Day: January 30, 2020

U.N. Hack Stemmed From Microsoft SharePoint Flaw

Reportedly, the bug wasn’t patched, leading to a data breach in July. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Fortnite Chapter 2 season 1 challenges and where to find the no fishing signs – CNET

Another set of tasks to complete as you wait for season 2. …read more Source:: CNet


Pinterest Bans Misinformation About Voting and the Census

An anonymous reader shares a report: Pinterest is ramping up its efforts to crack down on political misinformation ahead of the 2020 election — a sign that the platform best known for lighthearted fare such as recipes, wedding planning and beauty tips is not immune from the challenges facing other major social media sites. The…


Difficult season: Antivirus-flinger Avast decides to ‘wind down’ Jumpshot

‘Hundreds’ of staffers in marketing analytics subsidiary to be hit Avast will pull the plug on Jumpshot, its controversial data analytics business, after it was revealed the company was harvesting its users’ data.… …read more Source:: Register


Tesla China factory shuts down amid coronavirus outbreak – Roadshow

The order comes from the Chinese government, which has told all private companies to temporarily close shop. …read more Source:: CNet


Dell, HP Memory Access Bugs Open Attacker Path To Kernel Privileges

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


LabCorp Exposed Thousands Of Medical Documents

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


UN Withheld News Of Systems Hack In European Offices

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Facebook Agrees To Pay $550 Million To End Facial Recognition Tech Lawsuit

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


New Web Service Can Notify Companies When Their Employees Get Phished

Starting today, companies across the world have a new free web service at their disposal that will automatically send out email notifications if one of their employees gets phished. From a report: The service is named “I Got Phished” and is managed by Abuse.ch, a non-profit organization known for its malware and cyber-crime tracking operations….