Cyber-Security
Apple To Fix FaceTime Bug That Allows Eavesdropping (#GotBitcoin?)
Apple has disabled a group-chat function in FaceTime after users said a software bug could let callers activate another person’s microphone remotely. Apple To Fix FaceTime Bug That Allows Eavesdropping CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) With the bug, a FaceTime user calling another iPhone, iPad or Mac computer could hear audio —…
Samsung Integrates Bitcoin Wallets And Exchange Into Galaxy Phones
According to Gregory Blake, who released several screenshots of a suspected Galaxy S10 prototype, the new model of the South Korean mobile phone manufacturing giant has an integrated feature called “Samsung Blockchain KeyStore” that enables users to have full control over their private keys and crypto funds. Samsung Integrates Bitcoin…
Hacked Nest Camera Sends Warning of Incoming Missile Attack (#GotBitcoin?)
A hacked Nest security camera had a California family scared into believing nuclear war had broken out between the United States and North Korea for about five minutes on Sunday. Hacked Nest Camera Sends Warning of Incoming Missile Attack Laura Lyons says she was at her home in Orinda, California,…
The Man Turning China Into A Quantum Superpower (#GotBitcoin?)
Jian-Wei Pan, China’s “father of quantum,” is masterminding its drive for global leadership in technologies that could change entire industries. The Man Turning China Into A Quantum Superpower September 29, 2017, a Chinese satellite known as Micius made possible an unhackable videoconference between Vienna and Beijing, two cities half a…
BlackRock Exposes Confidential Data on Thousands of Advisers on iShares Site (#GotBitcoin?)
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, inadvertently posted confidential information about thousands of financial adviser clients on its website. BlackRock Exposes Confidential Data on Thousands of Advisers on iShares Site Data Leak: Blackrock Exposes Info On Thousands Of Advisers Via Website The data appeared in three spreadsheets, linked on…
Overseas Traders Face Charges For Hacking SEC’s Public Filings Site (#GotBitcoin?)
U.S. authorities charged traders with breaking into a government computer system that stores market-moving corporate data, moving on a breach that raised questions about the government’s ability to protect sensitive data in a relentless era of computer hacking. Overseas Traders Face Charges For Hacking SEC’s Public Filings Site CyberSecurity Newsflash!:…
5 Questions To Ask Your Crypto-Currency Or Traditional Accountant About Their Cyber Security (#GotBitcoin)
Your social security number, address, crypto holdings and DOB might go for a few bucks on the black market. Sadly, when sold in bundles, $2 per record is enough to bring in a legitimate cash prize for hackers—giving them ample motivation to hack into your accountant’s network. 5 Questions To Ask…
America’s Electric Grid Has A Vulnerable Back Door—And Russia Walked Through It (#GotBitcoin)
A reconstruction of the worst known hack into the nation’s power system reveals attacks on hundreds of small contractors. America’s Electric Grid Has A Vulnerable Back Door—And Russia Walked Through It (#GotBitcoin) One morning in March 2017, Mike Vitello’s work phone lighted up. Customers wanted to know about an odd…
Blood Pressure, Baby’s Pulse, Sperm Potency: Home Health Devices Are Tracking More Than Ever (#GotBitcoin?)
[caption id="attachment_7450" align="aligncenter" width="723"] Workers Prepare Displays In The Lobby Of The Las Vegas Convention Center Ahead Of This Week’s CES.[/caption] Wearables and other inexpensive products and services can now extract detailed information about our bodies—so how will their makers handle all that data? Blood Pressure, Baby’s Pulse, Sperm Potency: Home…
Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers (#GotBitcoin?)
Hackers Compromised The Passport Numbers Of Millions Of People Hotel chain says fewer total customers were affected than initially feared but analysts warn data could be intelligence trove. Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers Marriott International Inc. said fewer customers were affected in a massive data breach…
U.S. Charges China Intelligence Officers Over Hacking (#GotBitcoin?)
CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) U.S. officials also accused China of violating a 2015 pact under which both nations vowed to not engage in state-sponsored hacking for economic gain. U.S. Charges China Intelligence Officers Over Hacking The U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Thursday against two Chinese nationals allegedly tied to a…
Facebook Bug Potentially Exposed Unshared Photos of Up 6.8 Million Users (#GotBitcoin?)
The Social-Network Company Says Apps May Have Had Improper Access To Photos Facebook Inc. said pictures belonging to up to 6.8 million users may have been exposed by a software glitch that granted app developers access to the photos, the latest in a series of privacy lapses at the social-media…