Weekly Axis Of Easy #43 In this issue: Critical Drupal vulnerability allows remote code execution Facebook funding anti-privacy efforts while apologizing for privacy violations US Gov to gain access to social media of all visa applicants Under Armour data breach affects 150 million MyFitnessPal users Criminal group who executed 1 Billion euro cybertheft arrested in […]
Should We Delete Our Facebook Page?
Weekly Axis Of Easy #42 In this issue: Should you delete your Facebook page? Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian Confessions of a Data Hitman US Congress slips CLOUD surveillance provision into spending bill CBC backs Bell’s Web content blocking initiative City of Atlanta crippled by ransomware attack Should you delete your Facebook page? The Facebook […]
Who Is Cambridge Analytica?
Weekly Axis Of Easy #41 In this issue: Who is Cambridge Analytica? EFF Warns CLOUD Act end-runs 4th Amendment Same as it ever was: Flash player needs patching. Again. Web inventor says it’s time to regulate Big Tech New Orleans tries its hand at tech powered “pre-crime” Sierra Leone runs world’s first election using blockchain […]
FBI Pays Geeksquad To Inform On Its Customers
Weekly Axis Of Easy #40 Aloha from Oahu… In this issue: Have you checked your credit report since the Equifax hack? FBI pays Geeksquad to inform on its customers Researcher discovers “Killswitch” to neutralize the memcache DDoS Google’s AI is helping military drones get better at their job Why the DoD works with Hollywood to […]
Major PHP Vulnerability Can Allow Remote Code Execution
Weekly Axis Of Easy #39 Seems like all kinds of fit hit the shan last week, in this issue: Major PHP vulnerability can allow remote code execution EU wants ISPs to delete “terrorist content” within 1 hour China bans Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and… the letter “N” Surprise! Tor project was funded by the US Government […]
Apple To Store iCloud Private Keys In China
Weekly Axis Of Easy #38 In this issue: Apple will store iCloud private keys in China New Zealand spills the beans: releases full text of TPP Twitter purges thousands of “Russian bot” accounts, Conservatives scream “foul” Hackernoon: Your Facebook data is creepy as hell TIL that the Italian Government has an automated “tax snitch” software […]