plan to expand broadband and lower prices
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/cable-lobby-slams-biden-broadband-plan-says-everything-is-just-fine-already/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] No vehicle inspections in Mass. for second straight day due to malware attack on vendor
No vehicle inspections in Mass. for second straight day due to malware attack on vendor https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/04/01/no-vehicle-inspections-in-mass-for-second-straight-day-due-to-malware-attack-on-vendor ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Errors ruin 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
Errors ruin 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine https://www.theverge.com/coronavirus/2021/3/31/22361028/johnson-covid-vaccine-error-ruin-doses Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is delayed by a U.S. factory mixup. A manufacturer in Baltimore accidentally conflated the ingredients for two different coronavirus vaccines, officials say. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/world/johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-mixup.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] If You Care About Privacy, It’s Time to Try a New Web Browser
If You Care About Privacy, It’s Time to Try a New Web Browser A new crop of internet browsers from Brave, DuckDuckGo and others offer stronger privacy protections than what you might be used to. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/technology/personaltech/online-privacy-private-browsers.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] AT lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10Mbps uploads are good enough
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/att-lobbies-against-nationwide-fiber-says-10mbps-uploads-are-good-enough/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Broken trust: Lessons from Sunburst
Executive summary The Sunburst crisis was a failure of strategy more than it was the product of an information-technology (IT) problem or a mythical adversary. Overlooking that question of strategy invites crises larger and more frequent than those the United States is battling today. The US government and industry should embrace the idea of “persistent flow” to address this strategic shortfall; emphasizing that effective cybersecurity is more about speed, balance, and concentrated action. Both the public and private sectors must work together to ruthlessly prioritize risk, make linchpin systems in the cloud more defensible, and make federal cyber-risk management more self-adaptive. The story of trust is an old one, but the Sunburst cyber-espionage campaign was a startling reminder of the United States’ collective cyber insecurity and the inadequacy of current US strategy to compete in a dynamic intelligence contest in cyberspace. The compromise of SolarWinds, part of the wider Sunburst campaign, has had enormous consequences, but, as supply-chain attacks go, it was not unprecedented, as demonstrated by seven other events from the last decade. Sunburst was also a significant moment for cloud computing security. The adversary inflicted the campaign’s most dramatic harm by silently moving through Microsoft’s identity software products, including those supporting Office 365 and Azure cloud services, and vacuuming up emails and files from dozens of organizations. The campaign raises concerns about the existing threat model that major cloud service providers Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, utilize for their linchpin services, and the ease with which users can manage and defend these products. For cloud’s “shared responsibility” to work, cloud providers must build technology users can actually defend. Studying the Sunburst campaign, three overarching lessons become clear. First, states have compromised sensitive software supply chains before. The role of cloud computing as a target is what takes Sunburst from another in a string of supply-chain compromises to a significant intelligence-gathering coup. Second, the United States could have done more to limit the harm of this event, especially by better prioritizing risk in federal technology systems, by making the targeted cloud services more easily defensible and capable by default, and by giving federal cybersecurity leaders better tools to adapt and govern their shared enterprise. Third, Sunburst was a failure of strategy much more than it was just an IT risk-management foul-up or the success of a clever adversary. The United States government continues to labor under a regulatory model for software security that does not match the ways in which software are built, bought, or deployed. Adding vague new secure development standards to an already overbuilt system of unmet controls and overlapping committees is not a recipe for success. Meanwhile, industry is struggling to architect its services to simultaneously and effectively defend against the latest threats, account for overlapping government requirements, and remain competitive—especially in the market for cloud services. Observers should recognize Sunburst as part of a disturbing trend: an ongoing intelligence contest between the United States and its adversaries in which the United States is giving up leverage due to technical insecurity, deficient policy response, and a shortfall in strategy. The response to Sunburst must lead to meaningful action from both industry and the policymaking community to improve the defensibility of the technology ecosystem and position the United States and its allies to compete more effectively in this intelligence contest. The Sunburst crisis can be a catalyst for change and, while near-term reforms are practicable, change must extend beyond shifting how the United States buys technology or takes retribution against an adversary. The United States and its allies must acknowledge that this is a fight for that leverage. In an intelligence contest, tactical and operational information about an adversary—such as insight on forthcoming sanctions or the shape of a vulnerable network—is strategic leverage. The policymaking community must work with industry to assist defenders in becoming faster, more balanced, and better synchronized with offensive activities to ensure cyberspace remains a useful domain—one that advances national security objectives. Summary https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Broken-Trust-Report-Summary.pdf Report https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BROKEN-TRUST.pdf ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] DoorDash pushes back against fee delivery commissions with new charges
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/doordash-pushes-back-against-fee-delivery-commissions-new-charges-n1262088 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Why You Shouldn’t Use Google Chrome After New Privacy Disclosure
Why You Shouldn’t Use Google Chrome After New Privacy Disclosure If you’re among the billions of people using Chrome, then Google’s stark new data harvesting disclosures should come as a nasty surprise. Worse, a new Chrome revelation, one that hasn’t yet made headlines but which is detailed below, should serve as an even more serious warning. Here’s what you need to do now. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/03/20/stop-using-google-chrome-on-apple-iphone-12-pro-max-ipad-and-macbook-pro/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] T-Mobile, Verizon, AT Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation
T-Mobile, Verizon, AT Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation All the mobile carriers have mitigated a major SMS security loophole that allowed a hacker to hijack text messages for just $16. https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp7ad/tmobile-verizon-att-sms-hijack-change ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Area-codeless local calls will largely go away in October — but for a good reason
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22351130/area-codes-10-digit-dialing-soon-required-for-certain-places-national-suicide-prevention-hotline-988 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Using hands-free cellphones when you drive is not as safe as you think
Using hands-free cellphones when you drive is not as safe as you think When someone calls me when they’re traveling in a vehicle, I just hang up. It’s rude, but it’s safer for the driver. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/hands-free-cellphone-driving-risk/2021/03/22/780d7ae8-8112-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
[Medianews] Trump predicted news ratings would ‘tank if I’m not there.’ He wasn’t wrong.
Trump predicted news ratings would ‘tank if I’m not there.’ He wasn’t wrong. Most national networks and news sites have seen their audience numbers drop since Inauguration Day. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/media-trump-bump-slump/2021/03/22/5f13549a-85d1-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
