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e9c56ecc83acdd40c770f4bcd3ab8207 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/05/31/iran-backed-terrorists-release-video-claiming-first-drone-strike-on-israeli-forces/ | Iran-Backed Terrorists Release Video Claiming First Drone Strike On Israeli Forces | Iran-Backed Terrorists Release Video Claiming First Drone Strike On Israeli Forces
Video has been released by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, claiming to show improvised incendiary devices dropped from drones onto Israeli tanks on the Gaza border. The video was broadcast by Lebanon's Hezbollah-affiliate ... |
8d3bb7be268008b23282b8ca56306ad1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/03/new-huawei-denies-the-media-reports-its-smartphone-production-has-been-cut-back/ | Huawei Denies Smartphone Production Lines At Foxconn Have Been Cut After Blacklisting | Huawei Denies Smartphone Production Lines At Foxconn Have Been Cut After Blacklisting
Huawei has come forward to flatly deny all the media reports that the company has cut down smartphone production, suspending a number of production lines at its major supplier.
The South China Morning Post was the first to report that... |
4689014ad8e02adcae8c733d0813f74f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/18/china-killing-prisoners-to-harvest-organs-for-transplant-tribunal-finds/ | China Killing Prisoners To Harvest Organs For Transplant, Tribunal Finds | China Killing Prisoners To Harvest Organs For Transplant, Tribunal Finds
On June 17, an independent tribunal which has been investigating "forced organ harvesting" from Chinese prisoners, including Falun Gong practitioners and Uighur Muslims, published its final judgment.
The China Tribunal concluded that "forced organ... |
24fb561b3f5f90663cea10797d9cd14f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/28/fda-issues-cybersecurity-warning-over-hacking-risk-for-connected-medical-devices/ | FDA Warns Of Dangerous Cybersecurity Hacking Risk With Connected Medical Devices | FDA Warns Of Dangerous Cybersecurity Hacking Risk With Connected Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned this week that a number of insulin pumps from Medtronic MiniMed might be at risk of a cybersecurity breach, going as far as to warn patients to switch devices—"Medtronic is recalling affec... |
e2708d8302d58b867899a1b2cf144f57 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/28/nokia-hurriedly-disowns-its-ctos-scathing-comments-on-huawei-security-flaws/ | Nokia Hurriedly Disowns Its CTO's Scathing Comments On Huawei Security Flaws | Nokia Hurriedly Disowns Its CTO's Scathing Comments On Huawei Security Flaws
On June 28, Nokia hurried to disown comments made a day earlier to the BBC by their CTO Marcus Weldon—comments that related to the alleged security issues with equipment from rival Huawei. Nokia has been careful in its public statements about ... |
f7ca4f9fdca6b50eaa142e15f80b41fd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/29/trumps-offer-of-u-s-tech-lifeline-for-huawei-prompts-fierce-political-backlash/ | Trump's Offer Of U.S. Tech Lifeline For Huawei Prompts Fierce Political Backlash | Trump's Offer Of U.S. Tech Lifeline For Huawei Prompts Fierce Political Backlash
"If President Trump has agreed to reverse recent sanctions against Huawei he has made a catastrophic mistake,' tweeted leading Republican Senator Marco Rubio a few hours after the news broke on Saturday, June 29, that President Trump had s... |
3e5231e71c51186a3e58da8c904bef65 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/29/u-s-may-outlaw-uncrackable-end-to-end-encrypted-messaging-report-claims/ | U.S. May Outlaw Messaging Encryption Used By WhatsApp, iMessage And Others, Report | U.S. May Outlaw Messaging Encryption Used By WhatsApp, iMessage And Others, Report
End-to-end encrypted messaging is a major issue for law enforcement—as the world shifts from easy to crack (for governments) cellular SMS messaging to various flavors of IP messaging, such as WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal and Wickr, governm... |
e9f160c0f00dd7583b2d4b491321545f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/06/huawei-employees-linked-to-chinas-state-intelligence-agencies-report-claims/ | Huawei Employees Linked To China's Military And Intelligence, Reports Claim | Huawei Employees Linked To China's Military And Intelligence, Reports Claim
Throughout the conflict between Washington and Huawei, a central theme has been the alleged connections between the company and state defense and intelligence agencies in China. The theory goes that the company has links and is obliged, under C... |
12642096fe27b4396f15c26cba6bcf43 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/06/iranian-cyber-threat-heightened-by-chinas-support-for-its-cyber-war-on-u-s/ | Cyber Warfare Threat Rises As Iran And China Agree 'United Front' Against U.S. | Cyber Warfare Threat Rises As Iran And China Agree 'United Front' Against U.S.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran and China are standing in a united front," claimed Iran’s ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi last week, "to confront U.S. unilateralism and hegemony in the field of IT." For confront read "offensive actio... |
a6f813596838222e8e4dd179c3c1e03c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/10/u-s-confirms-huaweis-controversial-lifeline-with-blacklist-backtrack/ | U.S. Confirms Huawei's Controversial Lifeline With Blacklist Backtrack | U.S. Confirms Huawei's Controversial Lifeline With Blacklist Backtrack
There were huge sighs of relief in Shenzhen on July 9, as the U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross finally confirmed a blacklist reprieve for Huawei and its U.S. supply chain. Ross announced at a departmental event in Washington that “to implement th... |
80868921e3cbb9119bd84837a928592a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/17/fbi-and-ftc-told-to-investigate-russias-faceapp-as-u-s-national-security-risk/ | FaceApp: FBI Told To Investigate If Russia Now Has U.S. Citizens' Biometric Data | FaceApp: FBI Told To Investigate If Russia Now Has U.S. Citizens' Biometric Data
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FaceApp, the controversial app which uses AI to age user photos, has become the viral story of the month. Yesterday, July 17, there was a highly-charged debate as to whether the app posed a privacy threat, as covered by Thomas Br... |
617562e7bb14f64f1a7212d328a51c82 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/19/microsoft-exposes-google-and-facebook-for-secretly-tracking-users-on-major-porn-sites/ | Google And Facebook Secretly Track Your Activity On Porn Sites, Microsoft Reports | Google And Facebook Secretly Track Your Activity On Porn Sites, Microsoft Reports
