Monday review – the hot 20 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 7 October 2019

• Android devices hit by zero-day exploit Google thought it had patched
• Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans
• Social media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide
• Wi-Fi signals let researchers ID people through walls from their gait

Tuesday 8 October 2019

• Signal immediately fixed FaceTime-style eavesdropping bug
• GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters
• Nationwide facial recognition ID program underway in France
• Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency dealt blow by PayPal’s departure

Wednesday 9 October 2019

• October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug
• Deepfakes have doubled, overwhelmingly targeting women
• Copy-and-paste sharing on Stack Overflow spreads insecure code
• TOMS hacker tells people to log off and enjoy a screenless day

Thursday 10 October 2019

• Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising
• California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams
• Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts

Friday 11 October 2019

• S2 Ep12: Dark Web, O.MG Cable spying and securing new laptops – Naked Security Podcast
• Most Americans don’t have a clue what https:// means
• Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns
• Facebook flags thousands of kids as interested in gambling, booze
• Apple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police and protestors

Latest Naked Security Live video

Naked Security podcast: S2 Ep12

We discuss a malicious lightning cable that’s about to hit the mass market [5’50”], the bust of darknet hosting provider CyberBunker[14’33], and in honour of National Cybersecurity Awareness month Anna shares how to secure your new laptop [26’10”].