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. 

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

https://www.wired.com/story/acoustic-cyberweapons-defcon/

These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer - VICE

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evj4qw/these-iphone-lightning-cables-will-hack-your-computer

will give an attacker a way to remotely tap into your computer

North Korea took $2 billion in cyberattacks to fund weapons program: U.N. report - Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-cyber-un/north-korea-took-2-billion-in-cyberattacks-to-fund-weapons-program-u-n-report-idUSKCN1UV1ZX

increasingly sophisticated attacks to steal funds from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges to generate income. They also used cyberspace to launder the stolen money

Cisco to pay $8.6 million for selling video surveillance software it knew was vulnerable to hackers - WP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/31/cisco-pay-million-fine-selling-government-hackable-surveillance-technology/

The settlement marks the first time a company has been forced to pay out under a federal whistleblower law for failing to have adequate cybersecurity protections.

Telegram rolls out fix for voicemail hack used against Brazilian politicians - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/telegram-rolls-out-fix-for-voicemail-hack-used-against-brazilian-politicians/

hackers have hijacked more than 1,000 accounts in Brazil.

Some of the most high-profile victims of recent attacks include Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro

Hackers breach FSB contractor, expose Tor deanonymization project and more - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-breach-fsb-contractor-expose-tor-deanonymization-project/

SyTech, the hacked company, was working on research projects for the FSB, Russia’s intelligence service.

The Kazakhstan government is making ISPs force users to install a government-issued certificate on all devices and in every browser to intercept HTTPS traffic - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/kazakhstan-government-is-now-intercepting-all-https-traffic/

Bluetooth exploit can track and identify iOS, Microsoft mobile device users - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/bluetooth-vulnerability-can-be-exploited-to-track-and-id-iphone-smartwatch-microsoft-tablet-users/

A flaw in the Bluetooth communication protocol may expose modern device users to tracking and could leak their ID

can be used to spy on users despite native OS protections that are in place