The New Oil

July 18, 2020


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350 million decrypted email addresses left exposed on an unsecured server

https://cybernews.com/security/350-million-email-addresses-left-exposed-on-an-unsecured-server/

1.1m People House Mixes & Floor Depot & Emerald Home Improvement, Data Breach

https://community.turgensec.com/1-1m-people-house-mixes-floor-depot-emerald-home-improvement-data-breach/

Canada Revenue Agency suspends online services after cyberattacks

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/canada-revenue-agency-suspends-online-services-after-cyberattacks/ar-BB181zBo

Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products

https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-lays-off-250-employees-while-it-refocuses-on-commercial-products/

Android is now the world’s largest earthquake detection network

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/android-is-now-the-worlds-largest-earthquake-detection-network/

UK police use of facial recognition ruled unlawful

https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/uk-police-use-of-facial-recognition-ruled-unlawful.811122

Homeland Security details new tools for extracting device data at US borders

https://www.cnet.com/news/homeland-security-details-new-tools-for-extracting-device-data-at-us-borders/

ICE just signed a contract with facial recognition company Clearview AI

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/14/21368930/clearview-ai-ice-contract-privacy-immigration

An Alexa Bug Could Have Exposed Your Voice History to Hackers

https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-alexa-bug-exposed-voice-history-hackers/

Cryptanalysis of an Old Zip Encryption Algorithm

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/08/cryptanalysis_o_5.html

Re­VoL­TE attack can decrypt 4G (LTE) calls to eavesdrop on conversations

https://www.zdnet.com/article/re-vol-te-attack-can-decrypt-4g-lte-calls-to-eavesdrop-on-conversations/

NSA and FBI warn that new Linux malware threatens national security

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/nsa-and-fbi-warn-that-new-linux-malware-threatens-national-security/

Lawsuit: Zoom Lied About Security Measures, End-to-End Encryption

https://www.legalreader.com/lawsuit-zoom-lied-security-measures-end-to-end-encryption/

Chicago Police Will Monitor Social Media to Prevent ‘Looting’

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/chicago-protests-mayor-lori-lightfoot-social-media-monitoring-1045361/

Apple releases new software updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/apples-ios-and-ipados-13-6-1-roll-out-to-all-users/

How Facebook and Other Sites Manipulate Your Privacy Choices

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-social-media-privacy-dark-patterns/

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