It Goes Both Ways

Multi-platform "ACBackdoor" attacks Win + Lin by executing arbitrary code.

Ok: goes both ways, backdoor. I think we know where this is going.
Linux has zero detection rate, Win obviously has more. This is a new one, folks.



And it's Ransomware!

It's a bad day to be in Louisiana, especially if you're in state IT or need to access (some) state servers. Office of Technical Services (OTS) said some, but not all servers are infected. "Similar" to the ones that have attacked a swath of the US recently.

For some strange reason, the state had backups and is restoring them as we type.



Android camera app bug lets apps record video without permission.
The app's storage permission allows the camera to record video.
Nice job, Googs.
You should use a different camera app anyway. You can't turn off the bloody noise on mine.



Fresh from two straight days of talking about it with others, it looks like the Deepin linux distro is getting some sort of AI voice assistant. Even without reading the (ad-blocker hostile) article, we know it doesn't send everything you say to Google. Now, let's get that bay boy over to Ubuntu, and we're golden.



Macy's done got card details skimmed as part of another Magecart breach.
In further strange news, it was discovered a week after it happened.
It was reported to the relevant card brands and vicitms get 12 months of Experian identity protection service. I challenge you... pick out the oxymoron.

If you said Experian protection, you're right! You win a solid year of Experian protection!