Month: July 2023
‘Millions’ of sensitive US military emails were reportedly sent to Mali due to a typo
For over 10 years, millions of emails associated with the US military have been getting sent to Mali, a West African country allied with Russia, due to a typo, according to a report from the Financial Times. Instead of appending the military’s .MIL domain to their recipient’s email address, people…
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Sadly, Netflix’s password clampdown is proving successful as subscribers are set to soar
If you were hoping that the Netflix password sharing crackdown would be a disaster and that the streamer would change its mind, we have bad news for you: it seems that in the US, the sharing crackdown is actually working. According to UK newspaper The Times, when Netflix announces its…
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JumpCloud reset API keys following security incident
JumpCloud has confirmed it reset customer API keys following a “security incident” earlier in July 2023, leaving customers who missed the advisory notice with disrupted services. In a blog post, company CISO Bob Phan explained: “The security threats that we face, as an industry, are unprecedented and require strong collaboration…
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Ford cuts F-150 Lightning prices, taking the cheapest model under $50,000
Ford announced price cuts for its F-150 Lightning truck that will reduce the listed price on some trims by almost $10,000. The company’s most affordable “Pro” trim is reduced from its previous MSRP of $59,974 to $49,995, and its highest “Platinum” with extended-range battery has dropped from $98,074 to $91,995.…
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Facebook business owners targeted by hackers
A new cybercrime group has been identified by Malwarebytes to be targeting business owners who use Facebook’s advertising tools. In a report from the company, Senior Threat Researcher Jérôme Segura noted, “there’s been a resurgence in sponsored posts and accounts that impersonate Meta/Facebook’s own Ads Manager” promising better ad performance.…
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Corsair acquires mechanical keyboard specialist Drop
Corsair is acquiring Drop, an online retailer best known for its lineup of mechanical keyboards and keyboard accessories like keycaps. The deal only includes “certain assets” from Drop, but the CEO of Drop, Jef Holove, put the terms of the deal more simply: “Drop has been acquired by Corsair,” the…
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