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An Imprisoned Hacker Invented An ATM Attachment That Stops Skimmers
Valentin Boanta has a lot of free time on his hands — five years worth, to be exact. That’s because Boanta is currently serving a prison sentence for, according to Reuters, “supplying gadgets to an organised crime gang used to conceal ATM skimmers.” So with all that time to think about what he’s done, the apparently penitent prisoner spent six months developing an ATM add-on to prevent the exact crime that put him there in the first place.
Almost 10,000 Telstra Customer Records Found Online In Yet Another Privacy Breach
Despite Telstra CEO David Thodey’s assurances to the contrary, the telco isn’t great at keeping customer data safe as houses in the last few years. It has been uncovered today that one of Telstra’s third-party contractors let slip a few Excel spreadsheets containing nearly 10,000 customer records. Here we go again.
Apple Has A Huge Waiting List Of Cops Who Need iPhones Cracked
It’s no secret that the police aren’t very good at breaking into encrypted iPhones, but they’ve been asking Apple for help. A lot of help. According to reports by CNET the government asks for so much help that the “please decrypt this iPhone for me” waiting list is at least seven weeks long.
UK Bank Phone Verification System Uses Your Voice As Your Password
The days of having to remember your childhood dog’s mother’s maiden name or what street your first high school mascot lived on could soon be a thing of the past. UK financial services firm Barclay Wealth has recently introduced a verification system that uses biometrics, rather than random facts, to confirm your are who you say you are.
