Day: September 4, 2019

Cartoon Contest: Bedtime Stories

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3D-Printed Film Scanner Brings Family Memories Back to Life

There is a treasure trove of history locked away in closets and attics, where old shoeboxes hold reels of movie film shot by amateur cinematographers. They captured children’s first steps, family vacations, and parties where [Uncle Bill] was getting up to his usual antics. Little of what was captured on thousands of miles of 8-mm…


This new Electrolux fridge will stop your beer from exploding – CNET

The major appliances brand brought all sorts of cool tricks to IFA 2019. Here are our favorites. …read more Source:: CNet


Android tablets: From Google rollouts to Walmart Rollbacks

Once seen as a way for a wide range of tech companies to answer the iPad, Android tablets are now offered by only a handful of brands. But even as Google has walked away from them, they still have a home in retail. …read more Source:: ZDNet


BRATA Android RAT Steals Banking Info in Real Time

The RAT targets users via fake WhatsApp updates in Google Play. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Owl in a day’s work: Commvault picks up software-defined type Hedvig for $225m

Storage and data management unification play Commvault has said it will fork out nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to buy Hedvig, a software-defined storage startup.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Half of Android Handsets Susceptible to Clever SMS Phishing Attack

Researchers say an attacker could send a rogue over-the-air provisioning message to susceptible phones and route all internet traffic through a hacker-controlled proxy. …read more Source:: Threatpost


CEO ‘Deep Fake’ Swindles Company Out of $243K

Cybercrooks successfully fooled a company into a large wire transfer using an AI-powered deep fake of a chief executive’s voice, according to a report. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Rising Fines Will Push Breach Costs Much Higher

The cost of breaches will rise by two-thirds over the next five years, exceeding an estimated $5 trillion in 2024, primarily driven by higher fines as more jurisdictions punish companies for lax security. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Android Exploits Are Now Worth More Than iOS Exploits For The First Time

…read more Source:: PacketStorm