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Hackers access security cameras inside Cloudflare, jails, and hospitals
Cloud-based camera service Verkada exposed hardcoded password—and its customers. Microsoft-Led Team Retracts Disputed Quantum-Computing Paper
The 2018 report in Nature claimed to have found evidence of an elusive subatomic particle. A review found that the group had omitted key data.Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business
Amid a 2018 Turkish military campaign, Facebook ultimately sided with Turkey’s demand to block the page of a mostly Kurdish militia. “I am fine with this,” Sandberg wrote.
Amid a 2018 Turkish military campaign, Facebook ultimately sided with Turkey’s demand to block the page of a mostly Kurdish militia. “I am fine with this,” Sandberg wrote. Canada vows to be next country to make Facebook pay for news
Canada vowed on Thursday to make Facebook pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the country's news as it did in Australia. Citibank just got a $500 million lesson in the importance of [User Interface] design
Citibank was trying to make $7.8M in interest payments. It sent $900M instead. 'Spy pixels in emails have become endemic'
Email app Hey reveals that two-thirds of the messages it handles contain the hidden trackers. The Long Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier
For years, U.S. investigators found tampering in products made by Super Micro Computer Inc. The company says it was never told. Neither was the public.Hacker changed chemical level at Oldsmar water treatment facility
A hacker gained access to the Oldsmar's water treatment plant, bumping the sodium hydroxide in the water to a "dangerous" level, according to Sheriff Gualtieri.
A hacker gained access to the Oldsmar's water treatment plant, bumping the sodium hydroxide in the water to a "dangerous" level, according to Sheriff Gualtieri. 'Overtly sexual' cow blocked as Facebook ad
A gallery owner says photographs, including one of the England cricket team, have been rejectedScientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and lighter than glass
Bob McDonald's blog: A simple backyard procedure results in see-through wood with enormous potential as a building material.
Bob McDonald's blog: A simple backyard procedure results in see-through wood with enormous potential as a building material.South Korea Leads World in Innovation as U.S. Exits Top Ten
South Korea returned to first place in the latest Bloomberg Innovation Index, while the U.S. dropped out of a top 10 that features a cluster of European countries.
Korea regained the crown from Germany, which dropped to fourth place. The Asian nation h
South Korea returned to first place in the latest Bloomberg Innovation Index, while the U.S. dropped out of a top 10 that features a cluster of European countries.
Korea regained the crown from Germany, which dropped to fourth place. The Asian nation h Doorbell cameras are helpful for package theft, but come with privacy risks
Doorbell cameras have gained popularity as online deliveries surge amid the pandemic. But experts warn the internet-connected cameras come with their own set of surveillance and privacy concerns.Deactivation of Flash may have crippled Chinese railroad for a day
In 2017, Adobe announced it would deactivate Flash at the end of 2020. Earlier this month, on January 12, Adobe carried through on its plans, deactivating Flash installations around the world. One result, according to Apple Daily, was chaos in a Chinese r
In 2017, Adobe announced it would deactivate Flash at the end of 2020. Earlier this month, on January 12, Adobe carried through on its plans, deactivating Flash installations around the world. One result, according to Apple Daily, was chaos in a Chinese rDDoS-Guard To Forfeit Internet Space Occupied by Parler — Krebs on Security
Parler has since found a home in DDoS-Guard, a Russian digital infrastructure company. But now it appears DDoS-Guard is about to be relieved of more than two-thirds of the Internet address space the company leases to clients — including the Internet add
Parler has since found a home in DDoS-Guard, a Russian digital infrastructure company. But now it appears DDoS-Guard is about to be relieved of more than two-thirds of the Internet address space the company leases to clients — including the Internet add Behind a Secret Deal Between Google and Facebook
Facebook was going to compete with Google for some advertising sales but backed away from the plan after the companies cut a preferential deal, according to court documents. B.C. billionaire given the green light to sue Twitter over 'Pizzagate' tweets
West Vancouver billionaire Frank Giustra has been given the go-ahead to sue Twitter in a B.C. courtroom over the social media giant’s publication of a series of tweets tying him to baseless conspiracy theories involving pedophile rings and Bill and Hill How your digital trails wind up in the hands of the police
Data collected for one purpose can always be used for another. Search history data, for example, is collected to refine recommendation algorithms or build online profiles, not to catch criminals. Usually. Smart devices like speakers, TVs, and wearables keBMW Will Publicly Shame Out-of-Warranty Drivers with Smart Billboards and License Plate Readers
Just when you thought you've heard enough about your car's warranty from incessant scam calls, BMW wants in on the action. New smart billboards in the United Kingdom will read BMW owners' license plates and broadcast to the world if your BMW's warranty ha
Just when you thought you've heard enough about your car's warranty from incessant scam calls, BMW wants in on the action. New smart billboards in the United Kingdom will read BMW owners' license plates and broadcast to the world if your BMW's warranty ha DHS Looking Into Cyber Risk from TCL Smart TVs | The Security Ledger
The acting head of the Department of Homeland Security said the agency was assessing the cyber risk of smart TVs sold by the Chinese electronics giant TCL.35 states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google | CBC News
Dozens of states filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging that the search giant has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers and advertisers.
