October 26, 2018
Copyright Office Ruling Issues Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms
The Copyright Office has spoken: consumers now have permission to break DRM and software locks in the name of repair. A huge victory for the #RightToRepair movement. Source: Copyright Office Ruling Issues Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms
A BuzzFeed News investigation uncovered a sophisticated ad fraud scheme involving more than 125 Android apps and websites, some of which were targeted at kids. Source: How A Massive Ad Fraud Scheme Exploited Android Phones To Steal Millions Of Dollars
Proof-of-concept code for a new zero-day vulnerability in Windows has been released by a security researcher before Microsoft was able to release a fix. Source: New Windows Zero-Day Bug Helps Delete Any File, Exploit Available
October 22, 2018
Even After Microsoft’s Fix, Windows 10’s 1809 Update Is Still Botching File Operations
Source: Even After Microsoft’s Fix, Windows 10’s 1809 Update Is Still Botching File Operations
A government system used by insurance agents and brokers to help customers sign up for healthcare plans was breached, allowing hackers to siphon off sensitive and personal data on 75,000 people. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed the breach in a late Friday announcement, but revealed few details about the contents of the […] Source: Hackers breach Healthcare.gov system, taking files on 75,000 people