News in the Technology category

Lenovo Gets a Slap on the Wrist for Superfish Adware Scandal

Lenovo has settled charges with the FTC and 32 state attorneys for shipping laptops preinstalled with the Superfish adware back in 2014 and 2015.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 06, 2017
- 03:13 AM
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Opera and Vivaldi Founder Believes Google Should Be Regulated

Jon von Tetzchner, the founder of both Opera and Vivaldi, believes that Google has gotten too big and "is now in a position where regulation is needed."
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 05, 2017
- 02:35 AM
- 7
Chinese Man Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison for Selling VPN Software

Chinese authorities have sentenced a young man to nine months in prison for setting up a website for selling VPN software to Chinese users.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 05, 2017
- 12:30 AM
- 1
YouTube-MP3.Org Will Shut Down Following RIAA Lawsuit

YouTube-MP3.org — the largest YouTube ripping service on the Internet — has agreed to shut down permanently as part of a settlement it reached with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in a lawsuit the organization filed last year.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 04, 2017
- 03:57 PM
- 3
Six-Year-Old "Loop Bug" Re-Discovered to Affect Almost All Major PDF Viewers

A bug discovered in an obscure PDF parsing library back in 2011 is also present in most of today's top PDF viewers, according to German software developer Hanno Böck.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- September 04, 2017
- 01:30 PM
- 0
Metadata From IoT Traffic Exposes In-Home User Activity

Metadata from web traffic generated by smart devices installed in a home can reveal quite a lot of information about the owner's habits and lifestyle.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 29, 2017
- 07:15 AM
- 0
Unpatched Flaws Affect Chrome, Firefox, and Safari Browser Extension Systems

Security researchers have discovered two flaws that affect the extension systems embedded in today's browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, and all the Chromium-related offshoots, such as Chrome, Opera, and others.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 28, 2017
- 09:16 AM
- 1
Google Error Causes Widespread Internet Outage in Japan

An error on Google's part has caused widespread Internet outages in Japan for about an hour, on Friday, August 25.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 27, 2017
- 01:35 PM
- 0
AI Training Algorithms Susceptible to Backdoors, Manipulation

Three researchers from New York University (NYU) have published a paper this week describing a method that an attacker could use to poison deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 25, 2017
- 09:00 AM
- 2
Firmware Update Bricks Samsung Smart TVs in the UK

A botched firmware update for Samsung smart TVs has left many owners unable to use their devices, two weeks after it happened.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 24, 2017
- 07:15 PM
- 2
Ad Trackers on E-Commerce Sites Can Unmask Bitcoin Transactions

Research published last week reveals that cookies and other data collected by ad trackers on e-commerce sites can be used to de-anonymize Bitcoin transactions.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 22, 2017
- 12:30 AM
- 1
US Army Will Implement Keystroke-Tracking Biometrics Authentication System

The US Department of Defense (DOD) is slowly adopting a biometrics-based system as a possible replacement for its classic card-based access and authentication solution.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 21, 2017
- 05:22 AM
- 0
Oracle Wants to Give Java EE to the Open-Source Community

Oracle said this week it plans to transfer management of the Java EE project to an open-source foundation, such as Apache or Eclipse.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 19, 2017
- 06:35 PM
- 1
Google Algorithm Removes Watermarks From Stock Photos

Four Google researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in the way stock photography websites apply watermarks on their image portfolios.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 19, 2017
- 02:00 AM
- 0
New Episode of Game of Thrones Leaks on Torrent Sites After Colossal HBO Blunder

Episode 6 of Game of Thrones season 7 has leaked online on streaming, torrent, and file-sharing portals after HBO accidentally broadcast the episode via its on-demand streaming platform.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 16, 2017
- 12:48 PM
- 1
White Supremacy Site Moves to the Dark Web After Being Spurned by GoDaddy, Google, and Zoho

The Daily Stormer, the most well known of all white supremacy online portals, was forced to move today to the Dark Web after various service providers dropped the site from their infrastructure.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 15, 2017
- 12:45 PM
- 6
Hacker Helps Family Recover Minivan After Losing One-Of-A-Kind Car Key

After getting locked out of their Toyota Estima minivan for almost two months, a Canadian family has regained access to their car after a hacker agreed to help them.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 15, 2017
- 06:26 AM
- 1
Mozilla Will Kill Legacy Firefox Add-Ons in Exactly Three Months

On November 14 Mozilla will take the biggest gamble in its long history when the organization will ship Firefox 57, the first version of its browser that will stop supporting legacy Firefox add-ons.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 14, 2017
- 09:15 AM
- 6
Botched Firmware Update Bricks Hundreds of Smart Door Locks

On Tuesday, August 8, smart locks manufacturer LockState botched an over-the-air firmware update for its WiFi enabled smart locks, causing the devices to lose connectivity to the vendor's servers and the ability to open doors for its users.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 12, 2017
- 09:00 AM
- 2
VPN Provider Accused of Sharing Customer Traffic With Online Advertisers

On Monday, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) — a US-based privacy group — has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing one of today's largest VPN providers of deceptive trade practices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 08, 2017
- 09:15 AM
- 1