Day: July 23, 2019

Mazda recalls nearly 2,500 MX-5 Miatas for a part that might fall off – Roadshow

Parts are better left attached to the vehicle. …read more Source:: CNet


Google pays out $13m to make Wi-Spy scandal go away: Bung goes to peeps and privacy orgs

Not a ‘rogue engineer,’ nor was the harvested wireless network data ‘fragmented, despite Google denials’ Google has offered to pay out $13m to settle a class-action lawsuit over the infamous “Wi-Spy” incident – when its Street View cars were caught slurping data from unsecured Wi-Fi access points between 1 January 2007 and 25 May 2010,…


Russia Attempted to De-Anonymize Tor Browser: Report

An attempt to crack Tor was one of many projects hackers discovered when they broke into Russian intelligence contractor SyTech. …read more Source:: DarkReading


New York City To Consider Banning Sale of Cellphone Location Data

Telecommunications firms and mobile-based apps make billions of dollars per year by selling customer location data to marketers and other businesses, offering a vast window into the whereabouts of cellphone and app users, often without their knowledge. That practice, which has come under increasing scrutiny and criticism in recent years, is now the subject of…


CISA Warns Public About the Risks of 5G

Vulnerabilities include everything from physical risks through the supply chain to business risks. …read more Source:: DarkReading


The Great Moon Hoax — No Not That One!

Humans first walked on the moon 50 years ago, yet there are some people who don’t think it happened. This story is not about them. It turns out there was another great conspiracy theory involving a well-known astronomer, unicorns, and humanoids with bat wings. This one came 134 years before the words “We chose to…


How to store fuel for your backup generator – CNET

You won’t be ready for an emergency if you don’t have gas ready. …read more Source:: CNet


Save up to $500 on a Samsung Galaxy S10 at Best Buy – CNET

Unlocked Galaxy S10, S10E and S10 Plus phones are $400 or $500 off with activation. …read more Source:: CNet


Abode’s DIY security system spruces up its Google Assistant controls – CNET

Google Assistant just got a lot better at controlling one of our favorite DIY security systems. …read more Source:: CNet


Popular Samsung, LG Android Phones Open to ‘Spearphone’ Eavesdropping

A Spearphone attacker can use the accelerometer in LG and Samsung phones to remotely eavesdrop on any audio that’s played on speakerphone, including calls, music and voice assistant responses. …read more Source:: Threatpost