Lime Scooter Software Glitch Causes Random Braking, Dozens Of Rider Injuries

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bizcarson/2019/02/22/lime-scooter-software-glitch-causes-random-braking-dozens-of-rider-injuries/

caused the scooters’ front wheels to lock up randomly mid-ride. The sudden braking caused at least 30 injuries in 155 known incidents

usually occurred when riders were going downhill at high speeds

How Hackers and Scammers Break into iCloud-Locked iPhones - Motherboard

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xyq8v/how-to-unlock-icloud-stolen-iphone

In a novel melding of physical and cybercrime, hackers, thieves, and even independent repair companies are finding ways to “unlock iCloud” from iPhones.

Visma utsatt for datainnbrudd av Kinesisk etterretning - Bergens Tidende

https://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/J1mGO7/Norske-Visma-utsatt-for-datainnbrudd-fra-Kina

[en del av] et stort dataangrep fra Kinas sikkerhetsdepartement i desember, med mål om å stjele forretningshemmeligheter.

fikk tilgang til krypterte brukernavn og passord til de interne systemene, men ikke kundesystemet.

Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA - WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/malware-dna-hack/

encode malicious software into physical strands of DNA, so that when a gene sequencer analyzes it the resulting data becomes a program that corrupts gene-sequencing software and takes control of the underlying computer.

Inside the UAE’s secret hacking team of U.S. mercenaries - Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-spying-raven-specialreport/special-report-inside-the-uaes-secret-hacking-team-of-u-s-mercenaries-idUSKCN1PO19O

how former U.S. government hackers have employed state-of-the-art cyber-espionage tools on behalf of a foreign intelligence service that spies on human rights activists, journalists and political rivals.

Automated phishing attack tool bypasses 2FA protection

https://www.grahamcluley.com/automated-phishing-attack-tool-bypasses-2fa-protection/

but don’t let Modlishka make you give up on 2FA just yet…

Over 140 International Airlines Affected by Major Security Breach

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-140-international-airlines-affected-by-major-security-breach/

Potential attackers could view and change private information in flight bookings made by millions of customers of major international airlines because of a security issue in the Amadeus online booking system […]

Fortnite security issue would have granted hackers access to accounts - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fortnite-security-issue-would-have-granted-hackers-access-to-accounts/

Check Point recommends that Fortnite players enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for their accounts.

Popular WordPress plugin hacked by angry former employee - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/popular-wordpress-plugin-hacked-by-angry-former-employee/

Hacker defaced the company’s website and sent a mass email to all its customers, alleging unpatched security holes.

West African banks hit by multiple hacking waves last year - ZDNet

https://www.zdnet.com/article/west-african-banks-hit-by-multiple-hacking-waves-last-year/

Banks and financial institutions in West Africa have been hit by four different hacking campaigns last year, according to a report published today by US cyber-security giant Symantec.