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https://nrkbeta.no/2018/12/31/2018-kommentar-facebook-endret-seg-aldri-som-selskap-konsekvensene-ble-bare-storre/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46698646

a computer at a South Korean resettlement centre was hacked

Analysts say there are some concerns that the leak could endanger the families of the defectors that still remain in North Korea.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/17/twitter-country-code-leak/

The concern here is that malicious actors could have used the security flaw to figure out in which countries accounts were based, which could have ramifications for whistleblowers or political dissidents.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/nasa-discloses-data-breach/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754

About 110,000 passengers on 760 flights were due to fly on Thursday. Disruption could last “several days”.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed the Army has been called in to support Sussex Police.

https://loupventures.com/annual-smart-speaker-iq-test/

Google Assistant was able to answer 88% of them correctly vs. Siri at 75%, Alexa at 73%, and Cortana at 63%

Over a 12-month period, Google Home improved by 7 percentage points, Echo by 9 points, Siri (9-month) by 22 points, and Cortana by 7 points

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-data-security/amazon-error-allowed-alexa-user-to-eavesdrop-on-another-home-idUSKCN1OJ15J

https://m.signalvnoise.com/become-a-facebook-free-business-5bfefc20c09d

https://www.cjr.org/innovations/nprs-move-into-podcasting-analytics-raises-privacy-concerns.php

https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/zLB9JK/Kommunen-far-millionbot-fra-Datatilsynet

Saken begynte i vår da en 7.-klassing fant et sikkerhetshull med passord og andre personopplysninger til 35.000 elever og foresatte i bergensskolen.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/12/13/we-broke-into-a-bunch-of-android-phones-with-a-3d-printed-head/

For all four Android phones, the spoof face was able to open the phone, though with differing degrees of ease. The iPhone X was the only one to never be fooled.

https://e24.no/boers-og-finans/teknologi/regjeringen-vurderer-tiltak-som-kan-ramme-huawei/24518264

Det kinesiske selskapet har levert nettverksutstyr til både Telia og Telenor, mens Ice bruker Nokia i sin utbygging av 4G-nettet.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-navy-is-struggling-to-fend-off-chinese-hackers-officials-say-11544783401

An intelligence official said that subcontractors across the entire military were lagging behind in cybersecurity and frequently suffered breaches that affected other branches.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/13/18139724/bitcoin-bomb-threat-scam-email-us-police-department-investigation-evacuations

Spammers are sending a wave of threats to businesses, schools, and other locations in English-speaking countries across the world, demanding bitcoin in exchange for not detonating a supposed bomb.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/14/facebook-photo-bug/

The bug allowed apps users had approved to pull their timeline photos to also receive their Facebook Stories, Marketplace photos, and most worryingly, photos they’d uploaded to Facebook but never shared.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/05/bt-removing-huawei-equipment-from-parts-of-4g-network

Head of MI6 had questioned Chinese firm’s involvement in UK telecoms infrastructure

https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612559/the-record-for-high-temperature-superconductivity-has-been-smashed-again/

Eremets and his colleagues say they have observed lanthanum hydride (LaH10) superconducting at the sweltering temperature of 250 K, or –23 °C.

https://gizmodo.com/u-s-customs-fails-to-delete-personal-data-after-electr-1831006534

regularly leaving the personal data of travelers on USB drives.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/11/microsoft-login-bug-hijack-office-accounts/

A string of bugs when chained together created the perfect attack to gain access to someone’s Microsoft account — simply by tricking a user into clicking a link.