/>Updated: Any modern device sporting Bluetooth connectivity may be impacted with the exception of Android.A flaw in the Bluetooth communication protocol may expose modern device users to tracking and could leak their ID, researchers claim.  The vulnerability can be used to spy on users despite native OS protections that are in place and impacts Bluetooth devices on Windows 10, iOS, and macOS machines. This includes iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch models, MacBooks, and Microsoft tablets & laptops.  On Wednesday, researchers from Boston University David Starobinski and Johannes...…/>Updated: Any modern device sporting Bluetooth connectivity may be impacted with the exception of Android.A flaw in the Bluetooth communication protocol may expose modern device users to tracking and could leak their ID, researchers claim.  The vulnerability can be used to spy on users despite native OS protections that are in place and impacts Bluetooth devices on Windows 10, iOS, and macOS machines. This includes iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch models, MacBooks, and Microsoft tablets & laptops.  On Wednesday, researchers from Boston University David Starobinski and Johannes...WW…

/>First they hijacked my T-Mobile service, then they stole my Google and Twitter accounts and charged my bank with a $25,000 Bitcoin purchase. I'm stuck in my own personal Black Mirror episode. Why will no one help me?At 11:30 pm on Monday, 10 June, my oldest daughter shook my shoulder to wake me up from a deep sleep. She said that it appeared my Twitter account had been hacked. It turns out that things were much worse than that. After rolling out of bed, I picked up my Apple iPhone XS and saw a text message that read, "T-Mobile alert: The SIM card for xxx-xxx-xxxx has been changed. If...…/>First they hijacked my T-Mobile service, then they stole my Google and Twitter accounts and charged my bank with a $25,000 Bitcoin purchase. I'm stuck in my own personal Black Mirror episode. Why will no one help me?At 11:30 pm on Monday, 10 June, my oldest daughter shook my shoulder to wake me up from a deep sleep. She said that it appeared my Twitter account had been hacked. It turns out that things were much worse than that. After rolling out of bed, I picked up my Apple iPhone XS and saw a text message that read, "T-Mobile alert: The SIM card for xxx-xxx-xxxx has been changed. If...WW…

/>The digital scrapbook is intended to keep us connected and communicating.As keeps many of us from gathering due to social distancing and lockdowns, Facebook has quietly introduced a new application for couples forced apart.  In order to try and limit the spread of coronavirus and reduce the pressure on medical systems as much as possible, many cities have implemented social distancing measures and, in some cases, strict lockdowns. This impacts members of the general public and healthcare professionals who may need to stay away from families and friends in order to shield them from...…/>The digital scrapbook is intended to keep us connected and communicating.As keeps many of us from gathering due to social distancing and lockdowns, Facebook has quietly introduced a new application for couples forced apart.  In order to try and limit the spread of coronavirus and reduce the pressure on medical systems as much as possible, many cities have implemented social distancing measures and, in some cases, strict lockdowns. This impacts members of the general public and healthcare professionals who may need to stay away from families and friends in order to shield them from...WW…

/>HP launched three new enterprise Chromebooks and two thin-client products as it aims to ride the remote work wave into the new normal.HP launched a series of enterprise Chromebooks that up the design ante as well as a new thin client and USB stick called ThinPro Go that packs a virtual workspace into any PC. The upshot: HP is positioning for the new normal of work that will include a heavy dose of remote workers.With the move to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, CFOs are indicating that many will stay out of the office. OpenText has already said that. . HP sees an opening for...…/>HP launched three new enterprise Chromebooks and two thin-client products as it aims to ride the remote work wave into the new normal.HP launched a series of enterprise Chromebooks that up the design ante as well as a new thin client and USB stick called ThinPro Go that packs a virtual workspace into any PC. The upshot: HP is positioning for the new normal of work that will include a heavy dose of remote workers.With the move to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, CFOs are indicating that many will stay out of the office. OpenText has already said that. . HP sees an opening for...WW…

Byfor| April 17, 2020 -- 04:20 GMT (21:20 PDT)| Topic:Academics from an Israeli university have proven the feasibility of using fans installed inside a computer to create controlled vibrations that can be used to steal data from air-gapped systems.The technique, codenamed AiR-ViBeR, is the latest in a long list of wacky data exfiltration techniques devised by Mordechai Guri, the head of R&D at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.For the past half-decade, Guri has been researching methods of sending data from air-gapped computers to the outside world without being...…Byfor| April 17, 2020 -- 04:20 GMT (21:20 PDT)| Topic:Academics from an Israeli university have proven the feasibility of using fans installed inside a computer to create controlled vibrations that can be used to steal data from air-gapped systems.The technique, codenamed AiR-ViBeR, is the latest in a long list of wacky data exfiltration techniques devised by Mordechai Guri, the head of R&D at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.For the past half-decade, Guri has been researching methods of sending data from air-gapped computers to the outside world without being...WW…