Dozens of states filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging that the search giant has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers and advertisers. New homeowner 'freaked out' when stranger took control of her security system
A new homeowner discovers a stranger can disarm the alarm, unlock windows and doors and track when she comes and goes from her new house. Security and privacy experts say the situation is the result of weak laws and cancellation policies written to benefi This is how police request customer data from Amazon
Anyone can access portions of a web portal, used by law enforcement to request customer data from Amazon, even though the portal is supposed to require a verified email address and password. Amazons law enforcement request portal allows police and federa Amazon unveils flying Ring security drone and Luna games service
It is designed to activate only when residents are out, works indoors, and is limited to one floor of a building. The firm also unveiled an online games-streaming service and a voice-activated screen that swivels about. But one campaign group described 
Speaking to Congress today, the former Facebook manager first tasked with making the company make money did not mince words about his role. He told lawmakers that the company "took a page from Big Tobacco's playbook, working to make our offering addictiveA robot wrote this entire article. Are you scared yet, human?
We asked GPT-3, OpenAIs powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace
We asked GPT-3, OpenAIs powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace Facebook halts Oculus Quest sales in Germany amid privacy concerns
Facebook subsidiary Oculus says it has "temporarily paused" sales of Oculus Quest headsets to customers in Germany. Reports suggest the move is in response to concerns from German regulators about the recently announced requirement that all Oculus users w Telus slapped by advertising watchdog for claim high Canadian wireless prices are a 'myth'
Canada's advertising watchdog says Telus misled consumers with an advertisement that claimed "it's a myth that Canadians pay some of the highest wireless prices in the world."
One hope buoying nuclear energy advocates has been the promise of small modular reactor designs. By dividing a nuclear facility into an array of smaller reactors, they can largely be manufactured in a factory and then dropped into place, saving us from Andrew Yang takes lead role in California data privacy campaign
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is throwing his weight behind Californias November data privacy ballot measure not just endorsing the initiative but chairing its advisory board, the Proposition 24 campaign announced Monday FBI worried Ring and other doorbell cameras could tip owners off to police searches
Federal Bureau of Investigation documents warned that owners of Amazons Ring and similar video doorbells can use the systems which collect video footage sometimes used to investigate crimes in order to watch police instead. 
Facebook has apologized to its users and advertisers for being forced to respect peoples privacy in an upcoming update to Apples mobile operating system and promised it will do its best to invade their privacy on other platforms. 
The satellite that provides internet to Haida Gwaii has reached the end of its life, and while some residents can switch to another service provider, others are left with no options. A simple telephony honeypot received 1.5 million robocalls across 11 months
In an award-winning paper presented at the USENIX security conference this week, a team of academics from North Carolina State University presented a list of findings from operating a massive telephony honeypot for 11 months for the sole purpose of tracki
When Karen Bass, a congresswoman from Los Angeles, emerged in late July as a serious contender to be Joe Bidens running mate, interest in her Wikipedia page exploded. By that time, the entry had grown to 4,000 words, been worked over by more than 50 diff Argonne National Lab Breakthrough Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
Argonne National Lab says it has created a new eletrochemical process that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol efficiently and at low cost. Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories
Over the past few years, online disinformation has taken evolutionary leaps forward, with the Internet Research Agency pumping out artificial outrage on social media and hackers leaking documentsboth real and fabricatedto suit their narrative. More receU.S. agency: Pandemic masks thwarting face recognition tech | CTV News
A preliminary study published by a U.S. agency found that even the best commercial facial recognition systems have error rates as high as 50 per cent when trying to identify masked faces.
A preliminary study published by a U.S. agency found that even the best commercial facial recognition systems have error rates as high as 50 per cent when trying to identify masked faces. EU court overturns US data transfer agreement in Facebook privacy case
The European Court of Justice has thrown out a deal that had allowed tech companies to transfer EU user data to the United States. However, transfers may continue using a different mechanism. 
Starlink, the high-bandwidth, low-latency broadband internet service that SpaceX is in the process of deploying, has sent out an email to those whove registered their interest in becoming beta testers. The email asks for a specific address, to replace th Microsoft Edge Is Proving To Be A Nasty Surprise For Many After Their PC Updates Windows 10
Users are reporting on various platforms that when their PCs and laptops are restarting after installing a Windows 10 update, they are welcomed by a full-screen splash page that welcomes them to the world of the new Microsoft Edge web browser. There is noFirm to offer balloon rides from Alaska to the edge of space
A company wants to use an advanced balloon to fly customers from Earth's surface in Alaska to the highest reaches of the planet's atmosphere.
A company wants to use an advanced balloon to fly customers from Earth's surface in Alaska to the highest reaches of the planet's atmosphere.Back to Canada News
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