Day: February 13, 2019

Government watchdog finds weak enforcement of US privacy regulations – CNET

Nearly all of the 101 data privacy violations investigated in the last 10 years ended in settlement agreements, with no penalties. …read more Source:: CNet


The best Apple Watch Series 3 deal since Black Friday: $229 – CNET

That’s for the 42mm model, which sells elsewhere for at least $30 more. …read more Source:: CNet


Forbidden fruit of smut, gambling apps found using Apple’s enterprise certs

Heal thyself Fancy that. Days after Apple suspended Facebook and Google for abusing Apple’s enterprise developer privileges, Apple has been found to be permitting dozens of dubious apps to misuse its enterprise certificates.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Major Malta Bank Suspends Operations After Cyber Attack Alert

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Microsoft Patches 0-Day Vulnerabilities In IE And Exchange

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Xiaomi Electric Scooter Reportedly Vulnerable To Hijacking Hack

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


500px Photo Sharing Site Says It Was Hacked In 2018

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


The “Impossible” Tech Behind SpaceX’s New Engine

Followers of the Church of Elon will no doubt already be aware of SpaceX’s latest technical triumph: the test firing of the first full-scale Raptor engine. Of course, it was hardly a secret. As he often does, Elon has been “leaking” behind the scenes information, pictures, and even video of the event on his Twitter…


How Hard is it To Have a Conversation on Twitter? So Hard Even the CEO Can’t Do It.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Twitter wants to be the place for the most important public conversations online. It still has some serious work to do. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Recode co-founder Kara Swisher agreed to conduct an interview Tuesday on Twitter, and it had all the makings of a great read: The…


British and US militaries’ drone swarm hackathon definitely isn’t about army tech

It’s about fighting fires, not starting them, say defence bods The British military has commissioned a hackathon to develop drone swarms – while claiming that it’s definitely not about developing dual-use military tech.… …read more Source:: Register