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Secret Chips Can Be Hidden in Replacement Parts to Spy and Take Over Smartphones

At a recently concluded security conference, experts from an Israeli university have presented new research that describes a possible attack scenario which leverages replacement parts to carry out attacks on smartphones and other smart devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secret-chips-can-be-hidden-in-replacement-parts-to-spy-and-take-over-smartphones/
Researchers Win $100,000 for New Spear-Phishing Detection Method

Facebook has awarded this year's Internet Defense Prize worth $100,000 to a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, who came up with a new method of detecting spear-phishing attacks in closely monitored enterprise networks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-win-100-000-for-new-spear-phishing-detection-method/
Plex Updates Privacy Policy So Users Can't Opt out of Data Collection

Plex, a popular supplier of multimedia streaming solutions, has updated its privacy policy and has removed the possibility that users could opt out of the company's data collection practices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/plex-updates-privacy-policy-so-users-cant-opt-out-of-data-collection/
Google Releases Android 8.0 Oreo

Google has started the rollout process for the Android 8.0 mobile operating system, which in classic Google fashion will take the name of a sweet food, and it will be Oreo. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/mobile/google-releases-android-8-0-oreo/
Mozilla Testing New Default Opt-Out Setting for Firefox Telemetry Collection

Mozilla engineers are discussing plans to change the way Firefox collects usage data (telemetry), and the organization is currently preparing to test an opt-out clause an opt-out clause so they could collect more data relevant to the browser's usage. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-testing-new-default-opt-out-setting-for-firefox-telemetry-collection/