NASA discovered a data breach in October involving employee info, including Social Security numbers; scope of breach and number of impacted employees unclear

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

Twitter bug leaks phone number country codes – TechCrunch

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.

Become A Facebook-Free Business – Signal v. Noise

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

NPR’s move into podcasting analytics raises privacy concerns - Columbia Journalism Review

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

Bergen kommune får millionbot fra Datatilsynet - Bergens Tidende

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.

Regjeringen vurderer tiltak som kan ramme Huawei - E24

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.

We Broke Into A Bunch Of Android Phones With A 3D-Printed Head

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.

Bitcoin scammers send bomb threats worldwide, causing evacuations - The Verge

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.

Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Navy Contractors - WSJ

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.

BT removing Huawei equipment from parts of 4G network – The Guardian

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