Is CCTV Surveillance By Amazon Drones The Future?
An Amazon patent from 2015 appears to indicate that Amazon may consider ‘surveillance as a service’ using a swarm of its delivery drones armed with CCTV, as a monetising opportunity in the future. Patent The details in the patent foresee customers paying for a tiered service that employs the onboard cameras of Amazon’s delivery drones […]
Fraud Reported on Deliveroo and Just Eat App
Some Deliveroo and Just Eat customers have reported that their accounts have been used to buy food that they didn’t order, but both companies deny a data breach. What Happened? Several Deliveroo customers are reported to have been sent an email from the company stating that the email address linked to their account had been […]
Suspected Russian Disinformation Campaign Rumbled
An investigation by the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) claims to have unearthed a widespread disinformation campaign aimed at influencing online conversations about several topics, that appears to originate in Russia. Facebook Accounts Sixteen suspected Russian fake accounts that were closed by in early May 2019 led researchers to an apparent campaign which […]
Florida Town Pays £475,000 To Hackers To Restart Municipal Computer Systems
Hackers who shut down the municipal computers of Riviera Beach (a suburb of Palm Beach) in a ransomware attack have just earned themselves $600,000 (£475,000) when the local council decided they had no choice but to pay them. What Happened? An email containing a virus was opened by an employee. The result was that the […]
