upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak, an internal report found:
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactorIsLazy:Bigger than big: Linux kernel colonel Torvalds claims 5.8 is 'one of our biggest releases of all time':
An Anonymous Coward writes:China is furious that environmental readings have exposed lies around COVID-19 deaths. The data collected shows a clear mismatch from the information released by the Chinese government about how many people died and at what time. This is a very sensitive subject with China engaging in a cold trade war with Australia over the origins of COVID-19 while providing support to affected smallers countries as calls are made for China to pay billions in penalties due to their coverup.
World-wide data as of: 20200615_140637 UTC:total_count8,028,325closed_count4,584,407closed_deaths_count436,277closed_deaths_percent(10%)closed_recovered_count4,148,130closed_recovered_percent(90%)active_count3,443,918active_mild_count3,389,380active_mild_percent(98%)active_serious_count54,538active_serious_percent(2%)total_deaths436,277Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/12/google-resumes-its-senseless-attack-on-the-url-bar-hides-full-addresses-on-chrome-canary/
Halibut writes:Motherboard reports that Facebook hired a cybersecurity firm to develop a zero-day exploit for the video player in Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System). Facebook provided this exploit to the FBI to aid in the apprehension of a predator using Facebook to harass victims. This exploit was not disclosed to the Tails developers.Also covered by Gizmodo, as seen on Schneier's blog.[Ed Note - The zero day was provided to the FBI via a third party, not directly from Facebook.]Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.