Welcome, Uber has hacked. The attacker, who claims to be 18 years old, appears to have had full access to Uber’s systems. And while the company has violation confirmation, it downplays the problem by claiming that it has “no evidence” that the attacker accessed the user’s trip logs or other sensitive data. For a breach of this magnitude, there are relatively few details as of Friday afternoon, so be prepared for another shoe to drop.
Earlier this week, former Twitter security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee for more details. his statements against the company. Blow the whistle carries a serious security risk, but Zatko’s efforts seem to have paid off. As WIRED contributor Matt Laslo reported, the hearing has sparking US lawmakers’ ambitions to better regulate Big Tech.
This week also saw the release Apple’s iOS 16including two new security features which we hope you will never need to use. we Talk to Ukraine’s head of cyber warfare, Yurii Shchyhol, who provided an upbeat update on the digital front in the country’s war with Russia. And we dive in Controversial struggle in the US Congress over the passage of a new federal privacy law that has some unexpected objections.
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If you have crossed the US border in recent years, it is likely that all your text messages, contacts, call logs and more are now stored in a database maintained by Customs. and Building Border Protection — even if you’re a U.S. citizen. Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, disclosure This week CBP copies data from 10,000 devices a year. Agents search these phones, tablets and computers without warranties. And the content pulled off the devices is stored in a central database that can be accessed by 2,700 Department of Homeland Security employees, according to information CBP commissioner Chris Magnus provided to Wyden. CBP defended the practice as “consistent with regulatory and statutory authorities,” while Wyden condemned it as a “serious violation” of citizens’ constitutional rights.
The fact that we are constantly being surveyed — and surveyed ourselves — is not a shock. But one thing to know is that you are being tracked and another is to see it in action. That eerie feeling is at the heart of Belgian artist Dries Depoorter’s new project, Followers. Using AI, geotagged Instagram photos, and publicly accessible surveillance cameras, Depoorter found CCTV footage of the exact moments people took pictures of on their Instagram. It’s a powerful reminder that someone, somewhere can spy on you anytime you’re in public (and another reason not to geotag photos you share online).
The US Department of Justice this week indicted three Iranian nationals for allegedly carrying out a series of ransomware attacks against a range of entities in at least five countries, including the US and the UK. , Russia, Israel and Iran. Victims in the US include utility companies in Mississippi and Indiana, according to the Justice Department, as well as a town and an accounting firm, both in New Jersey. Other targets include health care organizations and a domestic violence center. Those accused of ransomware attacks — Mansur Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi, and Amir Hossein Nickaein — are currently on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, and the US State Department has released a statement. 10 million dollar reward release for information that leads to their “identification or location”.
Parents and teachers were left horrified this week after a prankster hacked the popular school messaging app Seesaw and spammed users with the infamous image known as a “goat” “. (Don’t Google it.) While the company didn’t say how many of its millions of users were affected, NBC News reported that school districts in Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Texas said they had image leaked. Seesaw spokeswoman Sunniya Saleem confirmed that “specific user accounts have been compromised by an external actor” and that the company is taking the matter “extremely seriously” as it tries to “prevent it” block the further spread of these images for any Seesaw users to submit or see. “
