The SS7 protocol has always been vulnerable – and now the carriers’ complacency has come home to roost
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The Google-phish-that-was-also-a-worm – what happened and what to do
More on that Google-phish-and-worm saga, with some tips on what to do now, and how to avoid this sort of thing in the future.
Days Before Election: Macron Campaign Says It Is the Victim of Massive, Coordinated Hacking Campaign
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: A large trove of emails from the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was posted online late on Friday, a little more than a day before voters go to the polls…
BlackBerry KeyOne Review By The Verge: Part Productivity, Part Nostalgia
Dan Seifert reviews the new BlackBerry KeyOne flagship smartphone via The Verge. Here’s an excerpt from the report: It was in about the third hour of using the new BlackBerry KeyOne, available this month for $549 unlocked, that I started…
The Apple Watch Outsold Every Other Wearable Last Quarter
According to Strategy Analytics, Apple has shipped 3.5 million wearables in the first quarter of 2017, which is 59 percent higher than the 2.2 million devices it did in the same period last year. Engadget reports: Cupertino captured 16 percent…
Aspirin May Prevent Cancer From Spreading, New Research Shows
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: In recent years scientists have discovered another possible use for aspirin: stopping the spread of cancer cells in the body after an initial tumor has already formed. The research is still…
FCC Considers Fining Stephen Colbert Over Controversial Trump Joke
FCC chairman Ajit Pai said on Friday his agency will be looking into complaints made against Late Show host Stephen Colbert for what some labeled a homophobic joke about President Donald Trump. From a report: On Monday’s Late Show, Colbert…
Carbanak Attackers Devise Clever New Persistence Trick
Hackers behind the Carbanak criminal gang have devised a clever way to gain persistence on targeted systems to more effectively pull off financially motivated crimes.
Business Email Compromise Losses Up 2,370 Percent Since 2015
The FBI says Business Email Compromise scams are growing at astronomical rates, and businesses have lost $5.3 billion since 2013; $346 million in the U.S. alone in the second half of 2016.