As the world continues to adjust to the reality of the new coronavirus, scammers are increasingly taking advantage as well. But one Twitch streamer has been calling them out before a live audience of thousands. And as health care systems become increasingly overwhelmed, the Army Corps of Engineers has drawn up plans to convert hotels, dorms, and even convention centers into makeshift hospitals.
In non-Covid-19 news, Google security researchers spotted sophisticated hackers using new fewer than five so-called zero days in attacks against North Korea. (That's a lot.) Researchers at Kaspersky have tied the activity to South Korea's DarkHotel team, officially putting the country on the map for advanced cyberattack capabilities.
And while every other major platform had banned Alex Jones's Infowars presence in the fall of 2018, Google finally kicked the Android app out of its Play Store after some pretty wild coronavirus claims.Google also kicked a bunch of adware-laced apps—many of them targeting kids—out of the Play Store recently, although only after security firm Check Point brought them to the company's attention.
Thinking about jumping from iOS to Android? It's harder than it should be to bring your WhatsApp messages with you. We detailed some simple advice to stay safe from online scams. And we took a look at a little-known policy that puts the Postal Service on the ..
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