Day: January 14, 2019

2019 Detroit Auto Show: Ford Explorer, Shelby GT500, Toyota Supra and more – Roadshow

From electrified concepts to the long-awaited return of the Toyota Supra, here’s what to expect at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. …read more Source:: CNet


VW investing $800m to build electric cars in Tennessee from 2022 – Roadshow

The expansion at VW’s Chattanooga plant will add 1,000 jobs. …read more Source:: CNet


Nissan IMs Concept is a self-driven Detroit moonshot – Roadshow

Traditional Japanese aesthetics and a James Bond vibe are folded into this futuristic electric EV codenamed “Moonraker.” …read more Source:: CNet


Goddamn the Pusher man: Nominet kicks out domain name hijack bid

Lord, he’ll leave your mind to scream – if you don’t renew on time Nominet has thrown out an attempt at reverse domain name hijacking after some, er, pushy Brits tried seizing their old web address from a fast-fingered fellow in Romania.… …read more Source:: Register


Advanced Phishing Scenarios You Will Most Likely Encounter This Year

In 2019, there will be no end in sight to email-driven cybercrime such as business email compromise, spearphishing, and ransomware. …read more Source:: DarkReading


UPnP, Vulnerability As A Feature That Just Won’t Die

UPnP — in a perfect world it would have been the answer to many connectivity headaches as we add more devices to our home networks. But in practice it the cause of a lot of headaches when it comes to keeping those networks secure. It’s likely that many Hackaday readers provide some form of technical…


Too Many Workers Are Trapped By Non-Competes

Why have wages been so slow to rise at a time when demand for workers has pushed the U.S. unemployment rate to its lowest point in nearly half a century? One answer: contracts that tie millions of unspecialized workers to their jobs. Bloomberg reports: In far too many cases, these so-called noncompetes are an unwarranted…


Poland may consider Huawei ban amid ‘spy’ arrests – reports

Chinese hardware biz faces more push-back in Western nations A Polish official has said he couldn’t rule out “legislative changes” to allow the nation to ban the use of a company’s products, following the local arrest of a Huawei staffer.… …read more Source:: Register


Data Exposed in OXO, Amazon and MongoDB Leaks

Dual data exposures and a wide-scale data leak due to a vulnerable MongoDB database have kicked off 2019 so far. …read more Source:: Threatpost


2020 Ford Explorer ST debuts with 400 horses at Detroit Auto Show – Roadshow

A turbo V6 engine and handling upgrades make the Explorer ST a big performer. …read more Source:: CNet