The Phone Scam Aimed at New Customers of Disney and Amazon Video Streaming
Jim Browning’s vigilante hacking showed how the classic tech support scam has been adapted to target users of Disney+ and Prime Video.
Now You Can Buy Bots That Steal SMS OTPs
Crooks are selling software that automates social engineering. Bots call targets and ask for one-time passwords that are used to take control of bank, cryptocurrency and PayPal accounts.
$888mn GDPR Fine for Amazon May Kill Behavioral Advertising in the EU
Luxembourg’s secretive authorities levied the largest ever data protection fine without telling the complainants they had won.
The Revenue Assurance Books Written by Computers
It costs USD995 to purchase an analysis of the revenue assurance market that you could have obtained by searching the web.
History Repeats Itself, as in Life and in Tech
History tells us plenty about the reasons tech businesses fail, but telcos are in great danger anyway.
Did Saudi Arabia Hack the Amazon CEO’s Phone?
The Saudis have undoubtedly invested in spytech, but not everyone agrees they were involved in a conspiracy to blackmail Jeff Bezos.
Being Serious About the Bloomberg Chinese Spy Chip Scoop
The risk of supply chain infiltration is real. But is there physical evidence to support Bloomberg’s story about Chinese spy tech?
Who’s Afraid of Jeff Bezos?
Would you fear a boss who asks what leads customers to complain?
Tension Between Brands and E-Commerce Platforms
Trademarked brands are withdrawing goods from online retailers like Amazon because they are upset with the sale of counterfeits.
The Echo Is Listening; or Why We Bug Ourselves
The voice interface of the Amazon Echo leads to recordings being transmitted and stored on Amazon’s servers. The police, and others, may want that data.