Siemens patched two vulnerabilities in products, SIMATIC CP and XHQ, commonly found in industrial control system setups this week
Dating app boss sees ‘no problem’ on face-matching without consent
‘When you have a bunch of single guys in the office, it goes in that direction’, says Dating.AI founder as he dismisses concerns about scraping other dating apps for faces for users to match
Ransomware revisited – is it really the worst sort of malware? [Security SOS Week]
Join us for the last webinar in our Security SOS Week – we take a look at ransomware… and all the other malware nasties that roam the net.
Russia ‘targeted 21 states’ during US election campaign, says official
Homeland Security official declines to reveal more to Senate hearing as details emerge of hacking attempts in Illinois and Arizona
News in brief: drone chiefs urge regulation; Microsoft drops SMB1; Virgin router warning
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
McDonald's Hits All-Time High As Wall Street Cheers Replacement of Cashiers With Kiosks
McDonald’s is expected to increase its sales via new digital ordering kiosks that will replace cashiers in 2,500 restaurants. As a result, the company’s shares hit an all-time high, rallying 26 percent this year through Monday. CNBC reports: Andrew Charles…
Home Improvement Chains Accused of False Advertising Over Lumber Dimensions
per unit analyzer writes: According to Consumerist, an attorney has filed a class-action lawsuit charging Home Depot (PDF) and Menards (PDF) with deceptive advertising practices by selling “lumber products that were falsely advertised and labeled as having product dimensions that…
Scientists Discover How To Stop Luggage From Toppling On the Race Through the Airport
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Scientists have worked out why suitcases tend to to rock violently from one wheel to the other until they overturn on the race through the airport. This most pressing of modern…
ESA Approves Gravitational-Wave Hunting Spacecraft For 2034
The European Space Agency has approved the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna mission designed to study gravitational waves in space. The spacecraft is slated for launch in in 2034. New Scientist reports: LISA will be made up of three identical satellites…
Netflix Launches New 'Interactive Shows' That Let Viewers Dictate the Story
Netflix announced that it’s launching an all-new interactive format that turns viewers in storytellers, letting them dictate each choice and direction the story takes. “In each interactive title, you can make choices for the characters, shaping the story as you…