Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking - WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/ios-attack-watering-hole-project-zero/
the biggest known iPhone hacking incident of all time.
The hackers still made some strangely amateurish mistakes
Hackers Could Steal a Tesla Model S by Cloning Its Key Fob—Again - WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-steal-tesla-model-s-key-fob-encryption/
The same researchers who figured out how to clone a Tesla Model S key fob have done it again, cracking the replacement that was meant to fix the problem.
I Visited 47 Sites. Hundreds of Trackers Followed Me. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/23/opinion/data-internet-privacy-tracking.html
This is happening every day, all the time, and the only reason we’re O.K. with it is that it’s happening behind the scenes […] If we all had pictures like this, we might revolt.
Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/08/23/deconstructing-googles-excuses-on-tracking-protection/
If an ad uses deeply personal information to appeal to emotional vulnerabilities or exploits psychological tendencies to generate a purchase, then that is a form of privacy violation—regardless of the technical details.
Flaws in cellphone tracking data used in Denmark, which may have linked innocent people to crime scenes, prompt a review of 10K+ court cases dating back to 2012 - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/world/europe/denmark-cellphone-data-courts.html
some cellphone tracking data linked phones to the wrong cellphone towers
Facebook og Twitter straffer Kina etter påvirkningsoperasjon i Hongkong – NRKBeta
Facebook- og Twitterkontoer med opprinnelse i Kina [har] spredt og videreformidlet innhold som framstiller demonstrasjonene i Hongkong som ekstreme og voldelige.
Say Cheese: Ransomware-ing a DSLR Camera - Check Point Research
https://research.checkpoint.com/say-cheese-ransomware-ing-a-dslr-camera/
an attacker in close proximity (WiFi), or an attacker who already hijacked our PC (USB), can also propagate to and infect our beloved cameras with malware
Hackers Can Turn Everyday Speakers Into Acoustic Cyberweapons - WIRED
How YouTube Radicalized Brazil - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html
YouTube’s search and recommendation system appears to have systematically diverted users to far-right and conspiracy channels in Brazil.