Pegasus scandal: Are we all becoming unknowing spies?
We may be stepping into a world in which we are all spies - and at the same time are all spied on......»»
The economic fallout from a #MeToo scandal
New research from Copenhagen Business School finds sexual harassment in the workplace severely hurts company value......»»
Rocket Report: Pegasus booster will fly again, hacking SpaceX telemetry
"The RS-25 is a great program for us." Enlarge / NASA astronaut Jessica Meir looks on as the SLS core stage completes a full-duration eight-minute firing. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann / Ars Technica) Welcome to Edition 3.37 of the Rocket Report! T.....»»
Pegasus Tech Ventures and Japanet launch new $50M fund to bring global startups to Nagasaki
Pegasus Tech Ventures, a firm that helps corporations launch startup investment funds, announced a new partnership with Japanet today. Japanet, one of Japan’s largest television shopping companies, and Pegasus have established a $50 million ven.....»»
How Gootkit trojan distributes ransomware via Google SERPs
Unknowing developers that search forums for script help can fall victim to Gootkit trojan and ransomware attacks Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Clubhouse Chats Are Breached, Raising Concerns Over Security
A week after popular audio chatroom app Clubhouse said it was taking steps to ensure user data couldn't be stolen by malicious hackers or spies, at least one attacker has proven the platform's live audio can be siphoned. From a report: An unidentifie.....»»
GM agrees to $5.75 million settlement with Calif. over ignition switches
The settlement resolves allegations that the automaker made false statements to California's largest pension system and other investors over its deadly ignition switch scandal......»»
Facebook Sued for "Losing Control" of Users" Data
Facebook is being sued for "losing control" of the data of about a million users in England and Wales. From a report: The alleged failings were revealed in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where harvested data was used for advertising during election.....»»
Facebook sued for "losing control" of users’ data
The alleged data breach was revealed in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal......»»
In the Antarctic, a scientist recruits albatrosses to pinpoint illegal fishing boats
Albatross expert Dr. Henri Weimerskirch, of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), turned his favourite seabirds into spies two years ago by fixing them up with loggers that could detect the radar of illegal fishing vessels. The i.....»»
Facebook"s Secret Settlement On Cambridge Analytica Gags UK Data Watchdog
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Remember the app audit Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg promised to carry out a little under three years ago at the height of the Cambridge Analytica scandal? Actually the tech giant is very keen t.....»»
U.S. was left ‘not aware" of ex-VW exec"s early release
Oliver Schmidt was paroled last week by a German court, less than halfway through his seven-year sentence from the U.S. for his part in Volkswagen's global emissions scandal......»»
Does Facebook Have a Joe Biden Problem?
Last week the Democratic party took control of all three branches of the U.S. government — and the BBC's North America technology reporter notes they dislike Facebook even more now than during the Cambridge Analytica scandal: Since then, Democ.....»»
Ex-VW manager Schmidt gets early release from prison in diesel case
A German court allowed Oliver Schmidt to be released on parole after serving about half his sentence on charges related to the diesel-emissions scandal. .....»»
Lee Jae Yong: Samsung heir gets prison term for bribery scandal
A South Korean court sentenced Lee Jae Yong to two and a half years in prison......»»
Ex-Audi CEO blames engineers" evasive tactics for diesel woes
Rupert Stadler, on trial over charges related to VW Group's diesel scandal, told a German court that engineers gave insufficient information to detect the fraud......»»
More Than 70 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating In Academic Scandal
Seventy-three suspected cheaters, one critical mistake. Dozens of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point were caught cheating on a calculus final exam in May after they all made the same errors on the test, according to officials. From a r.....»»
Kazakhstan spies on citizens’ HTTPS traffic; browser-makers fight back
Kazakhstan gov required citizens to install self-signed root certificate. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Jackson | Stone | Getty Images) Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft said they’re joining forces to stop Kazakhstan’s government from decryp.....»»
Kazakhstan spies on citizens’ HTTPS traffic; browser makers fight back
Kazakhstan gov required citizens to install self-signed root certificate Enlarge (credit: Thomas Jackson | Stone | Getty Images) Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft said they’re joining forces to stop Kazakhstan’s government from decrypt.....»»
VW loses EU top court ruling in diesel scandal
The use of a so-called defeat device can’t be justified by the fact that "it contributes to preventing the aging or clogging up of the engine," the EU Court of Justice ruled......»»