me Three Paper Thursday: Exploring the Impact of Online Crime Victimization By www.lightbluetouchpaper.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:26:03 +0000 Just as in other types of victimization, victims of cybercrime can experience serious consequences, emotional or not. First of all, a repeat victim of a cyber-attack might face serious financial or emotional hardship. These victims are also more likely to require medical attention as a consequence of online fraud victimization. This means repeat victims have a … Continue reading Three Paper Thursday: Exploring the Impact of Online Crime Victimization → Full Article Academic papers Cybercrime Security psychology Three Paper Thursday
me Fake crypto-wallet extensions appear in Chrome Web Store once again, siphoning off victims' passwords By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 20:55:29 GMT 'Seriously sometimes seems Google's moderators are only optimized to respond to social media outrage' Three weeks after Google removed 49 Chrome extensions from its browser's software store for stealing crypto-wallet credentials, 11 more password-swiping add-ons have been spotted – and some are still available to download.… Full Article
me Twitter sticks a beak in, Clippy-style: Are you sure you want to set your account alight with that flame? By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:22:06 GMT No, you still can't edit tweets Although editing published tweets still remains strictly verboten on Twitter, the microblogging anger echo chamber intends to prompt English-speaking iPhone-wielding users to double-check content before posting a reply that they might regret.… Full Article
me California’s privacy warriors are back – and this time they want to take their fight all the way to the ballot box By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 22:53:06 GMT Politicos watered down earlier efforts, so data defenders will fight to the end The small group of policy wonks that forced California’s legislature to rush through privacy legislation two years ago are back – and this time they want a ballot.… Full Article
me So you've set up MFA and solved the Elvish riddle, but some still think passwords alone are secure enough By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:31:05 GMT OK, a third agreed with Thales when it asked the question About a third of firms and organisations in Europe and the Middle East still believe the humble password is a good enough security measure, according to a survey carried out by French firm Thales.… Full Article
me American tech goliaths decide innovation is the answer to Chinese 5G dominance, not bans, national security theater By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 01:51:06 GMT Microsoft, Cisco, Google etc gang up to form Open RAN Policy Coalition Some of America’s super-corps have remembered how the US became the dominant global technology force it is, and have vowed to use innovation over threats to counter Chinese dominance in 5G markets.… Full Article
me Quick Q: Er, why is the Moon emitting carbon? And does this mean it wasn't formed from Theia hitting Earth? By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 04:58:05 GMT Decades-old theory may require a rethink thanks to Japanese probe The Moon is believed to have formed from the leftovers of a proto-Earth smashing into a Mars-sized Theia nearly 4.5 billion years ago.… Full Article
me What do you call megabucks Microsoft? No really, it's not a joke. <i>El Reg</i> needs you By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:00:12 GMT It is time. We need a new Regism and cannot go to the pub to think of one. Can you help? It is no secret that we like to use the odd bit of shorthand at The Register when biting the hand that feeds IT. Now we need a fresh one for Microsoft.… Full Article
me Forever mothballed: In memoriam Apple Butterfly Keyboard (2015-2020) By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:45:11 GMT At last, we can write headlines with all the letters intact For a company defined by design and attention to detail, the Butterfly keyboard was a tremendous humiliation for Apple. Conceived in 2015, it replaced the previous scissor-switch mechanism for one with a smaller profile, allowing Cupertino to continue shrinking already-svelte laptops.… Full Article
me Senior MP tells UK Defence Committee on 5G security: Russia could become China's cyber-attack dog By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:30:07 GMT One has the vulns, the other has the brass neck to pull off heists. Right? Russia might begin carrying out cyber attacks against Britain's 5G networks "at the behest of China", the chairman of a Parliamentary Select Committee has ventured.… Full Article
me 'A' is for ad money oddly gone missing: Probe finds middlemen siphon off half of online advertising spend By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:04:14 GMT 'B' is for basic controls that up and disappeared A study of the UK online advertising market, conducted by global accounting firm PwC, has found that publishers get just half of what advertisers spend, with the other half siphoned off by ad-supply chain intermediaries.… Full Article
me O2 be a fly on the wall during BT and Vodafone's video calls: Telefónica's UK biz, Virgin Media officially merge By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:30:04 GMT Multinationals' UK arms pair up to take on Voda and former state-owned telco Telcos Telefónica and Liberty Global today confirmed plans to join their O2 UK and Virgin Media subsidiaries into one combined entity in a deal analysts branded a "blockbuster merger".… Full Article
