Cannonball Record Broken During Coronavirus – 26 Hours 38 Minutes

Only a few months have passed since we reported that the New York-to-Los Angeles Cannonball record was broken. It’s allegedly been broken again. The 26 hour, 38 minute time—which beats the record set in November by more than 45 minutes—appears to be legitimate, according to Ed Bolian, a Cannonball insider and driver who set his Read more about Cannonball Record Broken During Coronavirus – 26 Hours 38 Minutes[…]

The US Senate reportedly advised members to stop using Zoom

US senators have been advised not to use videoconferencing platform Zoom over security concerns, the Financial Times reports. According to three people briefed on the matter, the Senate sergeant-at-arms – whose job it is to run law enforcement and security on the Capitol – told senators to find alternative methods for remote working, although he Read more about The US Senate reportedly advised members to stop using Zoom[…]

Singapore stops teachers using Zoom app after ‘very serious incidents’ (Zoom bombing)

Singapore has suspended the use of video-conferencing tool Zoom by teachers after “very serious incidents” in the first week of a coronavirus lockdown that has seen schools move to home-based learning. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Zoom logo is seen in front of diplayed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in this illustration taken March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Read more about Singapore stops teachers using Zoom app after ‘very serious incidents’ (Zoom bombing)[…]

After 50 Years of Effort, Researchers Made Silicon Emit Light, could improve computer speeds vastly

Modern transistors, which function as a computer’s brain cells, are only a few atoms long. If they are packed too tightly, that can cause all sorts of problems: electron traffic jams, overheating, and strange quantum effects. One solution is to replace some electronic circuits with optical connections that use photons instead of electrons to carry Read more about After 50 Years of Effort, Researchers Made Silicon Emit Light, could improve computer speeds vastly[…]

Stanislascollege Pijnacker stopt ook met Zoom door ‘beelden die niet door de beugel kunnen’: porno en Hitler snor tijdens Duits

PIJNACKER – Het Stanislascollege in Pijnacker stopt per direct met het gebruik van de video-app Zoom voor het geven van online lessen. De school heeft meerdere berichten ontvangen van leerlingen, ouders en docenten dat er tijdens de lessen beelden of teksten te zien zijn die niet door de beugel kunnen. Woensdag besloot het Zoetermeerse Erasmus Read more about Stanislascollege Pijnacker stopt ook met Zoom door ‘beelden die niet door de beugel kunnen’: porno en Hitler snor tijdens Duits[…]

Porno tijdens online les van Zoetermeerse school dus stoppen met Zoom

ZOETERMEER – Leerlingen van een klas van het Zoetermeerse Erasmus College hebben woensdagochtend, tijdens een les via de video-app Zoom, pornobeelden te zien gekregen. De school is onmiddellijk gestopt met het gebruik van Zoom. ‘We snappen dat jullie ontzettend geschrokken zijn’, schrijft de school in een mail aan de betreffende leerlingen. ‘We hebben natuurlijk direct Read more about Porno tijdens online les van Zoetermeerse school dus stoppen met Zoom[…]

Trump signs executive order to support moon mining, tap asteroid resources

The water ice and other lunar resources that will help the United States establish a long-term human presence on the moon are there for the taking, the White House believes. President Donald Trump signed an executive order today (April 6) establishing U.S. policy on the exploitation of off-Earth resources. That policy stresses that the current Read more about Trump signs executive order to support moon mining, tap asteroid resources[…]

Attackers can bypass fingerprint authentication with an ~80% success rate

For decades, the use of fingerprints to authenticate users to computers, networks, and restricted areas was (with a few notable exceptions) mostly limited to large and well-resourced organizations that used specialized and expensive equipment. That all changed in 2013 when Apple introduced TouchID. Within a few years, fingerprint-based validation became available to the masses as Read more about Attackers can bypass fingerprint authentication with an ~80% success rate[…]

Google Bans Zoom Videoconferencing Software From Employees’ Computers

Google has banned the popular videoconferencing software Zoom from its employees’ devices, BuzzFeed News has learned. Zoom, a competitor to Google’s own Meet app, has seen an explosion of people using it to work and socialize from home and has become a cultural touchstone during the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Google sent an email to Read more about Google Bans Zoom Videoconferencing Software From Employees’ Computers[…]

Germany Flies in Seasonal Farm Workers Amid COVID-19 Efforts – yeah I thought they wanted to keep out the immigrants or something?

Two planeloads of Eastern European farmhands arrived Thursday in Berlin and Duesseldorf amid strict precautions to protect the country from the new coronavirus, as an ambitious German program to import thousands of seasonal agricultural workers got underway. Seasonal workers had been caught up in the country’s ban on travel after the outbreak of the coronavirus. Read more about Germany Flies in Seasonal Farm Workers Amid COVID-19 Efforts – yeah I thought they wanted to keep out the immigrants or something?[…]

Rocket Lab proves it can recover a rocket in mid-air by catching it with a helicopter

Last year, Rocket Lab announced that it would attempt to reuse the first stage of its Electron rocket. The company’s goal is to catch the stage as it falls back towards the ocean by plucking it out of mid-air with a helicopter. While that’s ambitious, a video released today shows that Rocket Lab may not Read more about Rocket Lab proves it can recover a rocket in mid-air by catching it with a helicopter[…]

Easy-to-pick “smart” locks gush personal data, FTC finds

A padlock—whether it uses a combination, a key, or “smart” tech—has exactly one job: to keep your stuff safe so other people can’t get it. Tapplock, Inc., based in Canada, produces such a product. The company’s locks unlock with a fingerprint or an app connected by Bluetooth to your phone. Unfortunately, the Federal Trade Commission Read more about Easy-to-pick “smart” locks gush personal data, FTC finds[…]

