Author: dschmidthawk
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Uber tests out using smartphones to monitor driver behavior | Ars Technica
So, what could possibly go wrong? Is anyone else weirded out by this? Uber announced today that it will monitor some of its drivers’ behavior for things like excessive speeding or distracted driving. Starting with a trial in Houston, the program will use Uber drivers’ own smartphones to provide data to the company. The company will use a phone’s…
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What to Expect from Cybersecurity in 2016, According to the Hacktivists Fighting ISIS | Hacked
According to Ghost Security Group, 2016 will be an eventful year in cybersecurity. Ransomware, ISIS, Bitcoin, hacks and breaches will likely paint the headlines as they did in 2015. “As was seen recently with the Ransom32 software earlier this year, ransomware is only getting better,” Ghost Security Group activist Akenalus told Hacked. “At some point…
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Report: Cybercriminals Are Cooking up Malware in Record Numbers | Hacked
Report: Cybercriminals Are Cooking up Malware in Record Numbers A press release by the Spanish security company revealed the startling number to be nine million new samples more than the previous year – 2014. Essentially, that’s 230,000 new malware samples produced every single day on average throughout 2015. 2015 also saw another record notched up…
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Apple Can Still Read Your End-to-End Encrypted iMessages | The Hacker News
Apple Can Still Read Your End-to-End Encrypted iMessages | The Hacker News If you are backing up your data using iCloud Backup, then you need you watch your steps NOW! In government fight against encryption, Apple has positioned itself as a staunch defender of its user privacy by refusing the federal officials to provide encryption…
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When URL Shorteners and Ransomware Collide
When URL Shorteners and Ransomware Collide We are all very familiar with URL shortening services, which are regularly used in Tweets and other social media. It is no secret that cyber criminals also use URL shorteners to aid them in achieving their objectives. URL shorteners are often used by cyber criminals to obfuscate redirects to…
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Zero-Day Flaw Found In ‘Linux Kernel’ Leaves Millions Vulnerable
Zero-Day Flaw Found In ‘Linux Kernel’ Leaves Millions Vulnerable A new critical zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel that could allow attackers to gain root level privileges by running a malicious Android or Linux application on an affected device. The critical Linux kernel flaw (CVE-2016-0728) has been identified by a group of…
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Apple’s Mac OS X Still Open to Malware, Thanks Gatekeeper
Apple’s Mac OS X Still Open to Malware, Thanks Gatekeeper – The Hacker News Apple Mac Computers are considered to be much safer than Windows computers at keeping out the viruses and malware, but the new Exploit discovered by researchers again proves it indeed quite false. Last year, The Hacker News reported a deadly simple…