If you are one of the more than 50% of adults who access online pornography, then new research led by Microsoft will make for seriously uncomfortable reading—you are likely being tracked across almost all the sites you use. And if you use... |
52572e93e3e562406a5e139091de6766 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/20/russian-intelligence-has-been-hacked-with-social-media-and-tor-projects-exposed/ | Russia's Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: 'Largest Data Breach In Its History' | Russia's Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: 'Largest Data Breach In Its History'
Red faces in Moscow this weekend, with the news that hackers have successfully targeted FSB—Russia's Federal Security Service. The hackers managed to steal 7.5 terabytes of data from a major contractor, exposing secret FSB projects to de-a... |
cdd5a1f0e043ae3ee66884ef0f39811a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/21/cyber-warfare-u-s-military-admits-immediate-danger-is-keeping-us-up-at-night/?sh=4eec22d21061 | Cyber Warfare: U.S. Military Admits Immediate Danger Is 'Keeping Us Up At Night' | Cyber Warfare: U.S. Military Admits Immediate Danger Is 'Keeping Us Up At Night'
Cyber warfare has reached a new phase this year—at least in terms of public awareness of the nature of the threat. Nothing is especially new, in truth, at least not capability-wise. But there has been one major development: increased level... |
2438ccf81c673f1b2c22a5b48875fae6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/22/critical-linkedin-warning-as-irans-hackers-send-fake-invites-laced-with-malware/?sh=4ff821c46ac1 | Warning As Iranian State Hackers Target LinkedIn Users With Dangerous New Malware | Warning As Iranian State Hackers Target LinkedIn Users With Dangerous New Malware
As I reported over the weekend, the multidimensional cyber warfare playing out in the Middle East has taken a shape we have not seen at this scale before—a mix of military offensive and defensive capabilities with state-sponsored attacks ... |
08276095814a6616c7c2a15dab685b64 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/23/netflix-targets-facebooks-weaponized-information-warfare-with-its-great-hack/?sh=4939983a7a79 | Netflix's 'The Great Hack' Exposes Facebook's 'Amoral' Role In Brexit And Trump Votes | Netflix's 'The Great Hack' Exposes Facebook's 'Amoral' Role In Brexit And Trump Votes
As Facebook prepares to accept a $5 billion fine and an unprecedented level of regulatory oversight for its data misuse, the root cause is becoming something of a distant memory—Cambridge Analytica. The realization as to just how powe... |
476334d78195f8ab49c2558b22fd48ea | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/30/u-s-and-u-k-propose-forcing-whatsapp-and-others-to-include-encryption-backdoor/ | WhatsApp And Other Encryption Under Threat After 'Five Eyes' Demand Access | WhatsApp And Other Encryption Under Threat After 'Five Eyes' Demand Access
The newly installed U.K. Home Secretary, Priti
Patel, has accused Facebook of frustrating the fight against terrorists and child abusers, with plans to extend the end-to-end encryption in use by its messaging flagship WhatsApp across the rest o... |
d0ede0e2878d8d886d369378495dba12 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/03/chinese-state-hackers-suspected-of-malicious-cyber-attack-on-u-s-utilities/ | Chinese State Hackers Suspected Of Malicious Cyber Attack On U.S. Utilities | Chinese State Hackers Suspected Of Malicious Cyber Attack On U.S. Utilities
The notorious Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT10, which is believed to act for the country's Ministry of State Security, is the most likely culprit behind a cyber campaign targeting U.S. utility companies in July. The disclosure on Aug... |
009b0c975a8bc4a6a4e6c9ff53dc9509 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/09/huawei-launches-new-harmonyos-android-alternative-but-its-bad-news-for-smartphones/ | Huawei HarmonyOS: This Will Not Replace Android On Smartphones, Despite Media Reports | Huawei HarmonyOS: This Will Not Replace Android On Smartphones, Despite Media Reports
Richard Yu of Huawei's consumer business unveils HarmonyOS in Dongguan on August 9, 2019. AFP/Getty Images
Huawei finally revealed its new multi-platform operating system at its Developer Conference in Dongguan on August 9. Despite ... |
430238065bf8efc27760bc32281af339 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/24/new-critical-security-warning-issued-for-1-billion-instagram-users/ | Instagram Security Warning: Millions At Risk From ‘Believable’ New Phishing Attack | Instagram Security Warning: Millions At Risk From ‘Believable’ New Phishing Attack
Security researchers at Sophos have warned of a new phishing campaign targeting Instagram users. And this is a phishing campaign with a devious twist. The attackers mock up what's intended to look like two-factor authentication (2FA) in ... |
0a37c8c16c1fa76f29131236c01e0278 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/25/chinese-agencies-crack-telegram-a-timely-warning-for-end-to-end-encryption/?sh=27e2c6f56342 | Telegram Bug ‘Exploited’ By Chinese Agencies, Hong Kong Activists Claim | Telegram Bug ‘Exploited’ By Chinese Agencies, Hong Kong Activists Claim
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Telegram, the secure messaging platform, is used by pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong as a means of keeping communications away from the prying eyes of the Chinese authorities. Telegram has been banned in the country sinc... |
e613087cbec38f970aae4250813497c9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/29/secret-cyber-mission-devastated-irans-attack-capabilities-us-officials-say/ | Secret U.S. Cyber Mission Devastated Iran's Attack Capabilities, Officials Say | Secret U.S. Cyber Mission Devastated Iran's Attack Capabilities, Officials Say
The cyber conflict between Iran and the U.S. is now a constant—it doesn't diminish simply because the headlines go away. And it's a constant that alternates between computer networks and the media. Now, unnamed U.S. officials have told the U... |
fe64989d0a20ea6ce15291cbb936ee19 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/01/ahead-of-iphone-11-new-apple-hack-revelation-will-shock-1-billion-users/?ss=cybersecurity&fbclid=IwAR3hX-5T8ra1kkYB_aFh_Rxcw2Towqz2YBO9a6VFkzY_tx-RMlHg_QqPAps | New iPhone Hack Shock As China Blamed For Devastating Attack: Report | New iPhone Hack Shock As China Blamed For Devastating Attack: Report
Apple users are still reeling from the shocking disclosure by Google's Project Zero team that a number of "hacked websites" have been used to attack iPhones for two years. And every single up-to-date iPhone has been vulnerable. Now, two days later, th... |
