Day: September 18, 2019

Woman sues Lyft, says driver gang-raped her at gunpoint – and calls for app safety measures we can’t believe aren’t already in place

Sex assault survivor reveals her two-year fight for justice Analysis A woman who says she was subjected to a horrific rape at the hands of her Lyft driver has sued the tech biz.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


AT&T looking to ditch DirecTV, report says – CNET

Reports say AT&T is looking to sell off the service. …read more Source:: CNet


India Bans E-cigarettes as Global Vaping Backlash Grows

India has announced a ban on electronic cigarettes, as a backlash gathers pace worldwide about a technology promoted as less harmful than smoking tobacco. From a report: The announcement by India on Wednesday came a day after New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes following a string of vaping-linked deaths. “The…


See creepy deepfake Vladimir Putin interviewed live at MIT conference – CNET

MIT Technology Review editor shows off deepfake tech that can be used in real time. Hope you speak Russian. …read more Source:: CNet


NASA still searching for India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram moon lander – CNET

The mystery of the moon lander lingers as NASA examines images of the targeted landing site. …read more Source:: CNet


IRS Emails Promise a Refund But Deliver Botnet Recruitment

The fake emails direct victims to log into a bogus IRS site. …read more Source:: Threatpost


The FBI Tried To Plant a Backdoor in an Encrypted Phone Network

The FBI tried to force the owner of an encrypted phone company to put a backdoor in his devices, Motherboard has learned. From the report: The company involved is Phantom Secure, a firm that sold privacy-focused BlackBerry phones and which ended up catering heavily to the criminal market, including members of the Sinaloa drug cartel,…


The Top ‘Human Hacks’ to Watch For Now

Social engineering is as old as mankind. But its techniques have evolved with time. Here are the latest tricks criminals are using to dupe end users. …read more Source:: DarkReading


T-Mobile lashes out against Verizon’s 5G rollout – CNET

The ‘VerHideZon’ ad campaign has launched with billboards, a Twitter account and a website. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft acquires code-analysis platform vendor Semmle

Microsoft plans to more tightly integrate Semmle’s security products with the GitHub product line. …read more Source:: ZDNet