[ad_1] Those services are already provided by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, but users must dial a 10-digit number, 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). In 2018, Lifeline counselors answered over 2.2 million calls and 100,000 online chats. But the FCC’s report, which was mandated by the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018, found that a 3-digit number […]
Category: Security
Google Nest camera users can no longer disable the status light
[ad_1] However, as the publication notes, Google previously promised a “clear visual indicator when… Nest cameras are on and sending video and audio to Nest” as part of its commitment to privacy. (Google published its privacy promise a month before a Wirecutter report revealed that a user was “still able to access images from [their] […]
UN claims North Korea hacks stole $2 billion to fund its nuclear program
[ad_1] South Korea appears to be the hardest hit country, suffering at least 10 attacks. India was the victim of three attacks, with Bangladesh and Chile the victim of two each. Meanwhile, Costa Rica, Gambia, Guatemala, Kuwait, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, Nigeria, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia and Vietnam suffered one attack each. The attacks were […]
Navigation apps still lack railroad safety info the NTSB requested
[ad_1] Both Google and Apple agreed to update their navigation apps with railroad information, but haven’t given a reason for the delay. The search giant initially partnered with the Federal Railroad Administration back in 2015 to integrate its railroad data with Google Maps, but didn’t commit to a timeline. A Google spokesperson told Politico that […]
NYC fire department loses hard drive with over 10,000 medical records
[ad_1] Data breaches normally entail online intrusions these days, but New York City’s fire department is dealing with a classic problem: the physical storage is simply gone. FDNY has warned that an employee’s personal hard drive went missing last March, potentially exposing the medical records of 10,253 patients treated by emergency services between 2011 and […]
How legendary hackers wound up working for the CIA
[ad_1] Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the Worldby Joseph Menn The internet as we know it today would not exist but for the Cult of the Dead Cow. The cDc is among America’s oldest and most venerated hacking collectives. They invented hackivism, helped develop Tor, forced Microsoft […]
Ring rewarded users for reporting ‘suspicious activities’
[ad_1] Apparently, the company encouraged users to form Watch teams and to post videos on social media to receive promo codes for future devices. It also promised free swag to anyone who recruits 10 new users and to those who blog about Ring “in a positive way,” as well as 50 percent discounts on Ring […]
Visa Checkout to shut down in 2020
[ad_1] The search giant confirmed to 9to5 Google that Visa is migrating to a new solution based on EMV SRC. Such a move would allow Visa customers to use a newly expanded Visa Token system, which secures sensitive user information (such as account numbers and credit card expiration dates) with a digital identifier. That way, […]
Twitter unfreezes Mitch McConnell’s campaign account after review
[ad_1] Earlier this week, McConnell and several others posted a video of a group of protesters who gathered outside the lawmaker’s Kentucky home in order to demand action on recent mass shootings. The profanity-laden footage featured individuals hurling threats at McConnell. Twitter found that the video violated its abusive behavior policy — which bans threats […]
Group dating service 3Fun exposed data for 1.5 million users
[ad_1] While that data would be sensitive in most any context, it could be particularly damaging with an app like 3Fun. An attacker could have used the info for extortion, scams or stalking knowing that many of the victims might be hesitant to let this knowledge escape into the wild. The consequences wouldn’t necessarily be […]