Day: January 20, 2022

Totally Bogus DMCA Takedowns From Giant Publishers Completely Nuke Book Review Blog Off The Internet

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Just as we’re in the midst of a Greenhouse series all about SOPA, copyright industry lobbyists, and former copyright industry lawyers now running the Copyright Office are conspiring to make copyright law worse and to favor Hollywood and give the big giant legacy copyright companies more control and power over the internet. And, yet, we Read more about Totally Bogus DMCA Takedowns From Giant Publishers Completely Nuke Book Review Blog Off The Internet[…]

Safari 15 could leak Google account info to malicious sites

Posted on by Robin Edgar

An improperly implemented API that stores data on browsers has caused a vulnerability in Safari 15 that leaks user internet activity and personal identifiers. The vulnerability was discovered by fraud detection service Fingerprint JS, which has contacted the WebKit maintainers and provided a public source code repository. As of 28 November last year, the issue Read more about Safari 15 could leak Google account info to malicious sites[…]

Security Holes Found in My2022 App for Beijing Winter Olympics

Posted on by Robin Edgar

An app that visitors to the 2022 Olympics Games in Beijing are obligated to download is also a cybersecurity nightmare that threatens to expose much of the data that it collects, according to a new report. MY2022, the mandatory app for visitors at this year’s Winter Games, offers a variety of services—including tourism recommendations, Covid-related Read more about Security Holes Found in My2022 App for Beijing Winter Olympics[…]

WhatsApp Ordered To Help US Agents Spy On Chinese Phones using 1986 pen register act

Posted on by Robin Edgar

U.S. federal agencies have been using a 35-year-old American surveillance law to secretly track WhatsApp users with no explanation as to why and without knowing whom they are targeting. In Ohio, a just-unsealed government surveillance application reveals that in November 2021, DEA investigators demanded the Facebook-owned messaging company track seven users based in China and Read more about WhatsApp Ordered To Help US Agents Spy On Chinese Phones using 1986 pen register act[…]

OpenSubtitles Hacked, 7 Million Subscribers’ Details Leaked Online

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] “In August 2021 we received message on Telegram from a hacker, who showed us proof that he could gain access to the user table of opensubtitles.org, and downloaded a SQL dump from it. He asked for a BTC ransom to not disclose this to public and promise to delete the data,” the post reads. Read more about OpenSubtitles Hacked, 7 Million Subscribers’ Details Leaked Online[…]

Crypto.com Finally Acknowledges $34 Million Stolen by Hackers

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Trading platform Crypto.com lost about $34 million worth of cryptocurrency in a hack on Monday, according to a new blog post by the company published overnight. The company had previously declined to say much about the hack, which forced users to stop withdrawals for most of the day, and only reassured customers they wouldn’t lose Read more about Crypto.com Finally Acknowledges $34 Million Stolen by Hackers[…]

The Worst Passwords in the Last Decade (And New Ones You Shouldn’t Use)

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Have you immortalized your beloved dog, Charlie, in all of your online passwords? While he may be tasked to protect your home (or at least his food bowl), your heartfelt dedication might actually be compromising your digital safety. Many passwords believed to be deeply personal to you are, in fact, quite common – making them Read more about The Worst Passwords in the Last Decade (And New Ones You Shouldn’t Use)[…]