Ian Forrester @cubicgarden@mastodon.cloud
Senior firestarter at BBC RD, emergent technology expert and serial social geek event organiser.
http://www.cubicgarden.com | @cubicgarden@twitter.com
Joined May 2017
Tupperware Hit by Card Skimmer Attack
Malicious code was found hidden inside graphics files on the storage container maker's e-commerce website.
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/tupperware-hit-by-card-skimmer-attack/d/d-id/1337409
Torrent Traffic Surpasses Netflix in Europe, Middle East and Africa *
https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-traffic-surpasses-netflix-in-europe-middle-east-and-africa-200508/
Canadian broadband management company Sandvine has published a new Internet traffic report, zooming in on changes that took place during the Covid-19 pandemic. This reveals some interesting geographical changes. Torrent traffic lost relative market share in some places, but in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, it grew and surpassed Netflix.
Here’s the data that shows the UK’s lockdown is falling apart | WIRED UK
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/cummings-lockdown-data-hidden
50 insights form Hollywood
https://charlie-quirk.com/hollywood/
Interesting slide deck
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eBay port scans visitors' computers for remote access programs
When visiting the eBay.com site, a script will run that performs a local port scan of your computer to detect remote support and remote management applications.
GNOME gets big open-source patent win | ZDNet
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/gnome-gets-big-open-source-patent-win/
How does this happen?
https://twitter.com/PanAfricology/status/1262988097576480768
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52733444
I would suggest the lack of diversity and inclusion throughout the company could be an indicator.
An inclusive company would have had people empowered to say something much earlier on!
#VWGroup #volkswagen
Uhhhh oh! #podcastalert
Joe Rogan, comedian and host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, is taking his show to Spotify. The Joe Rogan Experience will soon become a Spotify exclusive,
EasyJet admits data of nine million hacked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52722626
Email addresses and travel details had been stolen and that 2,208 customers had also had their credit card details "accessed".
Inkscape 1.0 is Finally Here With Tons of Feature Improvements
The best free and open source vector editor Inkscape just became better with the release of version 1.0. Check out the new features and installation instruction.
Seeking graphic designers for Doughnut Economics…
At Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), our small team will be continually making presentations, publishing reports, creating videos, running workshops, and turning new concepts into icons and dia…
https://www.kateraworth.com/2020/05/15/seeking-graphic-designers-for-doughnut-economics/
Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job
Current and former moderators will all be paid a minimum of $1,000
The Unattributable "db8151dd" 90GB Data Breach
https://www.troyhunt.com/the-unattributable-db8151dd-data-breach/
Vitamin D Determines Severity in COVID-19: Researchers Urge Government to Change Advice
Whereas there are currently no results from randomized controlled trials to conclusively prove that vitamin D beneficially affects COVID-19 outcomes, there is strong circumstantial evidence of associations between vitamin D and the severity of COVID-19
After Screaming About Discrimination, Ex-Google Engineer James Damore Silently Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit
Google hasn’t said anything publicly about the dismissal yet.
Airbnb slump means Europe's cities can return to residents, say officials
Cities like Barcelona want to use crisis to allow people to rent properties at decent rates
Tenet is now Hollywood’s litmus test for what happens next
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is Warner Bros. big bet on summer blockbuster season happening
Thinking every other row with seating 3 apart might be possible, except when you need a toilet break!
Houseparty finally replied to my GDPR request.
Had to write to Houseparty support and lifeonair before anything happened. To be honest they breached their GDPR reply period by almost 12 days
Base jumping out of #Manchester Oxygen tower
https://youtu.be/ZniKA_fZILY
Senior firestarter at BBC RD, emergent technology expert and serial social geek event organiser.
http://www.cubicgarden.com | @cubicgarden@twitter.com
Joined May 2017