948f402aca923118780d7955eca8ce75 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/01/hello-splinternet-huawei-deploys-5g-in-russia-with-putins-support/?ss=consumertech | Huawei Just Launched 5G In Russia With Putin's Support: 'Hello Splinternet' | Huawei Just Launched 5G In Russia With Putin's Support: 'Hello Splinternet'
It has been coming—and now it's here. Huawei 5G has gone live in Russia. This isn't the first 5G pilot to launch in Moscow, but it is the most notable. It is based on an agreement signed between China's Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin at... |
754ff009c892280816dac3a94bce2ae7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/11/huaweis-secret-plan-to-defeat-us-blacklist-exposed-new-report/ | Huawei’s ‘Secret Plan’ To Defeat Trump: New Report | Huawei’s ‘Secret Plan’ To Defeat Trump: New Report
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Huawei is pushing forwards with a “secret plan to beat American trade war sanctions,” according to a new report from Nikkei Asian Review. At issue is the U.S. blacklist—in place in part since May, its heavily restrictive sanctions prevent U... |
f41e70c2f1c10447cd5298116ecc6c88 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/12/new-spyware-warning-as-1-billion-mobiles-at-risk-from-nasty-simjacking-attack/ | New SIM Card Spyware Attack Puts 1 Billion Mobile Phones At Risk | New SIM Card Spyware Attack Puts 1 Billion Mobile Phones At Risk
In recent months we have seen nation-state sponsored cyberattacks on multiple mobile networks and operators for the prized customer data and communications metadata held within those organizations. In that sense, such attacks are almost a throwback to the... |
38605f5d32de3fa62ee073a859cdec2b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/13/cyber-dirty-bomb-terrorist-threat-is-real-warns-us-cyber-general/ | New Cyber Warning: ISIS Or Al-Qaeda Could Attack Using ‘Dirty Bomb’ | New Cyber Warning: ISIS Or Al-Qaeda Could Attack Using ‘Dirty Bomb’
The most serious cyber warfare threats facing the West come from China and Russia, that much is undebatable, with Iran and North Korea a step or two behind. Those CRINK nation states occupy most of the strategic mindshare within the defense and intelli... |
878ce4717e7e4ac9e5b13289036fd86a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/13/putin-now-plans-100-facebook-instagram-and-youtube-bans-russians-warned/ | Facebook, Instagram And YouTube Will Now Be Banned, Russians Warned | Facebook, Instagram And YouTube Will Now Be Banned, Russians Warned
Russian authorities are (unsurprisingly) no fans of U.S. social media sites peddling their wares inside the heavily-controlled country. And there has been speculation in the past that Russia might make its move to ban social media sites from the countr... |
a3208cbbe14d14af1eb05e909bb09af0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/09/25/new-android-warning-nasty-apps-installed-by-millions-scamming-100-from-unaware-users/ | New Android Warning: Millions Have Installed Apps Hiding A Costly Scam—Uninstall Now | New Android Warning: Millions Have Installed Apps Hiding A Costly Scam—Uninstall Now
Another Google Play warning, but this time with a twist. More apps with tens of millions of installs are under fire—not for infecting devices with malware, this time, but for taking advantage of a nasty loophole that enables developers... |
06a040141a8a7957980f965403a0dde1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/10/05/google-warns-users-about-new-chrome-updatesome-content-will-now-be-blocked/ | Google Warns Chrome Will Block Some Content After New Updates | Google Warns Chrome Will Block Some Content After New Updates
Just days after Google’s plans to introduce controversial DNS over HTTPS (DoH) to Chrome hit the headlines, comes news of another HTTPS change that is set to hit the hundreds of millions using the world’s most popular browser. For Google this change is criti... |
6d956c8c36e40fcd73010ad4372556b8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/10/12/facial-recognition-will-restrict-mobile-internet-use-for-800m-peoplefrom-december/ | China Slams 800M+ Internet Users With Facial Recognition Monitoring To Get Online | China Slams 800M+ Internet Users With Facial Recognition Monitoring To Get Online
China has a facial recognition obsession—we all know that. The country can’t seem to get enough of the tech, and what they can’t do in reality, they embellish in the media. Even as the country’s leading facial recognition developers are b... |
0e42ab12469bccb85dfcb0f2df7e7e0a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/10/13/new-android-warning-these-15-malicious-apps-may-be-hiding-on-your-phoneuninstall-now/ | New Android Warning: These 15 Malicious Apps May Be Hiding On Your Phone—Uninstall Now | New Android Warning: These 15 Malicious Apps May Be Hiding On Your Phone—Uninstall Now
As the stories keep coming about malicious apps finding their way onto Google’s Play Store, one serious concern is the increasingly sophisticated efforts made by those apps to hide their intent from users. Well, the latest report fro... |
63d49d804ed877b71d9bfa48c7e8d716 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/11/03/chinese-hackers-just-gave-us-all-a-reason-to-stop-sending-sms-messages/ | Chinese Hackers Just Gave Us All A Reason To Stop Sending SMS Messages | Chinese Hackers Just Gave Us All A Reason To Stop Sending SMS Messages
If you take any interest in the nation-state cyberattacks that have picked up apace in recent months, then you’ll be no stranger to China’s attacks on international telecoms networks. As data sources go, telcos are an intel goldmine—personally ident... |
6f8244629687d8bd13d81a2d1ccc49bd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/11/06/new-government-spy-report-your-social-media-is-probably-being-watched-right-now/ | Your Social Media Is (Probably) Being Watched Right Now, Says New Surveillance Report | Your Social Media Is (Probably) Being Watched Right Now, Says New Surveillance Report
The use of automated tools to enable mass surveillance of social media accounts is spiralling out of control. So says a new report from Freedom on the Net, which warns that nine in every 10 internet users are being actively monitored ... |
3af9d9e391d5cf6e5afc1357e232b354 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/11/26/why-you-should-never-click-on-a-black-friday-email-deal/ | Black Friday Cyberattacks Just Soared 275%: Here’s What You Do Now | Black Friday Cyberattacks Just Soared 275%: Here’s What You Do Now
Black Friday deals are everywhere. Adobe Digital Insights predicts that 2019 will break records once again, with U.S. consumers spending $7.5 billion online on the day—Cyber Monday will be even bigger, nearing $10 billion. Some of the deals just seem to... |
58e8707a0b77c2cdec62a5a827f0d4c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/11/30/new-android-security-threat-text-messaging-update-puts-most-mobile-users-at-risk/ | New Android Text Messaging Update ‘Exposes Most Users To Hacking’ | New Android Text Messaging Update ‘Exposes Most Users To Hacking’
