[ad_1] By renaming an ACE file with a RAR extension, hackers can manipulate WinRAR and extract a malicious program to a computer’s startup folder, explained Check Point, the company that discovered the bug. Without the user knowing, the program then runs automatically when the computer is restarted. According to McAfee, one exploit uses a bootleg […]
Category: Security
Apple’s latest iPhone ad promises privacy matters
[ad_1] Apple has earned some privacy bragging rights with progress on security, encryption, reluctance to track users and hardened default settings. Still, it’s impossible to forget that almost immediately after its January ads, a teenager revealed a flaw in FaceTime that let anyone listen in on the mic before a call started, and was unable […]
Senators want Congressional hacks to be public knowledge
[ad_1] Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Tom Cotton of Arkansas are calling on Senate to provide an annual report on the number of successful hacks of Senate phones and computers. They also want Senate leadership to be notified of any breaches within five days of discovery. As the Senators point out, companies and executive […]
Chrome’s ‘Lite Pages’ now work with secure sites
[ad_1] You’ll know if Chrome is optimizing a page because an icon will appear in front of the URL, and you’ll have the option to load the original version if you can stand to. Google says it will use the feature sparingly — only when loading the full page would be “painful to users.” In […]
Get ready for targeted ads on your smart TV
[ad_1] The companies are calling themselves a consortium, and they’ve dubbed this “Project OAR,” or Open Addressable Ready. Once developed, the new, open standard will make it possible for all connected TV companies to sell targeted ads in scheduled and on-demand programs. While this will theoretically make ads more successful and therefore more valuable, it […]
Spain halts plans to use electric shock treatment on violent inmates
[ad_1] The current targets the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that has been linked to decision-making and moderating social behavior. The preliminary results of the test were published in the journal Neuroscience in January. It marked the first time tDCS was used on prisoners, according to Vox, with the team behind it noting […]
Facebook sues two Ukranians over data-stealing browser add-ons
[ad_1] Gorbachov and Sluchevsky have been accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse act by accessing data without permission, as well as breach of contract and fraud for misleading Facebook into believing they were above-board. The two reportedly used fake names, and were caught in October 2018 after Facebook conducted a deeper look into […]
‘Good Omens’ and the art of avoiding Armageddon
[ad_1] As the nuclear apocalypse looms over popular culture and consciousness, acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman is preparing to launch Good Omens, a six-episode Amazon Prime series based on the 1990 novel he wrote in partnership with Terry Pratchett. Good Omens doesn’t imagine an Earth ravaged by nukes, but instead sees it scheduled for destruction […]
Iranian hackers stole terabytes of data from software giant Citrix
[ad_1] Resecurity understood that hackers from Iridium, an Iran-linked group, stole data in December 2018 and again on March 4th. They made off with at least 6TB of documents and as much as 10TB, and they seemed to be focused on project data for the aerospace industry, the FBI, NASA and Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil […]
Update Chrome now as attackers are ‘actively exploiting’ a bug
[ad_1] Google Chrome tends to auto update quickly and silently, but you may want to make sure you’re on the latest version right now, as the company announced a zero-day vulnerability that it said attackers are “actively exploiting.” As Chrome security engineer Justin Schuh explained in a series of tweets, the thing that makes this […]