New Mac malware tries to hook your webcam up to the Dark Web
More proof-of-concept malware than serious threat, “OSX/Eleanor-A” nevertheless tells an intriguing tale of cybercriminality…
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Snapchat tries to soothe users who find new policies #scary!
Users freaked when it looked like Snapchat granted itself perpetual rights to access content in its new privacy policy and service terms.
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China reportedly tries to hack U.S. businesses the day after agreeing not to
Chinese hackers have gone after seven U.S. tech and pharmaceutical companies since the presidents of both countries agreed not to knowingly carry out corporate espionage, according to security firm CrowdStrike.
The company says in a blog post that it has identified a known hacking group in China as intruding into the seven U.S. companies starting the day after Presidents Xi and Obama announced the pact.
“It is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list of all the intrusions from Chinese-government affiliated actors we have detected during this time period; it is limited only to commercial entities that fit squarely within the hacking prohibitions covered under the Cyber agreement,” says CrowStrike CTO Dmitri Alperovitch.
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Microsoft finally tries to de-crap the Windows Store
The Windows Store has come under fire recently for its sheer amount of misleading apps. Scam apps that claim to offer downloads or training for other applications are abundant, and these bogus programs routinely abuse others’ trademarks.
This situation doesn’t sit well with an app store that’s supposed to be curated and vetted to avoid scams.
Similar complaints have been made practically since the Windows Store’s inception, and it appears that Microsoft has at least responded. Stricter rules on application naming and icons have been introduced and are being retroactively applied to existing apps.
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