/>Samsung patched this month a critical bug discovered by Google security researchers.South Korean smartphone vendor Samsung released this week a security update to fix a critical vulnerability impacting all smartphones sold since 2014.The security flaw resides in how the Android OS flavor running on Samsung devices handles the custom Qmage image format (.qmg), which Samsung smartphones started supporting on all devices released since late 2014.Mateusz Jurczyk, a security researcher with Google's Project Zero bug-hunting team, discovered a way to exploit how Skia (the Android graphics...…/>Samsung patched this month a critical bug discovered by Google security researchers.South Korean smartphone vendor Samsung released this week a security update to fix a critical vulnerability impacting all smartphones sold since 2014.The security flaw resides in how the Android OS flavor running on Samsung devices handles the custom Qmage image format (.qmg), which Samsung smartphones started supporting on all devices released since late 2014.Mateusz Jurczyk, a security researcher with Google's Project Zero bug-hunting team, discovered a way to exploit how Skia (the Android graphics...WW…

/>So, you expect life and work to be back to normal soon? Google and many other companies don't.According to a Bloomberg report, Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, told through October and possibly to the end of the year. Actually, a Google spokeswoman said most Google workers are expected to work from home until 2021.  So, life's going back to normal? Not at this tech giant.  It's not just Google. through the end of the year. , the online real-estate company, has also announced that its . And, , a major Caribbean's insurance provider, announced their until 2021. Texas, Georgia, and...…/>So, you expect life and work to be back to normal soon? Google and many other companies don't.According to a Bloomberg report, Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, told through October and possibly to the end of the year. Actually, a Google spokeswoman said most Google workers are expected to work from home until 2021.  So, life's going back to normal? Not at this tech giant.  It's not just Google. through the end of the year. , the online real-estate company, has also announced that its . And, , a major Caribbean's insurance provider, announced their until 2021. Texas, Georgia, and...WW…

/>Cognizant says April ransomware incident will negatively impact Q2 revenue.IT services provider Cognizant said in an earnings call this week that a ransomware incident that took place last month in April 2020 will negatively impact its Q2 revenue."While we anticipate that the revenue impact related to this issue will be largely resolved by the middle of the quarter, we do anticipate the revenue and corresponding margin impact to be in the range of $50 million to $70 million for the quarter," said Karen McLoughlin, Cognizant Chief Financial Officer in an earnings call...…/>Cognizant says April ransomware incident will negatively impact Q2 revenue.IT services provider Cognizant said in an earnings call this week that a ransomware incident that took place last month in April 2020 will negatively impact its Q2 revenue."While we anticipate that the revenue impact related to this issue will be largely resolved by the middle of the quarter, we do anticipate the revenue and corresponding margin impact to be in the range of $50 million to $70 million for the quarter," said Karen McLoughlin, Cognizant Chief Financial Officer in an earnings call...WW…

/>GitHub getting on board legitimizes movement aimed at removing racially-charged language from software.GitHub is working on replacing the term "master" on its service with a neutral term like "main" to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, its CEO said on Friday. The code-hosting portal is just the latest in a long line of tech companies and open source projects that have expressed support for removing terms that may be offensive to developers in the black community. This includes dropping terms like "master" and "slave" for alternatives like "main/default/primary" and...…/>GitHub getting on board legitimizes movement aimed at removing racially-charged language from software.GitHub is working on replacing the term "master" on its service with a neutral term like "main" to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, its CEO said on Friday. The code-hosting portal is just the latest in a long line of tech companies and open source projects that have expressed support for removing terms that may be offensive to developers in the black community. This includes dropping terms like "master" and "slave" for alternatives like "main/default/primary" and...WW…

/>Over 90% of Indian techies in the US are upper-caste Indians and many of them are allegedly making life a living hell for Dalits, those who are classified as the lowest of the low in India, whose horrifying historical persecution has continued in the cradle of tech.It may seem bizarre that the , a centuries-old system that organises and stratifies human society, continues to play a heavy role in deciding which Indians prosper and which don't within a space many consider to be an uber-meritocracy -- the US tech landscape.A against two Indians, filed by California's Department of Fair...…/>Over 90% of Indian techies in the US are upper-caste Indians and many of them are allegedly making life a living hell for Dalits, those who are classified as the lowest of the low in India, whose horrifying historical persecution has continued in the cradle of tech.It may seem bizarre that the , a centuries-old system that organises and stratifies human society, continues to play a heavy role in deciding which Indians prosper and which don't within a space many consider to be an uber-meritocracy -- the US tech landscape.A against two Indians, filed by California's Department of Fair...WW…