# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=116 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 117 --- ## [Google Is Letting People Find Invites to Some Private WhatsApp Groups](https://onehack.st/t/google-is-letting-people-find-invites-to-some-private-whatsapp-groups/70877)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-is-letting-people-find-invites-to-some-private-whatsapp-groups/70877 "2020-02-23T22:49:11Z")
Google is indexing invite links to WhatsApp group chats whose administrators may want to be private. This means with a simple search, random people can discover and join a wide range of WhatsApp group chats. From a repor… --- ## [Chrome Deploys Deep-Linking Tech in Latest Browser Build Despite Privacy Concerns](https://onehack.st/t/chrome-deploys-deep-linking-tech-in-latest-browser-build-despite-privacy-concerns/70874)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/chrome-deploys-deep-linking-tech-in-latest-browser-build-despite-privacy-concerns/70874 "2020-02-21T22:07:46Z")
Google has implemented a browser capability in Chrome called ScrollToTextFragment that enables deep links to web documents, but it has done so despite unresolved privacy concerns and lack of support from other browser … --- ## [Google To Put a Muzzle on Android Apps Accessing Location Data in the Background](https://onehack.st/t/google-to-put-a-muzzle-on-android-apps-accessing-location-data-in-the-background/70873)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-to-put-a-muzzle-on-android-apps-accessing-location-data-in-the-background/70873 "2020-02-21T22:02:53Z")
Google has announced this week plans to crack down on Android apps that abuse the OS permissions system and request access to user geo-location data when the app is not in use. From a report: https://zdnet4.cbsistatic.c… --- ## [Defeated Chess Champ Garry Kasparov Has Made Peace With AI](https://onehack.st/t/defeated-chess-champ-garry-kasparov-has-made-peace-with-ai/70872)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/defeated-chess-champ-garry-kasparov-has-made-peace-with-ai/70872 "2020-02-21T22:01:10Z")
Last week, Garry Kasparov, perhaps the greatest chess player in history, returned to the scene of his famous IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeat – the ballroom of a New York hotel – for a debate with AI experts organized … --- ## [Millions of Windows & Linux Systems are Vulnerable to Remote Hack that Manufactured by Lenovo, Dell, HP and Others](https://onehack.st/t/millions-of-windows-linux-systems-are-vulnerable-to-remote-hack-that-manufactured-by-lenovo-dell-hp-and-others/70871)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/millions-of-windows-linux-systems-are-vulnerable-to-remote-hack-that-manufactured-by-lenovo-dell-hp-and-others/70871 "2020-02-21T21:52:00Z")
Researchers discovered multiple unsigned firmware in various system components such as WiFi adapters, USB hubs, trackpads, and cameras used in Lenovo, Dell, HP and other major manufacturers. … --- ## [LokiBot Mimics as Game Launcher To Trick the Users into Executing Malware](https://onehack.st/t/lokibot-mimics-as-game-launcher-to-trick-the-users-into-executing-malware/70870)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/lokibot-mimics-as-game-launcher-to-trick-the-users-into-executing-malware/70870 "2020-02-21T21:48:39Z")
Lokibot trojan malware emerges first in the year 2015, it is known for stealing sensitive details such as usernames, passwords, bank details, and cryptocurrency wallets. The threat a… --- ## [Latest Tax Scams Target Apps and Tax-Prep Websites](https://onehack.st/t/latest-tax-scams-target-apps-and-tax-prep-websites/70848)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/latest-tax-scams-target-apps-and-tax-prep-websites/70848 "2020-02-21T16:13:11Z")
Traditional e-mail based scams are also in the mix this year, one in particular that uses the legitimate app TeamViewer to take over victims’ systems. This tax season crooks are targeting users with a new crop of sca… --- ## [Microsoft To Bring Its Defender Antivirus Software To iOS and Android](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-bring-its-defender-antivirus-software-to-ios-and-android/70679)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-to-bring-its-defender-antivirus-software-to-ios-and-android/70679 "2020-02-21T00:53:26Z")
Microsoft said today it plans to bring its antivirus software, Defender Advanced Threat Protection, to phones and other devices running Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. From a report: … --- ## [Google AI No Longer Uses Gender Binary Tags on Images of People](https://onehack.st/t/google-ai-no-longer-uses-gender-binary-tags-on-images-of-people/70678)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-ai-no-longer-uses-gender-binary-tags-on-images-of-people/70678 "2020-02-21T00:50:20Z")
Google’s image-labeling AI tool will no longer label pictures with gender tags like “man” and “woman.” From a report: In the email, Google cites its ethical rules on AI as the basis… --- ## [Trump Backs Supporter Larry Ellison in Court Fight With Google](https://onehack.st/t/trump-backs-supporter-larry-ellison-in-court-fight-with-google/70677)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/trump-backs-supporter-larry-ellison-in-court-fight-with-google/70677 "2020-02-21T00:49:09Z")