Zoom banned by Taiwan’s government over China security fears

Zoom has been banned from government business in Taiwan in the latest setback for the hugely popular video-calling app. It follows revelations that some Zoom traffic was “mistakenly” routed through China, which does not recognise Taiwan’s independence. Taiwan’s government said public bodies should not use products with security concerns “such as Zoom”. But competitors like Read more about Zoom banned by Taiwan’s government over China security fears[…]

Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right – the extremist kinds of far right

Clearview AI, the dystopian face recognition company that claims to have amassed a database of billions of photos, signed contracts with hundreds of law enforcement agencies, and shopped its app around to the rich and powerful, has extensive links to the far right, according to a Huffington Post investigation. In fact, one of its associates Read more about Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right – the extremist kinds of far right[…]

If you don’t cover your Docker daemon API port you’ll have a hell of a time… because cryptocreeps are hunting for it

Some Docker installations are getting hammered by malware skiddies hoping to mine digital cash using other people’s CPU time. Infosec outfit Aqua – no, not the Barbie Girl band – said miscreants have spotted that a decent number of Docker deployments are lazily or inadvertently exposing the daemon API port to the public internet with Read more about If you don’t cover your Docker daemon API port you’ll have a hell of a time… because cryptocreeps are hunting for it[…]

Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases friendship data to researchers

Facebook Inc said on Monday it would start surveying some U.S. users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating “heat maps” of self-reported coronavirus infections. The social media giant will display a link at the top of users’ News Feeds directing them to the survey, which the Read more about Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms, releases friendship data to researchers[…]

Chinas Winnti group stayed under the radar for a decade by aiming for Linux servers

A group of hackers operating as an offshoot of China’s Winnti group managed to stay undetected for more than a decade by going open source. A report from BlackBerry outlines how the group, actually a collection of five smaller crews of hackers thought to be state-sponsored, assembled in the wake of Winnti and exploited Linux Read more about Chinas Winnti group stayed under the radar for a decade by aiming for Linux servers[…]

American schools are banning Zoom and switching to Microsoft Teams

After many schools adopted Zoom to conduct online lessons during the coronavirus lockdown, concerns about security and privacy have led to a ban on the video conferencing software across the US. The chancellor of New York City’s Department of Education Richard A Carranza sent an email to school principals telling them to “cease using Zoom Read more about American schools are banning Zoom and switching to Microsoft Teams[…]

Dr. Drew Pinsky Played Down COVID-19, Then Tries To DMCA Away The Evidence

Update: The full video is now back up and it’s even worse than the original clip we posted. It’s unclear if it went back up thanks to YouTube deciding it was fair use, or Pinsky removing the bogus takedown. Either way, watch it here: Copyright system supporters keep insisting to me that copyright is never Read more about Dr. Drew Pinsky Played Down COVID-19, Then Tries To DMCA Away The Evidence[…]

For the past five years, every FBI secret spy court request to snoop on Americans has sucked, says watchdog

Analysis The FBI has not followed internal rules when applying to spy on US citizens for at least five years, according to an extraordinary report [PDF] by the Department of Justice’s inspector general. The failure to follow so-called Woods Procedures, designed to make sure the FBI’s submissions for secret spying are correct, puts a question Read more about For the past five years, every FBI secret spy court request to snoop on Americans has sucked, says watchdog[…]

Amazon says it fired a guy for breaking pandemic rules. Same guy who organized a staff protest over a lack of coronavirus protection

On Monday, Amazon fired Chris Smalls, a worker at its Staten Island, New York, warehouse, who had organized a protest demanding more protection for workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Smalls, in a statement, said, “Amazon would rather fire workers than face up to its total failure to do what it should to keep us, our Read more about Amazon says it fired a guy for breaking pandemic rules. Same guy who organized a staff protest over a lack of coronavirus protection[…]

A Feature on Zoom Secretly Displayed Data From People’s LinkedIn Profiles

But what many people may not know is that, until Thursday, a data-mining feature on Zoom allowed some participants to surreptitiously have access to LinkedIn profile data about other users — without Zoom asking for their permission during the meeting or even notifying them that someone else was snooping on them. The undisclosed data mining Read more about A Feature on Zoom Secretly Displayed Data From People’s LinkedIn Profiles[…]

A hacker has wiped, defaced more than 15,000 Elasticsearch servers

For the past two weeks, a hacker has been breaking into Elasticsearch servers that have been left open on the internet without a password and attempting to wipe their content, while also leaving the name of a cyber-security firm behind, trying to divert blame. According to security researcher John Wethington, one of the people who Read more about A hacker has wiped, defaced more than 15,000 Elasticsearch servers[…]

Zoom’s Flawed Encryption Linked to China

Meetings on Zoom, the increasingly popular video conferencing service, are encrypted using an algorithm with serious, well-known weaknesses, and sometimes using keys issued by servers in China, even when meeting participants are all in North America, according to researchers at the University of Toronto. The researchers also found that Zoom protects video and audio content Read more about Zoom’s Flawed Encryption Linked to China[…]

Thousands of recorded Zoom Video Calls Left Exposed on Open Web

Thousands of personal Zoom videos have been left viewable on the open Web, highlighting the privacy risks to millions of Americans as they shift many of their personal interactions to video calls in an age of social distancing. From a report: Many of the videos appear to have been recorded through Zoom’s software and saved Read more about Thousands of recorded Zoom Video Calls Left Exposed on Open Web[…]