Mobile messaging has been in and out of the headlines all year. Whether it’s the pressure applied on encrypted platforms to open up to law enforcement or targeted hacking attacks on users, messaging security has never been more front of mind. There is a ... |
06812c55f6dfa17f14a91c464b81841f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/12/04/iranian-hackers-launch-malicious-new-wiper-malware-ibm-warns-of-destructive-attacks/ | Iran Has Launched ‘Malicious’ New Malware That Wipes Windows Computers, Warns IBM | Iran Has Launched ‘Malicious’ New Malware That Wipes Windows Computers, Warns IBM
Iran’s state-sponsored hackers have deployed a new strain of malicious malware, warns IBM, which has been aimed at the “industrial and energy sectors” in the Middle East. No specific companies have been identified, but there’s no surprise... |
2e503b0e20a1ff021837bfb8a960797f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/12/14/huawei-loses-out-as-trump-and-china-agree-new-phase-one-trade-deal/ | Huawei Loses Out As Trump And China Agree New ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal | Huawei Loses Out As Trump And China Agree New ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal
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There has long been speculation that the ongoing blacklisting of Chinese tech giant Huawei might be used as a pawn in the trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing. Now, with a “phase one” deal being put in place, ... |
0b19d71f4f3d88a5bdbda299e6ad6dec | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/01/07/china-plays-powerful-hand-as-trumps-political-and-emotional-huawei-fight-heats-up/ | China Plays Powerful Hand As Trump’s ‘Political And Emotional’ Huawei Fight Heats Up | China Plays Powerful Hand As Trump’s ‘Political And Emotional’ Huawei Fight Heats Up
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A week ago, Huawei’s leadership acknowledged that 2020 would be a tough year for China’s leading tech giant. “Survival will be our first priority,” rotating Chairman Eric Xu warned in a new year message to sta... |
4dc3b59404b9053847eb4761f95ec8a7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/01/11/irans-critical-cyberattack-threat-this-is-what-is-really-happening-right-now/ | Iran’s ‘Critical’ Cyberattack Threat: This Is What Is Really Happening Right Now | Iran’s ‘Critical’ Cyberattack Threat: This Is What Is Really Happening Right Now
A week on from the U.S. killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani on January 3, media warnings around the cyber threat now facing the U.S. and its allies show no signs of diminishing. On January 8, the New York Times warned that even as “Iran’s m... |
e3451a1e2ec514021adced20b68cc945 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/01/12/trumps-most-critical-huawei-threat-just-confirmed-in-surprisingly-outspoken-interview/ | Trump’s Most Critical Huawei Threat Just Confirmed In ‘Surprisingly Outspoken’ Interview | Trump’s Most Critical Huawei Threat Just Confirmed In ‘Surprisingly Outspoken’ Interview
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In comments described by the Sunday Times today (January 12) as “surprisingly outspoken,” the U.K. defence secretary Ben Wallace confirmed “how aggressive the Trump administration has been about Huawei,... |
767e4a4afa895140edee7fea7b7c204b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/01/13/new-trump-team-warning-huawei-employs-chinese-spies-using-its-tech-madness-reports/ | New Trump Team Warning—Huawei Employs Chinese Spies, Using Its Tech ‘Madness’: Reports | New Trump Team Warning—Huawei Employs Chinese Spies, Using Its Tech ‘Madness’: Reports
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The U.S. continues to ramp up pressure on the U.K. this week, as a decision on whether Huawei will be allowed into the country’s new 5G networks approaches. The headlines are coming daily—the lat... |
3f00eb33d62de2d8c84487a7c6285b4a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/01/28/new-zoom-roulette-security-warning-your-video-calls-at-risk-from-hackers-heres-what-you-do/?ss=cybersecurity | New Zoom Security Warning: Your Video Calls At Risk From Hackers—Here’s What You Do | New Zoom Security Warning: Your Video Calls At Risk From Hackers—Here’s What You Do
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In the cyber world, as elsewhere, bad guys have an annoying tendency to do bad things. And so if you leave yourself open you will be punished. This is the thinking behind the latest report from t... |
d482d2c6c7ab40b40da142068f7a28a3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/02/01/ashley-madison-hack-returns-to-haunt-its-victims-32-million-users-now-have-to-watch-and-wait/ | Ashley Madison Hack Returns To ‘Haunt’ Its Victims: 32 Million Users Now Watch And Wait | Ashley Madison Hack Returns To ‘Haunt’ Its Victims: 32 Million Users Now Watch And Wait
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So-called sextortion campaigns are on the rise. The usual methods are simple and highly effective. Spice a threatening email with some personal details—usually an email address, username and password from a... |
aae1f0d3232d89c60773e00abc1ec31e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/02/11/this-is-trumps-stunning-huawei-smoking-gun-revelation-heres-why-its-complicated/ | This Is Trump’s Stunning Huawei ‘Smoking Gun’ Revelation: Here’s Why It’s Complicated | This Is Trump’s Stunning Huawei ‘Smoking Gun’ Revelation: Here’s Why It’s Complicated
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The veil has now been lifted on U.S. claims of backdoors in Huawei’s telecoms networking equipment. The stunning allegation is that the Chinese telecoms giant has retained unauthorized access to the “lawful interc... |
46f92910e120f0ded8251a5917360dbd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/02/15/microsoft-windows-users-beware-pentagon-dhs-and-fbi-just-issued-this-malicious-new-malware-warning/ | U.S. Government Confirms ‘Malicious’ New Malware Threat: Beware—This Is The WannaCry Hackers Again | U.S. Government Confirms ‘Malicious’ New Malware Threat: Beware—This Is The WannaCry Hackers Again
If it isn’t cybersecurity alerts of malware from one despotic regime, it’s warnings relating to another. Just as the world settles down post the Iranian cyber-hype in the aftermath of Suleimani, now multiple U.S. governme... |
a75fac2cc5e35f610795f642b51d2ecc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/09/critical-microsoft-security-warning-hackers-now-attacking-targets-heres-what-you-do/ | Critical Microsoft Exchange Security Warning: Chinese Hackers Now Exploiting This Dangerous Flaw | Critical Microsoft Exchange Security Warning: Chinese Hackers Now Exploiting This Dangerous Flaw
