Day: August 16, 2018

Necurs Botnet Goes Phishing for Banks

A new Necurs botnet campaign targets thousands of banks with a malicious file dropping the FlawedAmmyy remote-access Trojan. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Twitter’s Relationship With Third-Party Apps is Messy — But It’s Not Over

It’s a day that developers of some of the most high-profile Twitter third-party apps have dreaded, though it’s one they’ve long-known was coming: Twitter is finally shutting off some of the developer tools that popular apps like Tweetbot and Twitterific have heavily relied on. From a report: With the change, many third-party Twitter apps will…


Report: Google ‘close’ to finalizing lease for first flagship retail store – CNET

Remember the Google Barge? …read more Source:: CNet


Google clarifies how it tracks you even if Location History is turned off – CNET

The search giant made a change to a help page for users, after a backlash over its data collection practices. …read more Source:: CNet


Vitamix recalls more than 100,000 blender jars – CNET

The company says they’ve received 11 reports of injury. …read more Source:: CNet


Researcher Finds MQTT Hole in IoT Defenses

A commonly used protocol provides a gaping backdoor when misconfigured. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Hanging, Sliding Raspi Camera Adds Dimension To Octoprint

Are you using Octoprint yet? It’s so much more than just a way to control your printer over the internet, or to keep tabs on it over webcam when you’re off at work or fetching a beer. The 3D printing community has rallied around Octoprint, creating all sorts of handy plug-ins like Octolapse, which lets…


Return of the Bubble Car?

mikeebbbd writes: Back in the 1950s, many European carmakers (some of which are still in operation such as BMW) made tiny cars for one or 2 people that ran on tiny amount of gas. The remaining examples of bubble cars have become sort of a fetish. Now two Swiss brothers, according to Reuters, are trying…


Active Third-Party Content the Bane of Web Security

New reports shows many of the world’s most popular sites serve up active content from risky sources. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Obama campaign used security keys during both elections to prevent hacks – CNET

It’s a key reason why those elections had less trouble with cybersecurity. …read more Source:: CNet