An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A rifle-wielding North Carolina man was arrested Sunday in Washington, DC for carrying his weapon into a pizzeria that sits at the center of the fake news conspiracy theory known as…
Windows 10 'Home Hub' Is Microsoft's Response To Amazon Echo and Google Home
Microsoft’s response to the Amazon Echo and Google Home is Home Hub, a software update for Windows 10’s Cortana personal assistant that turns any Windows PC into a smart speaker of sorts. Mashable reports: Microsoft’s smart digital assistant Cortana can…
California State Senator Introduces Bill That Would Mandate Reporting of 'Superbug' Infections, Deaths
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A California state senator introduced a bill on Monday that would mandate reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths and require doctors to record the infections on death certificates when they are a…
EFF Blasts DEA in Ongoing Secret ‘Super Search Engine’ Lawsuit
EFF is dismayed by the cavalier attitude by law enforcement over warrantless searches of trillions of phone records and its refusal to turn over documents.
New Large-Scale DDoS Attacks Follow Schedule
Researchers are tracking a new wave of DDoS attacks that rival Mirai when it comes to intensity and scope.
Distributed Guessing Attack Reels in Payment Card Data
A research paper describes vulnerabilities enabling distributed guessing attacks which allow an attacker to collect payment card data across a number of sites without triggering alerts.
Google Debuts Continuous Fuzzer for Open Source Software
A new Google program OSS-Fuzz is aimed at continuously fuzzing open source software and has already detected over 150 bugs.
Dirty Cow Vulnerability Patched in Android Security Bulletin
Today’s Android Security Bulletin included a patch for the Dirty Cow vulnerability, a seven-year-old Linux bug that had yet to be patched by Google.