Young People Watch Almost Seven Times Less TV Than Over-65s
A report by regulator Ofcom found that young people now watch almost seven times less TV than those over 65. The report showed that 16 to 24-year-olds watch just 53 minutes of TV a day, compared to the over-65s, who watch just under six hours of TV a day on average. For young people, the […]
Touchscreens Perform Significantly Worse than Physical Buttons in new cars
A test by the Swedish automotive magazine Vi Bilägare shows that safety-wise, physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars. After a thorough test of the HMI system (Human-Machine Interface) in a total of twelve cars this summer, the driver in the worst-performing car needs four times longer to complete simple tasks in the best-performing car. […]
Airbnb Launches Tech Tool to Discourage Users from Booking Properties for Parties
Airbnb has introduced new “anti-party tools” in the U.S. and Canada to discourage users from booking properties just to party. The screening tool “helps to identify potentially high-risk reservations” and prevents them from making a booking. It performs the screening by checking guests using criteria such as the distance of the guest’s house from a […]
Saudi Arabian Woman Sentenced to 34 Years in Prison for Retweets
Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison in Saudi Arabia for retweeting activists on her Twitter account and sharing posts advocating women’s right to drive. After returning to Saudi Arabia for a holiday, the woman, who was a PhD student at Leeds University in the U.K. was arrested and detained. Initially, Shehab was […]
BlackByte Ransomware Gang Returns with New Extortion Tactics
The BlackByte ransomware is back with new extortion tactics, which are included in an updated version 2.0. The gang has launched a new Tor data leak site which include one victim. The data leak website offers new extortion strategies that allow victims to pay $5,000 to extend the release of their data by 24 hours, […]
North Korean hackers target IT Job Seekers With macOS Malware
Security researchers at cybersecurity company ESET have uncovered the malicious activities of North Korean hackers targeting IT job seekers. The gang, identified as the Lazarus group, uses a signed malicious executable program for macOS to imitate Coinbase. The name of the forged documents was “Coinbase _ online _ careers _ 2022 _ 07.” When launched, […]
Facebook Returns Ban On Political Ads In The Week Leading Up To The 2022 Election
Facebook’s parent company Meta announced plans on Wednesday to introduce a ban on political ads the week before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, after making a similar decision during the 2020 presidential election. Meta said it is bringing the ban back because “we found that the restriction period achieves the right balance of giving campaigns […]
85% Of Android Users Are Concerned About Their Privacy
According to data collected by Kaspersky’s Privacy Checker website, 85% of Android users are interested in understanding how to set up privacy settings on their device. 22% of this year’s requests (apps) are related to Google security guidelines. Android took the top spot for requests for privacy policies for services. Windows and iOS achieved the same […]
Crypto.com Receives Approval To Offer Crypto Asset Services In The U.K.
Crypto.com, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform, announced that it has registered with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. Successful registration means that the cryptocurrency platform is now cleared to offer crypto asset services and products to customers in the UK. Crypto.com will operate in accordance with anti-money laundering and “terrorist” financing rules. Kris Marszalek, the company’s CEO, […]
Attackers Develop BugDrop Malware To Bypass Android Security Features
Researchers have uncovered an Android trojan called BugDrop. The dropper app designed to defeat new features in the upcoming Android version that aims to make it more difficult for malware to request Accessibility Services privileges from victims. ThreatFabric researchers attributed the dropper to a cybercriminal group called “Hadoken Security.’ The gang is also behind the […]
