The crackdown on nonconsensual nudes follows the discovery of the private Facebook group “Marines United”
How tech support scammers have made millions of dollars
Researchers who spent eight months digging into the scammers’ techniques reveal the tools the bad guys use and the money they’ve made
Never can say goodbye: face scans for departing US visitors fast-tracked
Biometric Exit, a scheme launched under Obama to check departing passengers, is being rolled out to every international airport in the US
News in brief: Bose ‘spying’ on users via app; Samsung annoys users over Bixby; Microsoft raps gag orders
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Microsoft Touts New Phone-Based Login Mechanism
Microsoft announced this week its giving users a new way to sign into their accounts without long and complicated passwords.
Researchers develop synthetic skeleton keys for fingerprint sensors
Your fingerprint doesn’t match anyone else’s but parts of it might, and that could be enough
Low-Cost Ransomware Service Discovered
A new ransomware-as-a-service called Karmen appeals to ransomware newbies with a low price, easy setup and developer updates.
Facebook Delegated Account Recovery SDKs Published for Java, Ruby Apps
At F8 today, Facebook released SDKs and documentation for the integration of Delegated Account Recovery into Java, NodeJS and Ruby applications.
IHG Confirms Second Credit Card Breach Impacting 1,000-Plus Hotels
InterContinental Hotels Group said on Friday that it found malware designed to access payment card data at more than 1,000 of its hotels.
Wave of Java-Based RATs Target Tax Filers
A rash of Java-based remote access Trojans is targeting tax filers with bogus IRS attachments.