July 11, 2019
The Zoom Desktop App Lets Any Website Take Over Your Mac’s Camera. Here’s What To Do About It.
Zoom’s video conferencing service is used by Nasdaq, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Department of Homeland Security, and the US Department of Energy, among others. Source: The Zoom Desktop App Lets Any Website Take Over Your Mac’s Camera. Here’s What To Do About It.
July 10, 2019
Robocalls are not only annoying — there’s an entire dirty industry behind them, FTC reveals
The FTC put names and faces last week on many of the people and shell companies behind those annoying, incessant robocalls in a series of complaints. Source: Robocalls are not only annoying — there’s an entire dirty industry behind them, FTC reveals
More than 100 years’ worth of Lake City’s municipal records were hijacked by unidentified hackers who encrypted the city’s computer systems and demanded more than $460,000 in ransom. Source: They Paid Nearly a Half Million in Ransom. Where’s the Data?
Source: Fake Samsung firmware update app tricks more than 10 million Android users | ZDNet
At least one head rolls after second Florida city pays gigantic ransom demand to ransomware gang. Source: Florida city fires IT employee after paying ransom demand last week | ZDNet