Facebook has launched a tool for UK users to report ads they suspect of being scams. The feature can be accessed by clicking the three dots in the top right corner of each ad on Facebook, then selecting ‘Report ad’, then ‘Misleading or scam ad’ and finally: ‘Send a detailed scam report’. So if you want to think
Oracle will release its Critical Patch Update on July 16, 2019, which will include seven new fixes for the Oracle database server, according to a pre-release announcement. “While this Pre-Release Announcement is as accurate as possible at the time of publication, the information it contains may change before publication of the Critical Patch Update Advisory,”
Zoom faced privacy concerns after the disclosure of a vulnerability that could allow threat actors to use the video conferencing software to spy on users. The Zoom vulnerability, originally reported to only affect the Mac version of the software, has been found to partially affect Windows and Linux as well. Jonathan Leitschuh, software engineer at
by Paul Ducklin In 2021, the UK’s highest-denomination banknote – or, more precisely, the biggest note in general circulation – will go plastic. New banknotes typically mean new portraits, as when a plastic Sir Winston Churchill supplanted a paper Elizabeth Fry on the fiver in 2016, and the author Jane Austen replaced the scientist Charles
The past few weeks have proven to be wins for family safety with several top social networks announcing changes to their policies and procedures to reduce the amount of hateful conduct and online bullying. Twitter: ‘Dehumanizing Language Increases Risk’ In response to rising violence against religious minorities, Twitter said this week that it would update
Security researchers have illustrated a new app-in-the-middle attack that could allow a malicious app installed on your iOS device to steal sensitive information from other apps by exploiting certain implementations of Custom URL Scheme. By default on Apple’s iOS operating system, every app runs inside a sandbox of its own, which prevent all apps installed
Tomorrow, representatives from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will testify before Congress in the second hearing organized as part of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust investigation into the world’s largest technology companies. While the first hearing focused on the ways technology companies busted the traditional news business, this one promises to look at the “impact
Sutro’s device has changed a lot since the company appeared as a contestant in our Hardware Battlefield way back in 2015. But who hasn’t, really? The startup happened to be in town as TechCrunch paid a visit to SSV’s Shenzhen headquarters. Turns out it’s a good place to be six weeks ahead of your product’s
According to a survey of 100 healthcare professionals from hospitals to physician group practices, more than half of respondents are highly confident in the cybersecurity of their patient portals. The State of Patient Identity Management report, published by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, revealed that healthcare organizations (HCOs) have great confidence in their cybersecurity preparedness. While confidence in their cybersecurity
The CryptoLocker virus turns your virtual servers — the life of your data center — into encrypted blocks of data waiting for an unlock code. Although no fix is ever completely effective, there are methods to more easily and safely recover your virtual data. CryptoLocker viruses are a form of malware that encrypts your data
by Lisa Vaas Thanks to how your Google Home voice assistant records our conversations, which are sometimes triggered by mistake, audio clips – both those recorded on purpose and otherwise – are being sent to engineers working on Google Home voice processing. How it’s supposed to work: Google Home should only be activated when someone
Since the early ‘90s, Linux has been a cornerstone of computer operating systems. Today, Linux is everywhere — from smartphones and streaming devices to smart cars and refrigerators. This operating system has been historically less susceptible to malware, unlike its contemporaries such as Windows or Mac OS. However, the widespread adoption of IoT devices has
After months of negotiations, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over its privacy investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The settlement will put an end to a wide-ranging probe that began more than a year ago and centers around the violation of a 2011 agreement
“Point Blank,” a new Netflix original film, stars Frank Grillo and Anthony Mackie as a criminal and a nurse thrown together by circumstances — Abe (played by Grillo) is struck by a car while fleeing a murder scene, and he’s brought to the hospital where Paul (Mackie) works. Soon, Paul finds himself coerced into to
Humans are starting to get better acquainted with personal assistants such as Google Assistant, Siri, Cortana, and Bixby. But how would people feel about personalities translating to automobiles, laptops and other household items? Would we want a single seamless personality across all devices, or would we prefer to build new relationships with each of these
