|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A series of costly delays and crucial errors caused Equifax to remain unprotected for months against one of the most severe Web application vulnerabilities in years, the former CEO for the credit reporting service said in written testimony investigating the massive breach that
|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
SamSam Ransomware group targets hospitals, a city council group, and an industrial control system firm in the beginning of 2018. The article provides brief details on the scam.
|| Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A report says that the automotive industry has experienced 94% year-over-year growth in hacks since 2016. White hat hackers/bug bounties have accounted for 38% of these hacks, but majority are from black hat hackers.
|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
The FBI issues a statement that smart TVs can make it easier for malicious actors to hack into insecure devices.
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
China's genetic research on ethnic minorities raises concerns by the global scientific community, who fear that the government may be using this information to spy on and oppress people.
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min)
Eight of the top 10 most surveilled cities in the world are in China, and they are far from the only nation using surveillance tech in the name of citizen protection.
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
As more and more devices get connected to the Internet of Things, researchers say compromising gas pumps has become a hot topic on cyber criminal forums.
|| Internet/Privacy Ethical Hacking/Role of Designers || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A team of hackers given unprecedented access to a flight system used in F-15 fighter jets reportedly confirmed the existence of serious cybersecurity bugs.
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
How Yelp is replacing restaurant's real phone numbers with numbers owned by Grubhub so they can record calls and can charge a 15-20% referral fee, unbeknownst to restaurant owners. As of May 2020, NYC has passed a bill to end this practice.
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
How Russian hackers are exploiting the internet of things (IoT) to infiltrate corporate networks, particularly through printers, cameras, and decoders.