Proof positive that timely security updates really matter, with the news over the weekend that a cybersecurity firm has detected state-sponsored hacking groups using a recently disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerability to ... |
ee71433e0c35faad3d838964c95791c5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/10/beware-more-trump-fury-as-huawei-rebellion-fails-we-have-no-friends-any-more/ | Beware More Trump Fury As Huawei Rebellion Fails: This Is What Happens Now | Beware More Trump Fury As Huawei Rebellion Fails: This Is What Happens Now
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In the ongoing battle between Huawei and the U.S., the Chinese tech giant came close to losing its most spectacular victory over the Trump administration today—close, but not close enough. And so, as things stand, Huaw... |
dc5ea1d8324f11ed8c4f7afaa608514e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/12/chinese-hackers-weaponized-coronavirus-data-to-launch-this-new-cyber-attack/ | Chinese Hackers ‘Weaponize’ Coronavirus Data For New Cyber Attack: Here’s What They Did | Chinese Hackers ‘Weaponize’ Coronavirus Data For New Cyber Attack: Here’s What They Did
We have seen multiple stories about coronavirus-related information being used to disguise malware-laced messages and apps, which are now being distributed by threat actors around the world. Well, Chinese state-sponsored hackers are... |
066c604f87387dd9e4362434dcce0280 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/15/huawei-mate-30-and-p40-now-have-surprise-one-click-google-install-heres-what-you-must-know/?sh=3edf85987cf3 | New Huawei Surprise As Users Can Now Install Google With Just One Click: Here’s What You Do | New Huawei Surprise As Users Can Now Install Google With Just One Click: Here’s What You Do
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So, here we go again. Just ahead of the (now online) launch of Huawei’s next flagship, the P40, all attention turns to the impact the loss of Google will have on its sales and the workarounds available to solve the... |
09b8940a2a08e1824d8434c63078227d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/15/whatsapp-users-to-get-this-killer-new-feature-its-about-time/?sh=6cbdf4c8637c | WhatsApp Users To Get This Killer New Feature: Here’s How It Works | WhatsApp Users To Get This Killer New Feature: Here’s How It Works
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It looks like WhatsApp will soon add some serious security changes to its messaging app, now used by 2 billion people worldwide, as it strives to fend off competition from other platforms seen as being more secure. WhatsApp has... |
1353778ab46b6587f9ba0ee84e0b8d5b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/19/new-coronavirus-warning-beware-these-covid-19-discounts-the-most-dangerous-deals-online/ | New Coronavirus Warning: These ‘COVID-19 Discounts’ Are Now The Most Dangerous Deals Online | New Coronavirus Warning: These ‘COVID-19 Discounts’ Are Now The Most Dangerous Deals Online
Check Point
There is no shortage of reports about the avalanche of cyber scams and attacks now descending on us all. We have seen malicious maps, ransomware apps, countless phishing sites and scams, and hundreds of millions of e... |
b20c291526a3f0a4cfcd2ff5dc552266 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/20/coronavirus-fightback-even-israels-top-secret-unit-81-has-just-broken-cover-for-covid-19/ | Coronavirus Fightback: Even Israel’s Top Secret Unit 81 Has Just Broken Cover For COVID-19 | Coronavirus Fightback: Even Israel’s Top Secret Unit 81 Has Just Broken Cover For COVID-19
Unit 81 IDF
Unit 81 is one of Israel’s most secretive military intelligence units. Charged with developing technologies to support combat operations, the unit is even more hidden away than the better-known Unit 8200 within the s... |
e7c4aaa72e97e9bbe5cd77eaf22945be | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/20/stunning-new-google-cloud-breach-hits-200-million-us-citizens-check-here-if-youre-now-at-risk/ | Beware—This Open Database On Google Cloud ‘Exposes 200 Million Americans’: Are You At Risk? | Beware—This Open Database On Google Cloud ‘Exposes 200 Million Americans’: Are You At Risk?
CyberNews
Another day, another breach. A staggering new report from CyberNews, published today (March 20), claims the discovery of an unsecured database “comprising 800 gigabytes of personal user information. This included “more... |
1660e32cebf3ba5e92583868ed5010da | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/24/coronavirus-work-from-home-longer-hours-more-distractions-and-this-surprising-privacy-threat/?sh=52de4637363b | Working From Home: VPN Use Reveals Longer Hours And May Hide Privacy Threat | Working From Home: VPN Use Reveals Longer Hours And May Hide Privacy Threat
So, we’re all working from home. For some that means peace and quiet, for others it means trading the sanctity of the office for the distractions of out-of-school kids and distressing media reports. What it also means is the new challenge of se... |
4212b15a14e17ff73347db94d2f19157 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/06/xiaomi-just-gave-millions-of-huawei-users-a-reason-to-switch-phones/ | This Is Why Huawei Needs To Fix Its Google Problem Fast | This Is Why Huawei Needs To Fix Its Google Problem Fast
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Huawei now has an unexpected China problem—the combination of over-exposure to its home market and opportunistic domestic competitors looks to be a running theme through 2020. When the tech giant issued its 2019 results last week, it was clear that a surge... |
1b7e845041d7ee5f88c4040ffc3dc1b1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/09/why-android-users-must-now-dodge-this-simple-15-minute-coronavirus-malware-threat/ | New Android Coronavirus Malware Threat Exposed: Here’s What You Must Not Do | New Android Coronavirus Malware Threat Exposed: Here’s What You Must Not Do
Here we go again—another warning that installing random coronavirus related apps onto your phone is fraught with risk. We have now seen multiple stories about these apps—mostly the threat is more a nuisance than a nightmare. Spamming your conta... |
0ff1ca4eda068ac920acef571d127305 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/16/android-users-beware-this-secret-network-of-sneaky-apps-has-69-million-installs-get-deleting/ | Android Users Beware: Here Are 103 Devious Apps With 69 Million Installs—And A Hidden Secret | Android Users Beware: Here Are 103 Devious Apps With 69 Million Installs—And A Hidden Secret
A network of more than 100 apps on Google's Play Store has a hidden danger Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto
If you wanted yet more evidence as to the dangers lurking on Google’s Play Store, how about this: “A secret network” of some 25 d... |
