Month: August 2024
Netflix has made the rom-com flop Failure to Launch a hit even with its 23% Rotten Tomatoes score – here’s why
One of the worst-rated noughties romantic comedies – Failure to Launch – has shot to Netflix’s most watched list, despite its terrible 23% Rotten Tomatoes score. But why has it become a global hit on Netflix 18-years later? Well, the answer is 1) Matthew McConaughey and 2) there’s clearly still…
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The VPN ban in Turkey is “nothing new,” but there’s still some workarounds
As we recently reported, Türkiye seems to be throttling access to some of the best VPN apps. The move allegedly came as these services become important for both citizens and visitors trying to use Instagram, which has been blocked since last Friday, August 2, 2024. While it is true that Turkish…
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The Disney Plus password crackdown is coming in September, and I’m fed up of streaming services taking me for a ride
Well, it’s finally happening. After months of predicting when the Disney Plus password crackdown would begin, we finally know when it will: September 2024. Announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger during the entertainment giant’s Q3 2024 earnings call (thanks to The Motley Fool for the transcribed quote below), you’ll no…
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Check that email carefully — experts warn anti-phishing tools in Microsoft 365 can be easily bypassed
Microsoft Outlook users have been warned to take extra care when opening emails from unfamiliar sources following a report claiming its anti-phishing tools can be easily exploited. A report from Certitude researchers William Moody and Wolfgang Ettlinger has shown how anti-phishing measures in Microsoft 365 can be easily exploited and…
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The ad companies making money off of obituary spam
Thousands of families have witnessed fake obituaries of loved ones crowd Google search results. As The Verge reported in February, the obituaries — which often appear to be AI-generated — target everyday people, not just celebrities, and are written to extract clicks and subsequent ad revenue from readers. One of…
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Samsung is offering up to $1 million to anyone who can find security flaws in its software
Samsung has launched a new bug-hunting bounty program to encourage reports on security vulnerabilities across its range of mobile devices. Rewards for local arbitrary execution are in the region of $300,000 while remote code execution (RCE) will see a reward of $1,000,000. The ‘Important Scenario Vulnerability Program (ISVP)’ will have…
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