App Store Antitrust Bill | GDPR vs. Google Fonts | Wordle Worth $10M+ - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: No disguise will hide one’s true character.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ The #OpenAppMarketsAct polls well among devs,
2⃣ Germany fines a website for using @Google #Fonts, and
3⃣ the @NYTimes buys @Wordle for an unfeasible sum.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/qYrH8m56YF

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) February 1, 2022

Banking Trojan in Google Play App Store—‘2FA Authenticator’ drops Vultur RAT - Security Boulevard

10K+ Downloads in 14+ Days: An Android app has been found to drop the Vultur banking Trojan. This “dangerous” and “advanced” banking malware steals victims’ financial credentials.

Another day, another Android Trojan. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we can do déjà vu.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/aS501u3saA

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 31, 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).

Of course, some say all #cryptocurrencies, #NFTs and #DeFi are #scams. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we couldn’t possibly comment.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/n2kRfdb50X

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 28, 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.

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ @Google’s #FLoC proposal is dead,
2⃣ @Meta/Facebook is buying #RSC—a huge #AI #supercomputer, and
3⃣ @Arm “will #IPO” instead of selling to #Nvidia.

At @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/XPy6TSUVHX

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 27, 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.

Be careful out there, website owners. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we check for IoCs.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/jSn13HclIS

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) January 24, 2022