Day: October 29, 2020

Google Safari Workaround case inspires campaign to sue Facebook in UK’s High Court over Cambridge Analytica app

‘Facebook You Owe Us’ wants to run a not-quite-class-action-style lawsuit A campaign to sue Facebook over lax privacy policies that allowed Cambridge Analytica to slurp almost a million people’s personal data from the social networking website hopes to become a representative action in the High Court, its instigators said today.… …read more Source:: Register


REvil Gang Promises a Big Video-Game Hit; Claims Massive Revenue

In a wide-ranging interview, a REvil leader said the gang is earning $100 million per year, and provided insights into the life of a cybercriminal. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Netflix is Raising the Price of Its Most Popular Plan To $14 Today, Premium Tier Increasing To $18

Netflix is introducing price hikes for its US subscribers today, increasing its standard plan to $14 a month and its premium tier to $18 a month. From a report: The new pricing for the standard plan is a $1 price increase (from $13 a month), while the new premium tier cost is a $2 increase…


Hackers Make Off With Millions From Wisconsin Republicans

According to the Wisconsin Republican Party, thieves used altered invoices to make off with $2.3 million in election funds. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Tesla plans for dozens of new service centers, report says – Roadshow

New locations should pop up throughout the US as the electric carmaker continues to expand. …read more Source:: CNet


Update to NHS COVID-19 app brings improved warnings, end to ‘ghost’ notifications

It’s all about timing, apparently The NHS has updated its COVID-19 app for England and Wales*, meaning it now uses the latest version of the contact tracing API co-developed by Google and Apple.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Grubhub Hit With Lawsuit for Listing Restaurants Without Permission

Two restaurants have initiated a potential class-action lawsuit against GrubHub for allegedly listing 150,000 restaurants to its site without the businesses’ permission. From a report: The Farmer’s Wife in Sebastopol, California and Antonia’s Restaurant in Hillsborough, NC filed the suit with Gibbs Law Group, accusing Grubhub of adding their restaurants to its site despite not…


Ransomware Wave Targets US Hospitals: What We Know So Far

A joint advisory from the CSIA, FBI, and HHS warns of an “increased and imminent” threat to US hospitals and healthcare providers. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Five-Axis Pumpkin Carving

The day of carved pumpkins is near, and instead of doing manually like a mere mortal, [Shane] of [Stuff Made Here] built a five-axis CNC machine to take over carving duties. (Video, embedded below.) [Shane] initially intended to modify his barber robot, but ended up with a complete redesign, reusing only the electronics and the…


Ryuk this for a game of soldiers: Ransomware-flingers actively targeting hospitals in the US, cyber agencies warn

And infosec firms say it’s only got worse over this year Ryuk ransomware is being aggressively deployed to target US healthcare institutions, government cyber organisations in the US have warned.… …read more Source:: Register