Friday, 28 January 2022

Fake Cash Scams Thrive on Facebook and Insta—FTC - Security Boulevard

Imaginary Money Enriches Zuckerberg: Cryptocurrency scammers love social media—especially Meta’s platforms. The Federal Trade Commission says hundreds of millions of dollars were scammed from U.S. consumers in 2021 (and that’s just the scams the FTC knows about).

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Google FLoC is Dead | Meta AI Supercomputer Lives | ARM Deal is Dead - DevOps.com

The Moral of the Story: Zeal should not outrun discretion.

Monday, 24 January 2022

WordPress Supply Chain Attack—93 Add-Ons Infected for Months - Security Boulevard

AccessPress Accessed by Hackers: A popular maker of WordPress plugins and themes was hacked by scrotes unknown. It seems 93 of AccessPress’s offerings were modified to give the hackers “full access” to users’ sites.

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Zoom-Layoff CEO is Back | Bill Bans Targeted Ads | More FAA 5G Stupidity - DevOps.com

The Moral of the Story: The perfect is the enemy of the good.

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Crypto.com: Fortune Favors the Hacker—$16M ‘Stolen’ - Security Boulevard

DeFi—A Planet-Burning Ponzi Scheme: DeFi exchange Crypto.com got hacked yesterday, sources say. Users reported imaginary money missing from their accounts—as researchers watched it being laundered.