Anti-Vax Lies Spread on YouTube—Paid for ‘by Russian PR Company’ - Security Boulevard

Lambs to the Slaughter: Disinformation is rife on social media: No news here. But shadowy interests are paying so-called “influencers” to spread it.

The motivation is unclear. But in today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re clear it’s despicable.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/dBISGRviaZ

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 26, 2021

Apple’s Insecure iPhone Lets NSO Hack Journalists (Again) - Security Boulevard

Zero-click, Zero-day: Yet another zero-day bug in iOS has allowed notorious spyware vendor NSO Group to break into the iPhones of journalists and activists. Again, it’s an unpatched zero-click vulnerability in the Messages app.

As usual, #NSO denies everything.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we roll our eyes. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/Of5H7jUadB

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 20, 2021

Stalkers: ‘Ugly Truth’ of Facebook Staff Abusing Private Data - Security Boulevard

The Eye of Zuckon: A new book exposes yet another Facebook failure for the social media firm to apologize for. Engineers have been abusing their free access to all users’ data—including data that’s been “deleted.”

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But nothing’s going to change. Zuck’s PR droid gave a vapid statement making this fact completely clear.#DeleteFacebook. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we wonder what it will take. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/XGmTKS0iSL @HarperCollins @HarperInsider

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 16, 2021

Apple Safari Leaks Cookies, so ‘Russia-Backed’ Hackers Attack Targets - Security Boulevard

iOS WebKit FAIL: Apple’s under fire yet again for an iOS security bug. And yet again it’s a vulnerability in WebKit—the open source code behind the Safari browser.

They’re said to be backed by the #Russian government. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, мы боимся г-на #Путина.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/m1IPNe4RKF

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 15, 2021

Finally! Ring Doorbells get End-to-End Encryption, but There’s a Big Catch - Security Boulevard

I’m Sorry, Dave; I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That: Amazon’s Ring unit is moving ahead with plans to allow end-to-end encryption (E2EE). U.S. customers can turn it on now, with the feature rolling out to other countries any second now.

Is it a #DarkPattern? If it walks and swims and quacks like one, then it probably is.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’ve got a bad feeling about #Ring. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/U0wPPiAZgU

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 14, 2021