The Trump administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Alphabet’s Google, boosting Oracle’s bid to collect more than $8 billion in royalties for Google’s use of copyrighted programming code in t… --- ## [Twitter is Testing New Ways To Fight Misinformation](https://onehack.st/t/twitter-is-testing-new-ways-to-fight-misinformation/70676)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/twitter-is-testing-new-ways-to-fight-misinformation/70676 "2020-02-21T00:44:13Z")
Twitter is experimenting with adding brightly colored labels directly beneath lies and misinformation posted by politicians and public figures, according to a leaked demo of new features sent to NBC News . From the repo… --- ## [JPEG Committee is Banking on AI To Build Its Next Image Codec](https://onehack.st/t/jpeg-committee-is-banking-on-ai-to-build-its-next-image-codec/70675)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/jpeg-committee-is-banking-on-ai-to-build-its-next-image-codec/70675 "2020-02-21T00:42:45Z")
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), a committee that maintains various JPEG image-related standards, has started exploring a way to involve AI to build a new compression standard. From a report: … --- ## [Sweden Starts Testing World's First Central Bank Digital Currency](https://onehack.st/t/sweden-starts-testing-worlds-first-central-bank-digital-currency/70674)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/sweden-starts-testing-worlds-first-central-bank-digital-currency/70674 "2020-02-21T00:40:22Z")
Sweden’s Riksbank said on Wednesday it had begun testing an e-krona, taking the country a step closer to the creation of the world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC). From a report: https://all-stocks.net/wp-c… --- ## [A Group of Ex-NSA and Amazon Engineers Are Building a 'GitHub For Data'](https://onehack.st/t/a-group-of-ex-nsa-and-amazon-engineers-are-building-a-github-for-data/70673)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/a-group-of-ex-nsa-and-amazon-engineers-are-building-a-github-for-data/70673 "2020-02-21T00:33:53Z")
A group of engineers and developers with backgrounds from the National Security Agency, Google, and Amazon Web Services are working on Gretel, an early-stage startup that aims to help developers safely share and collabor… --- ## [Google removes 600 Android apps in Play Store adware crackdown](https://onehack.st/t/google-removes-600-android-apps-in-play-store-adware-crackdown/70671)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-removes-600-android-apps-in-play-store-adware-crackdown/70671 "2020-02-21T00:28:38Z")
Google removes Android apps and bans app developers who used out-of-app ads to spam users. Google laid out today a plan to crack down on abusive Android developers who break app stor… --- ## [Personal details of 10.6M MGM Resorts guests leaked online](https://onehack.st/t/personal-details-of-10-6m-mgm-resorts-guests-leaked-online/70670)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/personal-details-of-10-6m-mgm-resorts-guests-leaked-online/70670 "2020-02-21T00:25:10Z")
The personal information of 10.6 million guests who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels was stolen by hackers this summer and posted a hacking forum this week. https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/200219-mgm-grand-hote… --- ## [Hackers are actively exploiting a Zero-Day in WordPress ThemeREX Plugin to create Admin Accounts](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-are-actively-exploiting-a-zero-day-in-wordpress-themerex-plugin-to-create-admin-accounts/70669)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hackers-are-actively-exploiting-a-zero-day-in-wordpress-themerex-plugin-to-create-admin-accounts/70669 "2020-02-21T00:22:36Z")
A new flaw was discovered in a WordPress plugin, this time experts found a zero-day vulnerability in the ThemeREX Addons to create admin accounts. Security experts from WordFence have discovered a zero-day vulnerability … --- ## [5 Ways artificial intelligence Is Being Used to Keep Sensitive Information Secure](https://onehack.st/t/5-ways-artificial-intelligence-is-being-used-to-keep-sensitive-information-secure/70668)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/5-ways-artificial-intelligence-is-being-used-to-keep-sensitive-information-secure/70668 "2020-02-21T00:20:57Z")
Artificial intelligence is an immensely helpful tool for businesses and consumers alike, how to use artificial intelligence to secure sensitive Information Artificial intelligence (AI) is an immensely helpful tool for bu… --- ## [Croatia's largest petrol station chain impacted by cyber-attack](https://onehack.st/t/croatias-largest-petrol-station-chain-impacted-by-cyber-attack/70666)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/croatias-largest-petrol-station-chain-impacted-by-cyber-attack/70666 "2020-02-21T00:16:40Z")
A ransomware attack is believed to have impaired the chain’s ability to issue invoices and accept loyalty cards. A security incident described as “a cyber-attack” has crippled some business operations at INA Group, C… --- ## [Hotstar Adds Dedicated ‘Kids’ Section With Disney Content and More](https://onehack.st/t/hotstar-adds-dedicated-kids-section-with-disney-content-and-more/70613)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hotstar-adds-dedicated-kids-section-with-disney-content-and-more/70613 "2020-02-20T15:15:45Z")
