Day: September 22, 2017

SEC’s EDGAR database hacked, hackers use data for insider trading.

Posted on by Robin Edgar

In August 2017, the Commission learned that an incident previously detected in 2016 may have provided the basis for illicit gain through trading. Specifically, a software vulnerability in the test filing component of the Commission’s EDGAR system, which was patched promptly after discovery, was exploited and resulted in access to nonpublic information. It is believed Read more about SEC’s EDGAR database hacked, hackers use data for insider trading.[…]

Attention adults working in the real world: Do not upgrade to iOS 11 if you use Outlook, Exchange

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Apple’s latest version of iOS, namely version 11, may struggle or flat-out fail to connect to Microsoft Office and Exchange mailboxes. That’s a rather annoying pain for anyone working in a typical Windows-based work environment. The Cupertino idiot-tax operation admitted this week that iOS 11 contains a bug that potentially leaves users locked out of Read more about Attention adults working in the real world: Do not upgrade to iOS 11 if you use Outlook, Exchange[…]

Popular GO Android alternate Keyboard is spying on millions of Android users

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Security researchers from Adguard have issued a warning that the popular GO Keyboard app is spying on users. Produced by Chinese developers GOMO Dev Team, GO Keyboard was found to be transmitting personal information about users back to remote servers, as well as “using a prohibited technique to download dangerous executable code.” Adguard made the Read more about Popular GO Android alternate Keyboard is spying on millions of Android users[…]

EU Paid For Report That Said Piracy Isn’t Harmful — And Tried To Hide Findings

Posted on by Robin Edgar

According to Julia Reda’s blog, the only Pirate in the EU Parliament, the European Commission in 2014 paid the Dutch consulting firm Ecorys 360,000 euros (about $428,000) to research the effect piracy had on sales of copyrighted content. The final report was finished in May 2015, but was never published because the report concluded that Read more about EU Paid For Report That Said Piracy Isn’t Harmful — And Tried To Hide Findings[…]

Holdout ISPs Ziggo and XS4ALL forced to censor the web by high court in the name of – money!

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The courts in the Hague has forced ISPs to block the Pirate Bay. Surprisinly they haven’t foced a block of Google and Bing, that also link to copyrighted materials. Anyhway, this is on the insistence of BREIN, who – like the RIAA – think they should be getting the income from music so that they Read more about Holdout ISPs Ziggo and XS4ALL forced to censor the web by high court in the name of – money![…]