infosec 139 pieces of (seemingly nonfunctional) malware that exploit Spectre and Meltdown are now circulating in the wild Cory Doctorow
Gadgets The Internet of Connected Sex Toys is every bit as horrifyingly insecure and poorly thought out as you imagine Cory Doctorow
Business Thanks to "consent" buried deep in sales agreements, car manufacturers are tracking tens of millions of US cars Cory Doctorow
security A newly discovered strain of Android malware contains never-seen surveillance features Cory Doctorow
security Playing low frequency noise to disrupt hard-drives: denial of service for CCTVs, data-centers, and other computing environments Cory Doctorow
security Intel's Management Engine, a secure-computer-within-your-computer, is really, really insecure Cory Doctorow
law Federal prosecutors say that Ohio man used MacOS malware that covertly operated cameras and mics and exfiltrated porn searches for 13 years Cory Doctorow
security Vtech covered up a leak of data on 6.3m children and their families, then tried to force us not to sue – the FTC just fined them $0.09/kid Cory Doctorow
security Virtually every modern computer is vulnerable to a pair of devastating attacks, and there's only a fix for one of them, and it sucks Cory Doctorow
Business The NSA can't recruit or retain hackers because the pay sucks and the Agency is a bureaucratic mess Cory Doctorow
security A bipartisan, GOP-led voting machine security bill that would actually fix vulnerabilities in US elections Cory Doctorow
security Climate deniers beat Google and topped the page on searches for "climate change" Cory Doctorow
security The FBI and the New York Times warn that smart toys are emissaries from the Internet of Shit Cory Doctorow
