Month: April 2019

Confluence Vulnerability Opens Door to GandCrab

An exploit of the vulnerability offers attackers a ransomware surface that doesn’t need email. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Eric Schmidt and Diane Greene to leave Alphabet’s board of directors – CNET

Google’s parent company is also adding biotech executive Robin L. Washington to its board. …read more Source:: CNet


YouTube, MLB partner to stream 13 live games for free – CNET

The partnership will begin during the second half of the season. …read more Source:: CNet


Fake Jason Statham Bilks a Fan Out of Serious Money

A scam version of the actor convinced a woman he was in love with her. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Apple iPhone sales drop, but aren’t as bad as predicted – CNET

Services revenue, a bright spot for the company, posted a new all-time high. …read more Source:: CNet


Fedora 30 Linux Distro Is Here

Fedora 30, the newest release of the venerable Linux distribution that serves (in part) as the staging environment for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, was released Tuesday, bringing with it a number of improvements and performance optimizations. From a report: he most exciting aspect, for workstation/desktop users at least, is the update to GNOME 3.32. Of…


Facebook needs fixing. Zuckerberg uses F8 to lay out his plan – CNET

The world’s biggest social network has faced seemingly endless privacy, trust and corporate malfeasance scandals. Now it’s charting a way out. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft promises to boil down its lengthy and confusing privacy controls… in 1,500-word announcement

Same day Zuckerberg declares with a straight face at F8 event: ‘The future is private’ Microsoft has vowed to put an end to lengthy and confusing privacy controls and “give customers increased transparency and control over their data.”… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Samsung: Exploded Galaxy S10 5G ’caused by external impact’ – CNET

This is not a repeat of the Galaxy Note 7. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook at F8 announces ‘less pressurized’ Instagram experience – CNET

Instagram is getting an overhaul. …read more Source:: CNet