Hackers breach StatCounter, injecting its analytics script with malicious code that currently targets users of crypto exchange Gate.io to hijack BTC withdrawals – ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-breach-statcounter-to-hijack-bitcoin-transactions-on-gate-io-exchange/

Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought - MIT Technology Review

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612375/using-wi-fi-to-see-behind-closed-doors-is-easier-than-anyone-thought/

With nothing but a smartphone and some clever computation, researchers can exploit ambient signals to track individuals in their own homes.

China is exporting the Great Firewall as internet freedom declines around the world

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/11/01/asia/internet-freedom-china-censorship-intl/index.html

the internet is an excellent tool for social control, enabling surveillance and guiding of public opinion that would have been impossible in the past.

Private messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for sale - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46065796

Facebook said its security had not been compromised.

And the data had probably been obtained through malicious browser extensions.

Social platforms and Silicon Valley Funders operate with sloppy disregard of the consequences of hate speech, unwilling to lose users and hurt their bottom line

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/opinion/cesar-sayoc-robert-bowers-social-media.html

Eurostar resets customer passwords after hack attack - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46048597

Eurostar has reset its customers’ login passwords after detecting attempts to break into an unspecified number of accounts.

Samsung agrees to payouts after worker deaths - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46060376

Another Tesla with Autopilot crashed into a stationary object

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/10/man-sues-tesla-says-autopilot-steered-him-into-a-stalled-car-at-80-mph/

These systems are not sophisticated enough to distinguish a stationary object on the road from one that’s next to or above the road. To make the problem easier to handle, the cars may just ignore stationary objects

iPhones are Allergic to Helium – iFixit

https://ifixit.org/blog/11986/iphones-are-allergic-to-helium/

Like an incredibly tiny grain of sand, the helium molecules are small enough to get inside the device, physically stop the clock, and turn your phone temporarily into a paperweight.

A look at AI-related research for predicting earthquakes by using seismic data, which scientists say is similar to the audio data used to train voice assistants - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/technology/earthquake-predictions-artificial-intelligence.html