8bb62ab5f18691bf4da7d28ee3a829f3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/18/russia-and-china-behind-internet-hijack-risk-heres-how-to-check-youre-now-secure/ | Russia And China ‘Hijack’ Your Internet Traffic: Here’s What You Do | Russia And China ‘Hijack’ Your Internet Traffic: Here’s What You Do
Last June, there was a media frenzy following a “massive rerouting” of European internet traffic through state-owned China Telecom. Earlier this month, hundreds of content delivery networks, servicing the likes of Facebook, Google and Amazon, were redi... |
5e61f91153a70c3b68d41da3c7e8b988 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/24/no-lockdown-exams-sorry-kids-this-creepy-webcam-tech-lets-you-sit-them-at-home/ | Exam Monitoring Webcam Tech Meets Student Outrage | Exam Monitoring Webcam Tech Meets Student Outrage
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There’s a new privacy backlash brewing in schools, and it could be about to escalate rapidly. Software that enables students to sit supervised exams in their bedrooms when unable to travel has quietly become a coronavirus tech suc... |
50a26166a39aa8a17061872d1acc4906 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/25/battling-trump-and-coronavirus-heres-china-making-sure-huawei-does-not-fail/ | Forget Trump And Coronavirus— China Makes Sure Huawei Does Not Fail | Forget Trump And Coronavirus— China Makes Sure Huawei Does Not Fail
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On the surface, Huawei’s first-quarter results, released on April 21, can be viewed in one of two ways. The tech giant’s marginal 1.4% growth is either a successful defense against the combination of coronavirus and U.S. sanctions, or ... |
49890c73b53441662543e7dc0ea8555f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/04/26/huawei-surprises-millions-of-users-with-stunning-google-alternative/ | Huawei Surprises Millions Of Users With Stunning Google Alternative | Huawei Surprises Millions Of Users With Stunning Google Alternative
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The Google stakes for Huawei have never been higher. The company is clear that 2020 will be its toughest year yet. Its own New Year’s message described it as a battle for survival, and its first-quarter growth saw growth of just 1... |
91bdec01aecf05a2493c65f3ccaa2ff9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/05/07/chinese-military-cyber-spies-just-caught-crossing-a-very-dangerous-new-line/ | Chinese Military Cyber Spies Just Caught Crossing A ‘Very Dangerous’ New Line | Chinese Military Cyber Spies Just Caught Crossing A ‘Very Dangerous’ New Line
“This is the most extensive operation we have ever reported by a Chinese APT group,” the cyber researchers at Check Point told me, warning just how “targeted and sophisticated” this five-year campaign had been. Multiple overseas governments h... |
d9f8a25da6fabdf3ea9193559768b5b4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/05/07/this-is-huaweis-striking-new-billion-dollar-gamble-to-take-on-apple-google-and-tesla/ | Huawei’s Striking New Billion-Dollar Gamble Targets Apple, Google (And Tesla) | Huawei’s Striking New Billion-Dollar Gamble Targets Apple, Google (And Tesla)
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As we fast approach the 12-month anniversary of Huawei’s blacklisting by the U.S. government, the technical landscape between China and the U.S. has never been more complex. Smartphones and 5G base stations may still take... |
7353d5e465f84ea3ed60015140ac0f0b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/05/14/huaweis-surprise-new-android-update-bad-news-for-millions-of-users/ | Why Huawei’s New Update Is Seriously Bad News For Android Users | Why Huawei’s New Update Is Seriously Bad News For Android Users
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Happy birthday, blacklist. Set against the backdrop of a global pandemic and heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, with the Chinese even accused by the U.S. of hacking its hunt for a vaccine, the sanctions i... |
b0166727838cac4df0494b6a9e92c400 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/05/25/google-will-surprise-millions-of-android-users-with-this-killer-new-update/ | Millions Of Android Users To Get This Killer New WhatsApp Alternative | Millions Of Android Users To Get This Killer New WhatsApp Alternative
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WhatsApp has become the dominant messaging platform, dwarfing all other contenders with the exception of its Facebook stablemate Messenger. In doing so, this hyper-scale “over-the-top” platform has also pushed legacy SMS messagin... |
ea44f271dd6c393e157f5cf74a8b7776 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/05/26/android-users-beware-100-million-users-must-delete-this-dangerous-spyware-app-now/ | Beware—100 Million Android Users Have Now Installed This Dangerous Chinese ‘Spyware’ | Beware—100 Million Android Users Have Now Installed This Dangerous Chinese ‘Spyware’
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The scourge of Android permission abuse has reared its ugly head again in the latest disclosure from the research team at VPNpro. The new report focuses on a Chinese “spyware” app with more than 100 million in... |
bdc8a6530a50efe53b0ef3a32935b610 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/01/apple-warns-looters-with-stolen-iphones-you-are-being-tracked/?fbclid=IwAR00Op6iol3zfWzFg7Is_NdBr--c6McSeS5lADWjn94z3VYmzagN5WSNPhs | Apple Warns Looters With Stolen iPhones: You Are Being Tracked | Apple Warns Looters With Stolen iPhones: You Are Being Tracked
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As protests continue across the U.S., a week on from the death of George Floyd while under arrest in Minneapolis on May 25, those campaigning against “police brutality” have condemned as “opportunistic” the violence that has escalated a... |
17adc3023da1f4fb8a24da331f8ae8e3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/03/beware-millions-of-android-users-must-delete-this-malicious-video-app-now/ | Beware—Millions Of Android Users Must Delete This ‘Malicious’ Video App Now | Beware—Millions Of Android Users Must Delete This ‘Malicious’ Video App Now
The proliferation of dangerous malware within popular Android apps continues to be a serious concern. Google has pledged to clean house, launching the App Defense Alliance “to ensure the safety of the Play Store,” but dangerous malware continue... |
4fadd6f8939839e4e078b5fa3f194b79 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/13/china-just-crossed-another-dangerous-new-line-for-huawei-but-is-it-already-too-late/ | China Just Crossed Another Dangerous New Line For Huawei—But Is It Already Too Late? | China Just Crossed Another Dangerous New Line For Huawei—But Is It Already Too Late?