me BT suspends shareholder payments as folk forgo pricey sports TV deals for matches that won't happen anyway By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:00:06 GMT We all need to tighten our belts For the first time in over three decades, BT has suspended its dividend scheme as the former state-owned teleco grapples with the fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic, and the financial uncertainty that'll inevitably ensue.… Full Article
me As coronavirus catches tech CEOs with their pants down, IBM's Ginni Rometty warns of IT's new role post-pandemic By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:35:05 GMT Middle management is about to learn just how necessary they are Last night, one of the most senior figures in the IT industry from one of the biggest companies gave the strongest indication that when COVID-19 lockdowns gradually begin to lift, people will not return to the jobs they once had. That means both tech jobs, and how technology supports other business roles.… Full Article
me FYI: Your browser can pick up ultrasonic signals you can't hear, and that sounds like a privacy nightmare to some By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:24:21 GMT High-frequency audio could be used to stealthily track netizens Technical folks looking to improve web privacy haven't been able to decide whether sound beyond the range of human hearing poses enough of a privacy risk to merit restriction.… Full Article
me Bored at home? Cisco has just the thing: A shed-load of security fixes to install, from a Kerberos bypass to crashes By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 23:13:21 GMT Switchzilla issues a whopping 30+ patches in time for the long UK weekend Cisco has emitted a fresh round of software updates to address nearly three dozen security holes in its products.… Full Article
me If it feels like the software world is held together by string and a prayer, we don't blame you: Facebook SDK snafu breaks top iOS apps By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:13:07 GMT Update used wrong data type, causing Tinder to Spotify to fall over A change in the Facebook SDK backend managed to crash many popular iOS apps that integrated the code library, used for implementing various Facebook services.… Full Article
me India’s Jio Platforms scores third US cash injection in three weeks - this time $1.5bn from Vista Equity Partners By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:59:13 GMT It's like three buses showing up at once carrying $8bn India’s largest mobile carrier, Jio, has just scored a third new investor in three weeks!… Full Article
me Source code for seminal adventure game Zork circa-1977 exhumed from MIT tapes, plonked on GitHub By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:58:08 GMT Revisit what it’s like to run a PDP-10 and be eaten by a grue Source code for seminal adventure game Zork, dating back to 1977 and recovered from MIT tapes, was published this week on GitHub.… Full Article
me Behold: The ghastly, preening, lesser-spotted Incredible Bullsh*tting Customer By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:58:45 GMT If you listen closely, you can hear how the creatures' full-throated call increases in volume when you are on holiday On Call Friday is here! How is your weekend looking? Same as the last one, and the one before that? Never mind – before breaking into the lockdown lagers, join us for another entry in The Register's tales of those brave souls who are On Call.… Full Article
me If you miss the happier times of the 2000s, just look up today's SCADA gear which still has Stuxnet-style holes By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:56:08 GMT Schneider Electric patches vulns after Trustwave raises alarm Two Schneider Electric SCADA products had vulnerabilities similar to the ones exploited in the Iran-bothering Stuxnet worm, an infosec outfit has claimed.… Full Article
me Apple owes us big time for bungled display-killing cable design in MacBook Pro kit, lawsuit claims By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:04:05 GMT iGiant not only screwed up the wiring, it knew it was shipping dodgy gear, it is claimed Apple is potentially facing a class-action lawsuit over the failure of displays on its MacBook Pro line.… Full Article
me DEF CON is canceled... No, for real. The in-person event is canceled. We're not joking. It's canceled. We mean it By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:18:35 GMT Virus knocks hackers online: Show will try going virtual amid pandemic Annual Las Vegas hacker gathering DEF CON has officially called off its physical conference for this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.… Full Article
me Need some weekend reading? How about the source code for UK, Australia's coronavirus contact-tracing apps By go.theregister.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:29:41 GMT Problems aside, no one is sure how useful phone-based tracking will be The NHSX, a technology group within the UK government's National Health Service, has released the source code for its Android and iOS COVID-19 coronavirus contact-tracing apps in an effort to allay privacy concerns and improve the code.… Full Article
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