security
This App Lets Us See Everywhere People Drive
BlackVue has an app that shows the location of drivers that opt-in. The creators say it shouldn’t be possible to track its users in bulk; we found otherwise.
House Democrats Used Cellebrite to Publish Lev Parnas iPhone Messages
The released documents include an Apple iPhone “Extraction Report” generated by a Cellebrite product.
Ring Fired Employees for Watching Customer Videos
"We are aware of incidents discussed below where employees violated our policies," a letter from Ring obtained by Motherboard reads.
Hackers Discuss the 'Mr. Robot' Series Finale
A roundtable of hackers break down both parts of the last-ever episode of Mr. Robot.
Fake 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Streams Are Stealing Credit Cards
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new spin on an old scam—promising to let you watch the new ‘Star Wars’ in exchange for your credit card.
Lime Scooter Accounts Are Being Sold on the Dark Web
Using one of these accounts, it seems a customer wouldn’t need to pay Lime for using its scooters.
How Hackers Are Breaking Into Ring Cameras
After a hacker broke into a Ring camera in Tennessee and spoke to a child, Motherboard found hackers have made dedicated software for gaining access.
Senator Wyden Asks Avast Antivirus Why it Sells Users' Browsing Data
Wyden’s questions come after Mozilla removed Avast's and AVG’s extensions for harvesting user data.
Exposed Data Shows Where Police Departments Fly Their Drones
Dronesense, which sells a platform for controlling drones to police, left customer data including flight plans exposed.
How Big Telecoms Are Making Our Text Messages More Vulnerable
Researchers found telcos are implementing the successor to SMS in ways that make text messages more vulnerable.
A Saudi Telecom Exposed a Streaming List of GPS Locations
The company, STCS, uploaded a constantly updating list of GPS coordinates in Saudi Arabia, China, and west Africa.
Evernote Gave Dark Web Dealer’s Notes to the DEA
As part of a dark web investigation, Evernote handed over a suspect's notes stored on the company's servers.