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China’s desperation to defend under-fire Huawei has escalated again this week, with a mix of threats and taunts as the knock-on affects of Washington’s latest sanctions become clearer. “For some people in the U.S.,... |
b4a172996b027cd5428138d685290094 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/15/anonymous-hackers-just-targeted-us-police-again-no-more-impunity/ | Anonymous Hackers Target U.S. Police Again: ‘No More Impunity’ | Anonymous Hackers Target U.S. Police Again: ‘No More Impunity’
Facebook/Anonymous
Anonymous is back in the headlines with claims that another attack on a U.S. police website is linked to the hactivist group. In the weeks since Anonymous hackers threatened Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), that it would “expose your ... |
444102aa04ab102788c6ef1842831f9a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/17/google-confirms-powerful-new-security-move-impacting-all-users-goodbye-sms/ | Goodbye SMS—Google Confirms Powerful New Update For Millions Of Users | Goodbye SMS—Google Confirms Powerful New Update For Millions Of Users
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SMS messages are something of a security disaster. These unencrypted, open-form text messages travel across multiple unsecured networks, from sender to recipient. The system is a throwback to a long-gone era. This is becomin... |
23ee7d09efcf8c200517e55c74299d89 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/19/how-apple-and-google-created-this-contact-tracing-disaster/ | Yes, Apple And Google Have Given Us A Serious Contact Tracing Problem—Here’s Why | Yes, Apple And Google Have Given Us A Serious Contact Tracing Problem—Here’s Why
As much of the world starts to ease out of lockdown, the unhappy truth is that the great expectations set for smartphone contact tracing apps will not be met. The situation is a mess. And, worse, it has been all too predictable. Back in Ap... |
6d718d7ba6719679c43fde24eab100aa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/07/09/ldangerous-android-malware-warning-google-play-store-security/?sh=46d02c1d1f9e&ref=vc.ru | Dangerous Android Malware Returns To Beat Google Play Store Protection | Dangerous Android Malware Returns To Beat Google Play Store Protection
So, Joker is back. Google warned users last year that this dangerous malware has used “just about every cloaking and obfuscation technique to go undetected.” It’s somewhat unsurprising, then, that Joker has just found another way onto the Play Store... |
e8a96d6dec44ee8396da9a68944e7eaf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/07/25/beware-tiktok-really-is-spying-on-you-new-security-report-update-trump-pompeo-china-warning/?sh=40b897040148 | Is TikTok Spying On You For China? | Is TikTok Spying On You For China?
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The relentless pressure on TikTok ramped up further this week, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again claiming user data is sent to China. “It’s not possible to have your personal information flow across a Chinese server,” he warned during a British media ... |
e474abcee1f9131232f699220c4e028e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/08/29/huawei-trump-china-blacklist-ban-update-smartphone-new-release/?sh=52faf8f25c3a | Why China Will Not Save Huawei From Trump’s Devastating New Blow | Why China Will Not Save Huawei From Trump’s Devastating New Blow
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There’s a surprise twist in the aftermath of Trump’s ramp-up of his sanctions against Huawei—China’s relative silence. A week on from the U.S. administration issuing what some analysts have described as a “death sentence,” Huawei is fast... |
901c19dd09d3abc7cf0530b9d3809927 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/08/30/google-android-messages-apple-iphone-ipad-imessage-security-update-sms-rcs-whatsapp-encryption/?sh=4a07b3d53ff4 | Why You Should Stop Sending Texts From Your Android Messages App | Why You Should Stop Sending Texts From Your Android Messages App
If there’s a glaring issue with a widely used technology now undergoing a major upgrade, you’d think the glaring issue would be fixed. Well, apparently not. If you’re an Android user, then Google either just has or is just about to update your device’s Me... |
7a95735fc55aef350f4d3aaa4c75e29f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/09/08/apple-iphone-google-android-samsung-galaxy-whatsapp-update-upgrade-security-warning/?ss=cybersecurity | Why You Must Not Open This ‘Scary’ New WhatsApp Message | Why You Must Not Open This ‘Scary’ New WhatsApp Message
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WhatsApp users are now under threat from the same kind of “text bomb” message that recently plagued iMessage users. Strings of strange characters that not only make no sense to users but confuse WhatApp itself. Just as with... |
145e1281aba5372fde00fbc00c4c8bc5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/09/19/using-tiktok-heres-what-you-must-do-iphone-android-users-new-app-release-trump-ban/ | What You Should Do If You Want To Keep TikTok | What You Should Do If You Want To Keep TikTok
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If you want to ban a Chinese social media app used by tens of millions of Americans, one you claim is a security risk, then this is a particularly foolish way to do it. Starting tomorrow, September 20, those tens of millions of U.S. TikTok users wi... |
cbdbd7a6c4d73948e0ddeed437502f22 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/09/21/android-messages-and-apple-imessage-beaten-by-brilliant-new-whatsapp-feature/?sh=35c63a5b57b1 | Android Messages And Apple iMessage Beaten By Brilliant New WhatsApp Feature | Android Messages And Apple iMessage Beaten By Brilliant New WhatsApp Feature
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WhatsApp is on something of a roll at the moment, with plenty of new functionality as it looks to maintain its market lead over Apple’s iMessage and Google’s Android Messages RCS rollout, to say nothing of Facebook stablemate Messenger a... |
e694d7c1a072cca8a8727518b3724ffd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/10/07/fbi-drive-by-hacking-threat-gets-real-heres-why-you-should-be-concerned/?sh=68a2e85c73d6 | FBI ‘Drive-By’ Hacking Threat Just Got Real: Here’s Why You Should Be Concerned | FBI ‘Drive-By’ Hacking Threat Just Got Real: Here’s Why You Should Be Concerned
Warnings that our IoT devices might be spying on us are nothing new—remember the smart speaker fiasco last year? But at least we expect those devices to be listening and can exercise some caution. The latest such warning, though, takes thes... |
8ed8b88eb49976f879b723e94183459c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/11/14/whatsapp-soundly-beaten-by-new-release-for-secure-apple-iphone-and-google-android-smartphones/ | Israeli Military Launches Radical New WhatsApp Alternative | Israeli Military Launches Radical New WhatsApp Alternative
IDF
WhatsApp prides itself on the strength of its privacy and security, describing it as being “in our DNA;” the Facebook owned platform can be credited with popularizing end-to-end encryption, after all, which it says secures user content “from falling into th... |
418083fe900bf9c52947f1d38cd672e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/11/17/microsoft-warning-about-sms-security-codes-sent-to-apple-iphone-and-google-android-phones/ | Microsoft Wants You To Stop Using SMS Verification Messages: Here’s Why You Should Be Concerned | Microsoft Wants You To Stop Using SMS Verification Messages: Here’s Why You Should Be Concerned
SMS/iOS
So, Microsoft has just warned us all to “move away” from SMS for the security passcodes sent to us by the likes of Facebook, PayPal, Twitter, PlayStation, Uber, Dropbox, Amazon—and Microsoft itself. Unsurprisingly, t... |
eeee57beb2eea038efbf1759af2c7d73 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/11/25/why-you-should-stop-dangerous-update-to-amazon-echo-speakers-and-ring-cameras-using-alexa-app/ | Why You Should Change This New Sidewalk Setting On Your Amazon Account | Why You Should Change This New Sidewalk Setting On Your Amazon Account
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Cybersecurity experts are warning Amazon customers to beware a new account update being rolled out to the company’s smart devices installed in millions of homes. The plan is for those customers to share their ho... |
2567156f322d9f285bce9d6a023cc14c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/01/09/stop-using-whatsapp-after-facebook-apple-imessage-and-signal-privacy-backlash/?sh=7fbef7c66cf5 | Do You Suddenly Need To Stop Using WhatsApp? | Do You Suddenly Need To Stop Using WhatsApp?
