How the Lily Collins Facebook Hack May have worked
Details are here. I believe there were multiple attack vectors. The one described at the link is an analysis of a Google Chrome extension that grabbed the authentication cookie for…
The “Lily Collins” Facebook hack is still underway
Facebook has no control over the hack. It’s being blamed on a Google Chrome extension – but I don’t use Google Chrome. It’s also been blamed on a drive by…
How did a 2FA protected Facebook account get hacked?
Through a mistake in Facebook’s account management that enabled a hacker to attach a victim’s phone number (linked to the FB account) to their own FB account. That’s one possibility:…
Demographics, Media: Population trends in the U.S. and California
The pop media seldom does good reporting on the population demographics issue. This report, though, from the Orange County Register, is excellent, with clear and easy to understand charts. I…
Legal Problems with Drone Detection and Defense Systems
Trying to stop bad drones? This article dives into the different types of counter drone systems (drone jammer, anti-drone gun, etc.) & their legal problems. Source: Big Legal Problems with…
The end of passwords?
Interesting ideas: Instead of a password, devices could look for your phone over Bluetooth. Source: Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard | Ars Technica
Many Android smart phones are spying on you and your data
Google sends large amounts of obfuscated data from your phone to Google – no one knows what Google is collecting: Study Warns Android Phones From Samsung, Xiaomi And Others Are…
No it isn’t: Missouri governor says viewing HTML source code containing private data the state published on every page, is a crime
Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday condemned one of Missouri’s largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security…
Oops: All your Twitch belongs to us
An anonymous hacker claims to have leaked the entirety of Twitch, including its source code and user payout information. The user posted a 125GB torrent link to 4chan on Wednesday,…
Sad: Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, dead at 97
He was awesome: Chuck Yeager, the historic test pilot portrayed in the movie “The Right Stuff,” is dead at the age of 97, according to a tweet posted on his…