# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=103 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 104 --- ## [Trump Says He Takes Hydroxychloroquine To Prevent Coronavirus Infection Even Though It's An Unproven Treatment ](https://onehack.st/t/trump-says-he-takes-hydroxychloroquine-to-prevent-coronavirus-infection-even-though-its-an-unproven-treatment/87375)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/trump-says-he-takes-hydroxychloroquine-to-prevent-coronavirus-infection-even-though-its-an-unproven-treatment/87375 "2020-05-19T12:34:09Z")
hcs\_$reboot writes: President Donald Trump said Monday that he has been taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for over a week to prevent coronavirus infection even though it is not yet a proven treatment. Hydrox… --- ## [TikTok Rating Down On Play Store](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-rating-down-on-play-store/87361)
**Author:** [@fd2013](https://onehack.st/u/fd2013)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/tiktok-rating-down-on-play-store/87361 "2020-05-20T16:39:22Z")
Popular app TikTok has seen a significant drop in its rating on the Google Play Store after a recent video posted by YouTube star. TikTok vs. YouTube Rating Drop refers to an online attack waged on TikTokers by YouT… --- ## [Mandrake Malware Infecting Tens Of Thousands Smartphones Stayed Hidden For Years](https://onehack.st/t/mandrake-malware-infecting-tens-of-thousands-smartphones-stayed-hidden-for-years/87307)
**Author:** [@fd2013](https://onehack.st/u/fd2013)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mandrake-malware-infecting-tens-of-thousands-smartphones-stayed-hidden-for-years/87307 "2020-05-19T01:53:01Z")
Researchers from Bitdefender have shared a detailed white paper on their findings regarding the Mandrake Android malware. Reportedly, the malware dubbed Mandrake is active in the wild at least for the past 4 years. D… --- ## [Rainbow Six 'Copy' Lands Apple and Google In Copyright Court](https://onehack.st/t/rainbow-six-copy-lands-apple-and-google-in-copyright-court/87293)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/rainbow-six-copy-lands-apple-and-google-in-copyright-court/87293 "2020-05-18T23:06:49Z")
Ubisoft is suing Apple and Google over a Chinese mobile game it says is “a near carbon copy” of one of its most popular games, Rainbow Six: Siege. The BBC reports: Area F2 is “designed to closely replicate… virtually… --- ## [Facebook's Giphy Acquisition Sounds Antitrust Alarms In Congress](https://onehack.st/t/facebooks-giphy-acquisition-sounds-antitrust-alarms-in-congress/87291)
**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebooks-giphy-acquisition-sounds-antitrust-alarms-in-congress/87291 "2020-05-18T23:03:39Z")
A bipartisan group of senators are sounding the antitrust enforcement alarm Friday over Facebook’s newly announced acquisition of Giphy, a GIF-making and sharing website. The Verge reports: On Friday, Facebook announ… --- ## [What We Need Now is 'Universal Basic Internet' ](https://onehack.st/t/what-we-need-now-is-universal-basic-internet/87210)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/what-we-need-now-is-universal-basic-internet/87210 "2020-05-18T12:29:24Z")
Yes, economist Tyler Cowen and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov (now the chairman of the nonprofit Renew Democracy Initiative) co-authored an opinion piece this week arguing that Covid-19 “is illustrating tha… --- ## [Microsoft President: We Were 'On the Wrong Side of History' About Open Source](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-president-we-were-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-about-open-source/87131)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-president-we-were-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-about-open-source/87131 "2020-05-17T21:31:28Z")
In 2001, Slashdot covered Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s description of Linux as “a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.” This week during a chat with MIT’s Computer … --- ## [Covid-19 Could Normalize Surveillance - or Provide a Moment for Reasserting Rights](https://onehack.st/t/covid-19-could-normalize-surveillance-or-provide-a-moment-for-reasserting-rights/87130)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/covid-19-could-normalize-surveillance-or-provide-a-moment-for-reasserting-rights/87130 "2020-05-17T20:51:07Z")
“Will we look back at 2020 as the moment privacy finally evaporated?” asks CNN’s international security editor: Privacy International called Covid-19’s impact on privacy “unprecedented.” “9/11 ushered covert and over… --- ## [Bill Gates Regrets Not Calling More Attention to the Danger of Pandemics](https://onehack.st/t/bill-gates-regrets-not-calling-more-attention-to-the-danger-of-pandemics/87032)
**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/bill-gates-regrets-not-calling-more-attention-to-the-danger-of-pandemics/87032 "2020-05-17T11:40:08Z")
Digital Trends reports: Bill Gates has been warning government leaders about a global pandemic for years, but the coronavirus still caught nations off guard — and the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder said that’… --- ## [The Atlantic Warns About 2020 Election Security Holes and Possible Russian Interference](https://onehack.st/t/the-atlantic-warns-about-2020-election-security-holes-and-possible-russian-interference/87031)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-atlantic-warns-about-2020-election-security-holes-and-possible-russian-interference/87031 "2020-05-17T11:37:23Z")
Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: A staff writer at The Atlantic published a 7,800-word warning about election security considering the possibility of everything from ransomware to meddling with voter-registration da… --- ## [HOW TO START A CAREER IN ETHICAL HACKING | Proper Guide 🕶](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-start-a-career-in-ethical-hacking-proper-guide/86969)
**Author:** [@Margaret](https://onehack.st/u/Margaret)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-start-a-career-in-ethical-hacking-proper-guide/86969 "2020-05-17T02:40:28Z")
As per the 2018 HackerOne report, internet users are already facing over 166,000 registered hackers. With stringent cyber laws, governments and various organizations are trying to make the internet a healthy place for it… --- ## [Programmer Discovers Unprotected Access to State's Jobless Claims Portal's Admin Mode](https://onehack.st/t/programmer-discovers-unprotected-access-to-states-jobless-claims-portals-admin-mode/86935)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/programmer-discovers-unprotected-access-to-states-jobless-claims-portals-admin-mode/86935 "2020-05-16T17:14:49Z")
Long-time Slashdot reader bbsguru shares a story from the alternative newsweekly the Arkansas Times. "A computer programmer applying for unemployment on Arkansas’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program discovered… --- ## [Trump, Unveiling Space Force Flag, Touts What He Calls New 'Super-Duper Missile'](https://onehack.st/t/trump-unveiling-space-force-flag-touts-what-he-calls-new-super-duper-missile/86839)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/trump-unveiling-space-force-flag-touts-what-he-calls-new-super-duper-missile/86839 "2020-05-16T11:01:56Z")
The Space Force, the newest military branch, now has an official flag. President Trump unveiled the flag at an Oval Office ceremony Friday where he also signed the 2020 Armed Forces Day Proclamation. NPR reports: The… --- ## [Doctors Are Tweeting About Coronavirus To Make Facts Go Viral](https://onehack.st/t/doctors-are-tweeting-about-coronavirus-to-make-facts-go-viral/86837)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/doctors-are-tweeting-about-coronavirus-to-make-facts-go-viral/86837 "2020-05-16T11:00:03Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: Bob Wachter, the chairman of the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, has had a front-row seat to the coronavirus pan… --- ## [Second Waves Are Plaguing Asia's Virus Recovery](https://onehack.st/t/second-waves-are-plaguing-asias-virus-recovery/86732)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/second-waves-are-plaguing-asias-virus-recovery/86732 "2020-05-15T22:23:28Z")
An elderly woman with no travel history. An unexpected flare-up in a nightclub. A swelling cluster in towns near international borders with no discernible source. After containing their outbreaks through measures from… --- ## [Why a Voting App Won't Solve Our Problems This November](https://onehack.st/t/why-a-voting-app-wont-solve-our-problems-this-november/86645)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-a-voting-app-wont-solve-our-problems-this-november/86645 "2020-05-15T13:32:33Z")
XXongo writes: Although the problems with internet voting have been pointed out over and over again, with the arrival of COVID-19, the idea has again been brought up as a way to avoid the problems of in-person voting… --- ## [Adobe Issues Patches For 36 Vulnerabilities In DNG, Reader, Acrobat](https://onehack.st/t/adobe-issues-patches-for-36-vulnerabilities-in-dng-reader-acrobat/86620)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/adobe-issues-patches-for-36-vulnerabilities-in-dng-reader-acrobat/86620 "2020-05-15T11:16:19Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Adobe has released security patches to resolve 36 vulnerabilities present in DNG, Reader, and Acrobat software. On Tuesday, the software giant issued two security advis… --- ## [Jeff Bezos Could Become World's First Trillionaire](https://onehack.st/t/jeff-bezos-could-become-worlds-first-trillionaire/86619)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/jeff-bezos-could-become-worlds-first-trillionaire/86619 "2020-05-15T11:18:04Z")
hcs\_$reboot writes: The world’s first trillionaire will likely be Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Projections show Bezos reaching trillionaire status by 2026. \[Comparisun, a company which allows small- to medium-s… --- ## [Windows 10 Previews DNS Over HTTPS](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-previews-dns-over-https/86466)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/windows-10-previews-dns-over-https/86466 "2020-05-14T13:46:23Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Paul Thurrott: \*With the new build of Windows 10 \[19628\], Microsoft is starting to test DNS over HTTPS. The new build comes with Microsoft’s initial support for DNS over HTTPS … --- ## [Mastermind Of Hackers | New Russian l Hacking Bank News](https://onehack.st/t/mastermind-of-hackers-new-russian-l-hacking-bank-news/86462)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mastermind-of-hackers-new-russian-l-hacking-bank-news/86462 "2020-05-14T13:16:06Z")
