Think FaceApp Is Scary? Wait Till You Hear About Facebook
The idea that FaceApp is somehow exceptionally dangerous threatens to obscure the real point: All apps deserve this level of scrutiny.
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An Amazon Phishing Scam Hits Just in Time For Prime Day
Some deals are too good to be true, even on the most made-up holiday of all.
Source: Wired – An Amazon Phishing
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Magecart Hacker Group Hits 17,000 Domains—and Counting
Magecart hackers are casting the widest possible net to find vulnerable ecommerce sites—but their method could lead to even bigger problems.
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Myspace Employees Used to Spy on Users
Robert Mueller will testify, malware wrecks IoT, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – Myspace Employees Used to
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Hackers Are Poking at a MacOS Gatekeeper Flaw Apple Left Unfixed
The clock’s ticking to fix a Gatekeeper bug that would let hackers slip malware onto your computer undetected.
Source: Wired – Hackers
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Radiohead Dropped 18 Hours of Unreleased Music to Screw Pirates
You can listen to the _OK Computer_-era tracks right here.
Source: Wired – Radiohead Dropped 18 Hours of Unreleased Music to Screw
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Hackers Stole a Border Agency Database of Traveler Photos
When hackers compromised a Customs and Border Protection subcontractor, they walked away with photos of travelers and license plates.
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Cryptocurrency Company Hacks Itself Before Hackers Can Hack It
Microsoft deletes its facial recognition database, hackers hit health care, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – Cryptocurrency
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The Google Cloud Catch-22 That Broke the Internet
A Google Cloud outage that knocked huge portions of the internet offline also blocked access to the tools Google needed to fix it.
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The Julian Assange Espionage Act Charges Target Press Freedom
By invoking the Espionage Act against Julian Assange, the Justice Department will effectively put national security journalism on trial.
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