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January 22, 2021 / Last updated : January 22, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

The Verge: House leader calls for FBI investigation into Parler

The Verge: House leader calls for FBI investigation into Parler. “In a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray, House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) called for the bureau to ‘conduct a robust examination of the role that the social media site Parler played’ in the January 6th pro-Trump assault on the Capitol. Maloney said […]

January 22, 2021 / Last updated : January 22, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

BuzzFeed News: A Home Security Tech Hacked Into Cameras To Watch People Undressing And Having Sex, Prosecutors Say

BuzzFeed News: A Home Security Tech Hacked Into Cameras To Watch People Undressing And Having Sex, Prosecutors Say. “A home security technician admitted Thursday that he secretly accessed the cameras of more than 200 customers, particularly attractive women, to spy on while they undressed, slept, or had sex, federal prosecutors said. Telesforo Aviles, a 35-year-old […]

January 22, 2021 / Last updated : January 22, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Bleeping Computer: Bonobos clothing store confirms breach after hacker leaks 70GB database

Bleeping Computer: Bonobos clothing store confirms breach after hacker leaks 70GB database. “Bonobos men’s clothing store has suffered a massive data breach exposing millions of customers’ personal information. Bonobos started as an online men’s clothing store but later expanded to sixty locations to try on clothes before purchasing them. Walmart bought Bonobos in 2017 for […]

January 22, 2021 / Last updated : January 22, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Reuters: Australian competition watchdog warns Google, Facebook laws are just the start

Reuters: Australian competition watchdog warns Google, Facebook laws are just the start. “Australia’s competition regulator has warned that planned laws to make the country the first in the world to force Google and Facebook to pay for news content were likely just the start of more regulation for digital platforms.”

January 21, 2021 / Last updated : January 21, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

‘Your Cock Is Mine Now:’ Hacker Locks Internet-Connected Chastity Cage, Demands Ransom (Motherboard)

I apologize in advance for the language. Motherboard: ‘Your Cock Is Mine Now:’ Hacker Locks Internet-Connected Chastity Cage, Demands Ransom. “A hacker took control of people’s internet-connected chastity cages and demanded a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin to unlock it. ‘Your cock is mine now,’ the hacker told one of the victims, according to […]

January 21, 2021 / Last updated : January 21, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

BetaNews: Serious Windows 10 flaw could corrupt your hard drive if you open a folder

BetaNews: Serious Windows 10 flaw could corrupt your hard drive if you open a folder. “A security researcher has revealed details of a strange bug that could result in an NTFS hard drive becoming corrupt in Windows 10, as well as the unsupported Windows XP. What makes the bug so serious and unusual is that […]

January 21, 2021 / Last updated : January 21, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

CNN: ‘123456’ tops list of worst passwords

CNN: ‘123456’ tops list of worst passwords. “Perhaps you chuckled at the irony of making your password ‘password.’ Or you thought it was the right place to express affection for your favorite primate by choosing ‘monkey.’ More likely, you were lazy and wanted something easy to remember, like ‘123456.’ If you’re using any of these […]

January 21, 2021 / Last updated : January 21, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Bleeping Computer: Hacker leaks full database of 77 million Nitro PDF user records

Bleeping Computer: Hacker leaks full database of 77 million Nitro PDF user records. “A stolen database containing the email addresses, names, and passwords of more than 77 million records of Nitro PDF service users was leaked today for free. The 14GB leaked database contains 77,159,696 records with users’ email addresses, full names, bcrypt hashed passwords, […]

January 20, 2021 / Last updated : January 20, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Reuters: Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law

Reuters: Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law . “Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after they failed to appoint local representatives in Turkey under a new social media law, according to decisions published on Tuesday.”

January 20, 2021 / Last updated : January 20, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

ABC News: Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives

ABC News: Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives. “Washington, Oregon, more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest are suing the federal government to stop the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, a plan that would force the relocation of millions […]

January 20, 2021 / Last updated : January 20, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Biden as president: What it will mean for tech (CNET)

CNET: Biden as president: What it will mean for tech. “Even though tech policy didn’t dominate election issues, Biden’s presence in the Oval Office over the next four years will have a major influence on the sector, including infrastructure policy on broadband deployment and national security issues involving China. The president and his team will […]

January 19, 2021 / Last updated : January 19, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Law Street Media: Ancestry .com Moves to Dismiss Yearbook Photo Misappropriation Suit

Law Street Media: Ancestry .com Moves to Dismiss Yearbook Photo Misappropriation Suit. “On [January 4] in the Northern District of California, Ancestry.com and related entities and individuals filed a motion to dismiss the putative class action lawsuit against it claiming the company misappropriated their personal information and photographs for advertising and other promotional purposes. Ancestry […]

January 18, 2021 / Last updated : January 18, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

New York Times: Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook

New York Times: Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook. “In 2017, Facebook said it was testing a new way of selling online advertising that would threaten Google’s control of the digital ad market. But less than two years later, Facebook did an about-face and said it was joining an alliance of companies backing […]

January 18, 2021 / Last updated : January 18, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Politico: Census Bureau says Trump’s push to exclude undocumented is dead

Politico: Census Bureau says Trump’s push to exclude undocumented is dead. “Outgoing President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census totals used to apportion congressional seats is officially dead. The Census Bureau announced Saturday that data on apportionment — and a related calculation of the number of undocumented immigrants Trump has specifically […]

January 18, 2021 / Last updated : January 18, 2021 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

MakeUseOf: How to Protect Yourself From Fraudulent Stores on Shopify

MakeUseOf: How to Protect Yourself From Fraudulent Stores on Shopify. “A recent Fakespot report found roughly 20 percent of stores on Shopify are ‘related to fraudulent practices.’ This analysis found further startling information: of the nearly 26,000 stores found to be fraudulent, 39 percent percent had counterfeit issues, brand infringements, or a poor reputation; 28 […]

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