Month: September 2023

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Angry Tech News #77: Whiz Factor

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Google defeats multifactor authentication, Pixel Watch is unrepairable, Ring sells a pet collar, Toyota learns the value of IT, and yet another vulnerability in the Internet

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Retool MFA defeated by Google convenience
https://retool.com/blog/mfa-isnt-mfa/

Pixel Watches are unrepairable
https://www.theverge.com/23874281/google-pixel-watch-cracks-no-repairs-warranty

Ring Pet Tag
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ring-launches-brand-pet-tag-141824261.html

Toyota manufacturing goes down. Dude named Ben about to get fired.
https://www.techspot.com/news/100067-toyota-insufficient-disk-space-blunder-brings-car-manufacturing.html

Critical WebP vulnerability
https://stackdiary.com/critical-vulnerability-in-webp-codec-cve-2023-4863/

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Angry Tech News #76: Snappy Spyware

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Spyware hacked for good, Apple OS hacked for bad, Windows hacked, but it makes things better, OpenAI confirms AI detectors are crap, and Automobiles are now officially the worst product category for privacy

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WebDetetive spyware hacked
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/26/brazil-webdetetive-spyware-deleted/

Windows bug improves performance
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-file-explorer-bug-ironically-boosts-browsing-performance

Blastpass vuln in Apple OS’s
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/apple-patches-clickless-0-day-image-processing-vulnerability-in-ios-macos/
https://citizenlab.ca/2023/09/blastpass-nso-group-iphone-zero-click-zero-day-exploit-captured-in-the-wild/

OpenAI: “Do AI Detectors Work?”
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8313351-how-can-educators-respond-to-students-presenting-ai-generated-content-as-their-own

Mozilla reviews automakers for privacy practices
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

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Angry Tech News #75: Plonked Stratum

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Breaches, breaches, breaches! Google solves meetings. And a Microsoft service becomes a liability in time

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UMich attack
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/08/30/um/70716806007/

Forever 21 breach
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/forever-21-data-breach-half-million/

Callaway breach
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/golf-gear-giant-callaway-data-breach-exposes-info-of-11-million/

Google Duet AI vs meetings
https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/31/googles-ai-will-go-to-your-boring-meetings-for-you-19423340/

Windows Secure Time feature
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/08/windows-feature-that-resets-system-clocks-based-on-random-data-is-wreaking-havoc/