Security researchers have hacked hair straighteners from Glamoriser, according to Pen Test Partners. The UK firm bills itself as the maker of the “world’s first Bluetooth hair straighteners,” devices that users can link to an app so that the owner can set the heat and style settings and switch the straighteners off from within Bluetooth range. Researchers
by Paul Ducklin Almost everyone’s heard of Linux – it’s the operating system kernel that’s behind a significant proportion of servers on the internet, including most of Google, Facebook, Amazon and many other contemporary online juggernauts. In its Android flavour, Linux powers the majority of smartphones out there, and in one form or another it’s
Since early November 2018 McAfee Labs have observed a phishing kit, dubbed 16Shop, being used by malicious actors to target Apple account holders in the United States and Japan. Typically, the victims receive an email with a pdf file attached. An example of the message within the email is shown below, with an accompanying translation:
The chaos and panic that the disclosure of privacy vulnerability in the highly popular and widely-used Zoom video conferencing software created earlier this week is not over yet. As suspected, it turns out that the core issue—a locally installed web server by the software—was not just allowing any website to turn on your device webcam,
The Roblox EC-1 Following in the wake of our deep profiles of Patreon and Niantic, we have our next EC-1 package, this time on children’s gaming platform Roblox. Extra Crunch writer Sherwood Morrison has covered gaming and startups for years, and he got an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the incredibly popular startup with interviews with
Valkyrie Industries off-handedly refers to the current iteration of its VR suit as “Iron Man v. 1.” It’s a fitting reference. There’s a very “first half of the superhero film” vibe to the prototype. There are exposed wires everywhere and large, clunky 3D printed pieces that clip onto various body parts. In a more finalized
Having tracked the activities of threat actors suspected of being involved in a large number of malicious spam attacks targeting organizations based in Turkey, Sophos researchers determined that the attackers flew under the radar using Excel formula injections to deliver the payload. “The threat actor predominantly targets victims based in Turkey using malspam email messages written
It’s been called a tech pipeline: a recruitment path for graduates of computer science or national security, both traditionally male-dominated disciplines, into the cybersecurity workforce. This pipeline is one reason why the cybersecurity industry is so homogenous in terms of diverse backgrounds. When hiring managers choose from a pool of candidates who share similar backgrounds,
by Danny Bradbury Companies feel they are losing the cybersecurity battle, according to research released by Sophos this week. IT managers are inundated with cyberattacks from all directions and struggling to plug all the security gaps. In the survey, titled The Impossible Puzzle of Cybersecurity, Sophos surveyed 3,100 IT managers across 12 countries about their cybersecurity
With over 2.5 billion monthly active users that have accumulated since its fruition, Android has seen massive growth over the last 10 years. With so many users, it’s no wonder why cybercriminals continuously look to exploit Android devices. In fact, 25 million Android users have recently been hit with a new malware. Dubbed Agent Smith,
What mounting public concern about falling victim to cybercrime says about government and corporate efforts at cybercrime deterrence Is the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime increasing? Most people in North America and Europe think it is, based on the surveys that I’ve been looking at. Earlier this year the European Union published the
Organizations around the world are wondering how to become immune from cyber attacks which are evolving every day with more sophisticated attack vectors. IT teams are always on the lookout for new ransomware and exploit spreading in the wild, but can all these unforeseen cyber attacks be prevented proactively? That’s definitely a ‘NO,’ which is
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reportedly agreed to end its latest probe into Facebook‘s privacy problems with a $5 billion payout. According to The Wall Street Journal, the 3-2, party-line vote by FTC commissioners was carried by the Republican majority and will be moved to the Justice Department’s civil division to be finalized. A $5
The machines have proven their superiority in one-on-one games like chess and go, and even poker — but in complex multiplayer versions of the card game humans have retained their edge… until now. An evolution of the last AI agent to flummox poker pros individually is now decisively beating them in championship-style 6-person game. As
Researchers have discovered a vulnerability impacting a leading manufacturer of managed kiosks found in hotels, businesses, retail and other industries that could allow a malicious actor access to the cloud database, according to Trustwave. Uniguest outsources secure, fully managed customer-facing technology solutions, but researchers reported that “based on the way their infrastructure is set up,
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