Monday review – the hot 21 stories of the week

Get yourself up to date with everything we’ve written in the last seven days – it’s weekly roundup time.

Monday 25 March 2019

• Medtronic cardiac implants can be hacked, FDA issues alert
• Thousands of API and cryptographic keys leaking on GitHub every day
• Update now! WordPress hackers target Easy WP SMTP plugin
• New ratings point to keyless cars that can stand up to relay attacks

Tuesday 26 March 2019

• Apple patches 51 security flaws
• FEMA exposes sensitive data of 2.3 million disaster survivors
• Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
• Family tracking app spilled pics, names and real-time location data

Wednesday 27 March 2019

• Ep. 025 – Business Email Compromise and IoT surprises [PODCAST]
• Facebook’s Whitehat Settings lets bug-hunters dial back app security
• Preinstalled Android apps are harvesting and sharing your data
• DragonEx exchange hacked, smoking ashes being raked over

Thursday 28 March 2019

• “Twitter 2007 multicolor” hoax – debunk it, don’t spread it!
• Is your e-commerce site being used to test stolen card data?
• Spyware app exposes private photos, hosting provider steps in
• Broadband providers told to explain how they handle consumer data
• Firefox brings Lockbox password manager to Android’s autofill

Friday 29 March 2019

• As drones fill the skies, cybercriminals won’t be far behind
• Grindr up for sale amid US fears for Chinese-owned data
• FTC slams the phone down on quartet of robocallers
• Companies will stop storing data in Australia, Microsoft warns

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