For at least a week, cloning a public repo made upstream environmental variables accessible From at least September 3 through September 10, public open-source code repositories that used Travis CI exposed their sensitive keys, credentials, and tokens to potential theft.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The tech giant also releases security updates for the iPad, Apple Watch and Mac computers. …read more Source:: CNet

Samsung’s S Series smartphones are apparently in “very short supply,” according to Peter Osvaldik. …read more Source:: CNet

Emergency software patches, in which users are pushed to immediately update phones and computers because hackers have figured out some novel way to break in, are becoming more common. From a report: Researchers raised the alarm Monday about a big one: The Israeli spyware company NSO Group, which sells programs for governments to remotely take…

Mmmm… BACN. Is there anything it can’t do? DARPA, the famously scattershot defence research agency of people’s hearts, has turned its attention to recent announcements of planned and actual communications satellite constellation launches, asking: “Why can’t these things all just talk to each other?”… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The benefits would be retroactive to Sept. 6. …read more Source:: CNet

The fake cards are the latest in a series of COVID-related scams. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The FCC has announced (PDF) it’s investigating deals the broadband industry strikes with landlords that block broadband competition in apartment complexes, condos, and developments. While the FCC passed rules in 2008 attempting to prevent such deals, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have exploited massive loopholes in the restrictions…

Get your engines and guns ready. …read more Source:: CNet

It’s no secret demand for new vehicles increases after hurricanes destroy and damage cars, and Hurricane Ida wiped out already scarce new vehicle inventory. …read more Source:: CNet