WhatsApp’s nightmare week has continued to get worse—a backlash against the scale of its data collection quickly followed by its sudden forcing of new terms of service on its users to share their data with Facebook. Agree to this now or delete your account, it has said. And ... |
151cfdf281a5f638b8a5a6acf14564c7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/01/10/stop-texting-photos-from-androids-alternative-to-apple-imessage-on-iphone/ | Why You Should Stop Using Android Messages Until You Change This Photo Setting | Why You Should Stop Using Android Messages Until You Change This Photo Setting
If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of Android Messages users, then your phone could be leaking highly sensitive, personal, even dangerous information without you even realizing. Here’s what you need to do.
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Your smartphone leaks ... |
25924805b4eaa83862332ba86cc2685c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/01/12/if-these-apps-are-on-your-samsung-huawei-xiaomi-or-google-phone-delete-them/ | If These Dangerous ‘Rogue’ Apps Are On Your Phone, Delete Them Now | If These Dangerous ‘Rogue’ Apps Are On Your Phone, Delete Them Now
Smartphone users have just been warned to check for malicious apps carrying a “very dangerous” type of malware. This new Mobile Remote Access Trojan (MRAT), dubbed Rogue, is capable of “device takeover and exfiltration of data, such as photos, location,... |
0393bd61491a76d424988efb578d6e48 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/12/30/why-apple-iphone-and-google-android-users-should-stop-using-facebook-messenger-app/ | Why You Should Stop Using Facebook Messenger In 2021 | Why You Should Stop Using Facebook Messenger In 2021
Facebook’s new “all or nothing” legal fight with the U.S. government could be surprisingly bad news for the billion-plus people using Facebook Messenger. If you’re one of them, here’s why you should switch to an alternative for 2021.
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bb4cf4e3e024a1d923ba198fb62ddaaa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2020/04/26/wayne-rooney-and-leeds-united-what-the-premier-league-will-do-with-this-coronavirus-crisis/ | Wayne Rooney And Leeds United: What The Premier League Will Do With This Coronavirus Crisis | Wayne Rooney And Leeds United: What The Premier League Will Do With This Coronavirus Crisis
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5b13a4420c2d5d3e4c045dff21490eb3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2020/04/27/why-liverpool-fcs-stadium-delay-is-strange/ | Why Liverpool FC’s Stadium Delay Is Strange | Why Liverpool FC’s Stadium Delay Is Strange
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: Anfield Stadium (foreground), he home Liverpool Football Club and ... [+] Everton's Goodison Park, during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown at Anfield on April 20, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Amid speculation that some coronavirus rel... |
a4815598e9a002762611a166c66de5ac | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2020/06/11/dont-be-fooled-by-the-premier-leagues-1bn-predicted-revenue-drop/?sh=29ef9258237e | Don’t Be Fooled By The Premier League’s $1 Billion Predicted Revenue Drop | Don’t Be Fooled By The Premier League’s $1 Billion Predicted Revenue Drop
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City celebrates with the Premier League ... [+] Trophy after winning the title following the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City at American Express Commu... |
544097931feca8492eea39e15eb86627 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakgarnerpurkis/2020/11/28/diego-maradona-the-rebel-who-created-dynasties-is-greater-than-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo/ | Diego Maradona: The Rebel Who Created Dynasties Is Greater Than Lionel Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo | Diego Maradona: The Rebel Who Created Dynasties Is Greater Than Lionel Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo
NAPLES, ITALY - OCTOBER 19: Diego Maradona of Napoli celebrates scoring his side's second goal from ... [+] the penalty spot during the Serie A match between Napoli and Atalanta at the Stadio San Paolo on October 19, 1986... |
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Entrepreneurs are always asking me—should I outsource or not? On the one hand, outsourcing can free up your focus; on the other hand, you risk losing control of your business. Looking at my own adventures in outsourcing and that of my friend ... |
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It's fair to say that Thomas Middleditch's acting sometimes has a robotic quality -- but then again, his star role is playing a bumbling CEO who misreads social cues and expects people to follow his own skewed ... |
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In the last few years drones have morphed from frightening war machine into full-time toy, with legions of fans using them for drone photography, drone racing and drone selfies. With price points starting at below $50, they're a tech toy that's accessib... |
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Over the last year, hoverboards have gone from must haves to maybes, and incited a lot of conversation about whether they’re safe — and if their rolling motion qualifies as ‘hovering.’
But there’s no debate when it comes to ... |
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Hugh Hefner’s current wifey recently had her breast implants removed, saying they ‘poisoned her.’ She says she'll never get implants again. But she’s in the minority as implants continue to be one of the most popular cosmetic proce... |
2b8d3a27051849ebfc1db840a51b4576 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zarastone/2017/05/16/the-rova-selfie-drone-a-hands-on-review/ | The Rova Selfie Drone - A Hands On Review | The Rova Selfie Drone - A Hands On Review
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When the ROVA selfie drone was displayed at CES, I was so impressed with its wallet-friendly price point of $399 and the HD camera that it made it into my top drones to watch for 2017 list. Selfie drones are a big trend right now, and a ... |
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Silicon Valley values youth, brains, and hustle, and staying youthful is something numerous Silicon Valley techies are attempting, going so far as to infuse the blood of under 25-year olds with the hope of reversing the aging process.
Anoth... |
39b892af44a87e1f49cc83eaca41581d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zarastone/2017/08/31/this-virtual-reality-edutainment-porn-is-teaching-women-to-get-off/ | This Virtual Reality Edutainment Porn Is Teaching Women To Get Off | This Virtual Reality Edutainment Porn Is Teaching Women To Get Off
Katie Morgan on set at BaDoink VR Virtual Sexology filming BaDoink VR
Inside a mansion, deep in the heart of Los Angeles glamorous Calabasas district, porn performer and former pro-soccer athlete Jay Smooth straddles his costar, his pecs pumped to perfe... |
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