--- ## [Huawei Denies Involvement in Buggy Linux Kernel Patch Proposal](https://onehack.st/t/huawei-denies-involvement-in-buggy-linux-kernel-patch-proposal/86323)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/huawei-denies-involvement-in-buggy-linux-kernel-patch-proposal/86323 "2020-05-13T18:05:52Z")
Huawei denied on Monday having any official involvement in an insecure patch submitted to the Linux kernel project over the weekend; patch that introduced a “trivially exploitable” vulnerability. From a report: The b… --- ## [US Warns That Chinese Hackers Are Targeting Virus Research](https://onehack.st/t/us-warns-that-chinese-hackers-are-targeting-virus-research/86321)
**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/us-warns-that-chinese-hackers-are-targeting-virus-research/86321 "2020-05-13T18:03:47Z")
Hackers working for the Chinese government are trying to steal valuable research on coronavirus vaccines and treatments from U.S. health care, pharmaceutical and research organizations, the FBI and the Department of H… --- ## [LinkedIn Adds Polls and Live Video-based Events in a Focus on More Virtual Engagement](https://onehack.st/t/linkedin-adds-polls-and-live-video-based-events-in-a-focus-on-more-virtual-engagement/86268)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/linkedin-adds-polls-and-live-video-based-events-in-a-focus-on-more-virtual-engagement/86268 "2020-05-13T10:22:27Z")
With a large part of the working world doing jobs from home when possible these days, the focus right now is on how best to recreate the atmosphere of an office virtually, and how to replicate online essential work tha… --- ## [YouTube Music Adds a Transfer Option Ahead of Google Play Music's Shutdown this Year](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-music-adds-a-transfer-option-ahead-of-google-play-musics-shutdown-this-year/86267)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/youtube-music-adds-a-transfer-option-ahead-of-google-play-musics-shutdown-this-year/86267 "2020-05-13T10:20:39Z")
Google is making it easier for Google Play Music users to make the switch to the company’s now preferred music app, YouTube Music, ahead of its plans to shut down Google Play Music later this year. From a report: Sta… --- ## [Facebook Will Pay $52 Million In Settlement With Moderators Who Developed PTSD On the Job](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-will-pay-52-million-in-settlement-with-moderators-who-developed-ptsd-on-the-job/86265)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-will-pay-52-million-in-settlement-with-moderators-who-developed-ptsd-on-the-job/86265 "2020-05-13T11:22:29Z")
In a landmark acknowledgment of the toll that content moderation takes on its workforce, Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for mental health issues developed on… --- ## [Democrats Try To Ban Internet Shutoffs Until Pandemic Is Over ](https://onehack.st/t/democrats-try-to-ban-internet-shutoffs-until-pandemic-is-over/86264)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/democrats-try-to-ban-internet-shutoffs-until-pandemic-is-over/86264 "2020-05-13T10:14:35Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A proposed U.S. law would make it illegal for telecom providers to terminate Internet or phone service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill was submitted in th… --- ## [Facebook Violence Curbs Thwarted by Groups Using Code Words ](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-violence-curbs-thwarted-by-groups-using-code-words/86127)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-violence-curbs-thwarted-by-groups-using-code-words/86127 "2020-05-12T16:51:12Z")
An anonymous reader shares a report: When President Donald Trump urged Americans last month to “LIBERATE VIRGINIA” on Twitter, a private Facebook group named “Boogaloo Enthusiasts: CORONAPOCALYPSE” welcomed the tweet… --- ## [Facebook is Quietly Helping To Set Up a New Pro-tech Advocacy Group To Battle Washington](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-is-quietly-helping-to-set-up-a-new-pro-tech-advocacy-group-to-battle-washington/86125)
**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-is-quietly-helping-to-set-up-a-new-pro-tech-advocacy-group-to-battle-washington/86125 "2020-05-12T16:48:16Z")
Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry, escalating Silicon Valley’s war with Washington … --- ## [Court Fines YouTuber For Posting IPTV Piracy Tutorials](https://onehack.st/t/court-fines-youtuber-for-posting-iptv-piracy-tutorials/86086)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/court-fines-youtuber-for-posting-iptv-piracy-tutorials/86086 "2020-05-12T13:23:22Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Operated by Bruno Gustavo Januario, the 'Jorge Dejorge’ channel is packed with technology-focused videos offering reviews, unboxing videos, tips and tutorials, m… --- ## [Ransomware Hit ATM Giant Diebold Nixdorf](https://onehack.st/t/ransomware-hit-atm-giant-diebold-nixdorf/86085)
**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ransomware-hit-atm-giant-diebold-nixdorf/86085 "2020-05-12T13:22:14Z")
Brian Krebs reports that Diebold Nixdorf, a major provider of ATMs and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. Thankfully, the intrusion only af… [Previous page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=102) [Next page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=104)