In what some commentators believe might be a precursor to a dedicated ‘Kids’ app on the lines of YouTube and Voot, Hotstar has introduced a new ‘Kids’ tab on its website to highlight children-friendly content on its… --- ## [Gmail Adds ‘Search Chips’ to Filter Search Results on the Web](https://onehack.st/t/gmail-adds-search-chips-to-filter-search-results-on-the-web/70612)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/gmail-adds-search-chips-to-filter-search-results-on-the-web/70612 "2020-02-20T15:13:49Z")
Google has announced a new feature called “search chips” for Gmail. The feature lets you sort and filter search results by providing relevant filter suggestions in the form of search chips under the search field so th… --- ## [Firefox Releases Dedicated VPN App for Android](https://onehack.st/t/firefox-releases-dedicated-vpn-app-for-android/70611)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/firefox-releases-dedicated-vpn-app-for-android/70611 "2020-02-20T15:15:54Z")
Mozilla started beta testing its VPN service – Firefox Private Network by limiting it to browsers last September. The service is still in beta but the company has now released a dedicated Android app, using which you … --- ## [Twitter Introduces ‘Continue Thread’ Feature to Link Old Tweets](https://onehack.st/t/twitter-introduces-continue-thread-feature-to-link-old-tweets/70608)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/twitter-introduces-continue-thread-feature-to-link-old-tweets/70608 "2020-02-20T15:09:19Z")
Twitter has introduced a new feature that lets you link new tweets to older tweets without any hassle. Dubbed ‘Continue Thread’, the feature makes it possible to seamlessly add more information or context to your old … --- ## [Adobe Photoshop Completes 30 Years, Launches New AI-Powered Features](https://onehack.st/t/adobe-photoshop-completes-30-years-launches-new-ai-powered-features/70526)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/adobe-photoshop-completes-30-years-launches-new-ai-powered-features/70526 "2020-02-20T00:32:15Z")
Adobe Photoshop, a synonym and often a verb for manipulated and edited images, has turned 30. After launching its app on iPad last year, the company said it’s looking to expand its presence on more platforms in the near … --- ## [Ontario's New License Plates Have A Problem: You Can't Read Them](https://onehack.st/t/ontarios-new-license-plates-have-a-problem-you-cant-read-them/70525)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ontarios-new-license-plates-have-a-problem-you-cant-read-them/70525 "2020-02-20T00:30:15Z")
Ontario’s newly-designed license plates just hit a speedbump. Call it Plate-gate. From a report: A little background: The Canadian province’s new design was unveiled by the provincia… --- ## [Microsoft's Office App That Replaces Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Hits General Availability](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-office-app-that-replaces-word-excel-and-powerpoint-hits-general-availability/70524)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsofts-office-app-that-replaces-word-excel-and-powerpoint-hits-general-availability/70524 "2020-02-20T13:34:22Z")
Microsoft today launched Office for Android and iOS in general availability. The unified app means you no longer need to download, install, and switch between the individual Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps. From a repor… --- ## [Can you solve the "Hanging Cable" problem, used as an Amazon interview question?](https://onehack.st/t/can-you-solve-the-hanging-cable-problem-used-as-an-amazon-interview-question/70523)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/can-you-solve-the-hanging-cable-problem-used-as-an-amazon-interview-question/70523 "2020-02-20T16:41:29Z")
An anonymous reader shares a problem that Amazon asks in its interviews: A cable of 80 meters is hanging from the top of two poles that are both 50 meters off the ground. What is th… --- ## [Mozilla's Standalone Firefox VPN is Now Available in Beta](https://onehack.st/t/mozillas-standalone-firefox-vpn-is-now-available-in-beta/70522)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/mozillas-standalone-firefox-vpn-is-now-available-in-beta/70522 "2020-02-20T00:16:29Z")
Mozilla has a new virtual private network service and if you have a Chromebook, a Windows 10 computer or an Android device in the US, you can start using a beta version now. From a report: Called Firefox Private Netw… --- ## [Indian Police Open Case Against Hundreds in Kashmir For Using VPN](https://onehack.st/t/indian-police-open-case-against-hundreds-in-kashmir-for-using-vpn/70521)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/indian-police-open-case-against-hundreds-in-kashmir-for-using-vpn/70521 "2020-02-21T11:16:42Z")
Local authorities in India-controlled Kashmir have opened a case against hundreds of people who used virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent a social media ban in the disputed Himalayan region in a move that has be… --- ## [Google Launches Android 11 Developer Preview 1](https://onehack.st/t/google-launches-android-11-developer-preview-1/70517)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-launches-android-11-developer-preview-1/70517 "2020-02-20T13:25:19Z")
Google today launched the first Android 11 developer preview, available for download now at developer.android.com. The preview includes a preview SDK for developers with system images for the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pix… [Previous page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=115) [Next page](https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=117)