Day: July 23, 2020

Twilio Security Incident Shows Danger of Misconfigured S3 Buckets

Twilio says attackers accessed its misconfigured cloud storage system and altered a copy of the JavaScriptSDK it shares with customers. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Former Facebook Engineer Says That the Company Has Enshrined Failure in Its Policies

A Facebook engineer said in a farewell video that the company was “failing” to mitigate harm and has “enshrined that failure in our policies.” From a report: Max Wang, a Boston-based former engineer who claimed in the recording obtained and published by BuzzFeed News that he joined Facebook in 2011, said he didn’t think CEO…


SDCC cosplay: The very best Comic-Con costumes from years past – CNET

Join us as we look back at the hottest cosplay we saw at San Diego Comic-Con over the last three years, from Harley Quinn to Hulkbuster, Davy Jones and Miles Morales. …read more Source:: CNet


Disney delays Mulan indefinitely, pushes back Avatar sequels a year – CNET

Black Widow is still set for Nov. 6. …read more Source:: CNet


DNA Site Leaves Records Open to Law Enforcement

A pair of breaches reset user accounts to allow access for two days. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Amazon’s auditing of Alexa Skills is so good, these boffins got all 200+ rule-breaking apps past the reviewers

Want your AI assistant to shout obscenities or hate speech at your child? There’s a program for that Amazon claims it reviews the software created by third-party developers for its Alexa voice assistant platform, yet US academics were able to create more than 200 policy-violating Alexa Skills and get them certified.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Twitter Breach a Reminder of Need to Protect Corporate Social Media Use

Intruders had access to direct messages associated with 36 accounts in last week’s attack, social media giant discloses. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Get the eMeet Luna Bluetooth speakerphone for just $70 – CNET

This versatile speakerphone is one of our favorite models priced under $100, and now it’s 30% off. …read more Source:: CNet


Samsung opens reservations for a new Galaxy device, rumored to be the Note 20 – CNET

We don’t have any specifics about the new phone, but you can still reserve a preorder invitation now through Aug. 4. …read more Source:: CNet


Cisco Network Security Flaw Leaks Sensitive Data

The flaw exists in Cisco’s network security Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software and its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software. …read more Source:: Threatpost