https://apnews.com/0762caec21874fc09741abbdec0f78ab

The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers’ demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/17/18681978/spotify-podcast-ad-targeting-launch

unlike before, where advertisers could mainly target Spotify’s free-tier listeners by the music they enjoy — by genre/playlist — they can now target based on the category of podcast they consume

https://idlewords.com/2019/06/the_new_wilderness.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48664251

Samsung previously raised eyebrows about the security of its smart TVs[…] when it warned customers not to discuss personal information in front of the displays as they could transmit it to third parties.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/13/alaris-infusion-pump-security-flaws/

These devices control the dispensing of intravenous fluids and medications, like painkillers or insulin.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/huawei-and-honor-phones-ads-on-lock-screen-explained/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/google-confirms-2017-supply-chain-attack-that-sneaked-backdoor-on-android-devices/

Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of manufacturers, Google researchers confirmed on Thursday.

https://ourworldindata.org/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from

https://nrkbeta.no/2019/06/11/nar-statens-sikkerhetstiltak-truer-oss/

Et ondsinnet cyberangrep har ført til at en database fra den amerikanske Tolletaten kom på avveie. Hendelsen får meg til å lure: Hva skjer når informasjon myndighetene lagrer om oss kommer i hendene på ukjente?

https://thebaffler.com/downstream/big-mood-machine-pelly

Spotify’s enormous access to mood-based data is a pillar of its value to brands and advertisers, allowing them to target ads on Spotify by moods and emotions.