Monday review – the hot 23 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 11 November 2019

• Microsoft urges us to patch after partially effective BlueKeep attack
• Adobe fixes SDK weakness affecting mobile apps
• AI wordsmith too dangerous to be released… has been released
• US military supplier in ‘Made in America’ fraud case
• Huge Airbnb scam leads to promise to vet every host, every listing

Tuesday 12 November 2019

• Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails
• Nvidia patches graphics products and GeForce Experience update tool
• Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number
• ASP.NET hosting provider recovering from ransomware attack

Wednesday 13 November 2019

• November 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes 13 critical flaws and one zero day
• Apple pulls Instagram-watching app from store
• US-CERT warns of critical flaws in Medtronic equipment
• Microsoft says it will honor California’s new privacy law across US
• No, YouTube isn’t planning to jettison your unprofitable channel

Thursday 14 November 2019

• S2 Ep17: Fake AirBnBs, lying ISPs and a glance at the cyberfuture – Naked Security Podcast
• Facebook fixes iPhone camera bug
• Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional
• Alleged mastermind behind $20m stolen-card site extradited to US

Friday 15 November 2019

• How ransomware attacks
• How the Linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure
• Data thieves blew cover after maxing out victim’s hard drive
• Brave 1.0 launches, extends ad-watching payouts to iOS
• Apple fires employee after he texts customer’s pic to his own phone

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