Ransomware gang publishes tens of GBs of internal data from LG and Xerox - ZDNet
after failed extortion attempt.
If a victim refuses to pay the fee to decrypt their files and decides to restore from backups, the Maze gang creates an entry on a “leak website” and threatens to publish the victim’s sensitive data in a second form ransom/extortion attempt.
The victim is then given a few weeks to think over its decision, and if victims don’t give in during this second extortion attempt, the Maze gang will publish files on its portal
Twitter prepares to pay up to $250 million for using security data for advertising
https://www.cyberscoop.com/twitter-ftc-fine-data-breach-passwords/
Twitter users could share their phone numbers with the company to improve their account security via its two-factor authentication feature
used for targeted advertising
Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.
Canadian smart glasses tech will stop working, weeks after company bought by Google - CTV News
TikTok – så kan du være i lomma på en fremmed makt – NRK Urix
https://www.nrk.no/urix/tiktok-_-sa-kan-du-vaere-i-lomma-pa-en-fremmed-makt-1.15105847
Musikk- og danse-appen TikTok lastes ned for uskyldig moro og tidtrøyte. Men kan den bli et redskap for å undergrave demokratiske land?
Checking Up on Promises Made During Tech Company Acquisitions - Electronic Frontier Foundation
Garmin outage caused by confirmed WastedLocker ransomware attack
multiple flyGarmin services used by aircraft pilots are down, including the flyGarmin website and mobile app, Connext Services (weather, CMC, and position reports) and Garmin Pilot Apps (Flight plan filing unless connected to FltPlan, account syncing, and database concierge).
inReach satellite tech (Service Activation and Billing) and Garmin Explore (Explore site and Explore app sign) used for location sharing, GPS navigation, logistics, and tracking through the Iridium satellite network are also down.
Garmin did a hard shutdown of all devices hosted in a data center as well to prevent them from possibly being encrypted.
This company-wide shutdown is what caused the global outage for Garmin Connect and other connected services.
Mobility device for the blind works like a handheld robotic guide dog
https://newatlas.com/robotics/theia-blind-handheld-robotic-guide-dog/
Key to this is what’s known as a control moment gyroscope, which often features as part of spacecraft attitude control systems, including that used on the International Space Station. This enables Theia to provide force feedback depending on where it’s headed and move the user’s hand as a way of leading them to a desired direction, much like a guide dog’s brace.
Theia would find its way around through a lidar and camera system that enables it to build a three-dimensional image of the environment
The Four Quadrants of Conformism
http://paulgraham.com/conformism.html
One of the most revealing ways to classify people is by the degree and aggressiveness of their conformism.