Security
Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords — Ars Technica
Amazon- and Google-approved apps turned both voice-controlled devices into "smart spies", writes Dan Goodin.
Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/alexa-and-google-home-abused-to-eavesdrop-and-phish-passwords/
US military will no longer use floppy disks to coordinate nuke launches — Engadget
The US strategic command has announced that it has replaced the drives with a "highly-secure solid state digital storage solution, writes Steve Dent.
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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo to buy Sophos for $3.9 billion
Thoma Bravo, has made an offer to acquire cyber security company Sophos for approximately $3.9 billion.
Iranian hackers targeted a US presidential campaign, Microsoft says — The Guardian
Group called ‘Phosphorus’ made more than 2,700 attempts to identify consumer email accounts and attacked 241 of those, according to the report.
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Shape Security raises $51M
Santa Clara, CA-based Shape Security, providers of a platform for bot and online fraud mitigation, has raised $51 million.