Back in 2019, I remember being surprised at a survey by toy maker Lego that asked young adults what they wanted to be when they grew up. The top answer was YouTube creator! Of the 3,000 children surveyed between the ages of 8 and 12 from the U.S., U.K., and China, a surprising 33% said they … Read more
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the seventh named storm in the Australian cyclone season, is expected to drive economic and insured losses in the hundreds of millions of Australian dollars at least, according to insurance and reinsurance broker Aon.Cyclone Alfred made landfall near Brisbane on March 7th, but after a slow approach to land it had caused … Read more
Millions of the cryptographic digital certificates that secure internet communications and software updates have serious flaws that can be exploited, a presentation at the Keyfactor Tech Days conference in Miami last week demonstrated.”You stand up a web server, your customers come to you, a little lock pops up,” Keyfactor Chief Security Officer Chris Hickman told … Read more
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird last week announced lawsuits against Bitcoin Depot and CoinFlip, Iowa’s two largest cryptocurrency ATM operators, over their failures that allowed Iowans to transfer millions of dollars to scammers through their kiosks. In October 2023, the Iowa Attorney General’s office launched a first-of-its-kind investigation into cryptocurrency ATM companies. The office subpoenaed … Read more
A serious security vulnerability has been found in popular stalkerware apps, exposing the sensitive personal information and communications of millions of people. Stalkerware is a type of spyware, frequently used to spy on every message sent or received by a romantic partner, learn who they are speaking to on their phone, learn their location, or … Read more