Day: June 18, 2020

Hackers Evade Detection By Forcing CAPTCHAs On Targets

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Unpatched Vulnerability Identified In 79 Netgear Router Models

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Massive Spying On Users Of Google’s Chrome Shows New Security Weakness

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Nvidia’s GeForce Now regains selection of Square Enix games – CNET

But the cloud gaming service is still missing some of the publisher’s major games. …read more Source:: CNet


Supreme Court blocks Trump administration attempt to end DACA – CNET

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will fight until DACA’s protections are permanent. …read more Source:: CNet


Racism Is Rampant on Reddit, and Its Editors Are in Open Revolt

An anonymous reader shares a report: The volunteer moderators of Reddit’s r/blackladies community — an online message board that currently has over 40,000 members — wrote an open letter outlining their frustrations with the popular website in August 2014. They had pitched their message board, known as a subreddit, as a safe space for Black…


The UK ditches its contact-tracing app model in favor of Google and Apple’s option

In a last-minute U-turn, the UK has decided to opt for the tech giants’ approach. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Elon Musk, Tesla board sued over alleged excessive compensation – Roadshow

While Musk doesn’t take a salary, the lawsuit alleges the Tesla board members awarded themselves massive compensation packages at the expense of the carmaker. …read more Source:: CNet


Massive Spying on Users of Google’s Chrome Shows New Security Weakness

A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers at Awake Security told Reuters, highlighting the tech industry’s failure to protect browsers as they are used more for email, payroll and other sensitive functions. From a report: Google said it removed more than 70…


CISO Dialogue: How to Optimize Your Security Budget

CISOs are never going to have all the finances they want. Hard choices must be made. The CISO of Amazon Prime Video discusses his approaches to a slimmed-down budget. …read more Source:: DarkReading