Security
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![An Open Database Leaked Submissions to Utah’s Transphobic ‘Bathroom Bill’ Snitch Form](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/05/photo-1621171631089-6f55cd995b0d.jpeg)
utah
An Open Database Leaked Submissions to Utah’s Transphobic ‘Bathroom Bill’ Snitch Form
House Bill 257, "Sex-Based Designations for Privacy, Anti-Bullying, and Women’s Opportunities," requires the state to investigate reports of people and institutions violating the "bathroom bill" law, but they left the submissions database wide open.
![Do Spencer’s Vibrators Have Malware on Them? An Investigation](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/02/pussypower1.png)
Security
Do Spencer’s Vibrators Have Malware on Them? An Investigation
We tested the vibrator that a Spencer's customer claims almost gave their computer malware.
![The Viral Smart Toothbrush Botnet Story Is Not Real](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/02/alex-padurariu-7ByfI6Fpi90-unsplash.jpg)
Hacking
The Viral Smart Toothbrush Botnet Story Is Not Real
"FortiGuard Labs has not observed Mirai or other IoT botnets target toothbrushes or similar embedded devices."
![Researchers Install Ransomware on Internet-Connected Wrench](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-10-at-1.14.12-PM.png)
Hacking
Researchers Install Ransomware on Internet-Connected Wrench
“We were able to make the device completely inoperable by preventing a local operator from controlling the drill through the onboard display and disabling the trigger button."
![Ubiquiti Users Somehow Being Fed Access to Strangers' Security Cameras](/content/images/size/w1000/2023/12/Copy-of-Screenshot-as-Lede-Image-3.png)
Security
Ubiquiti Users Somehow Being Fed Access to Strangers' Security Cameras
"This is not expected behavior," Ubiquiti said on Reddit.
![Annual Reminder: 23andMe Is a Dangerous Christmas Gift That Could Have Unforeseen Impacts on Your Entire Family, Your Children, Etc.](/content/images/size/w1000/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-06-at-8.56.26-AM.png)
23andMe
Annual Reminder: 23andMe Is a Dangerous Christmas Gift That Could Have Unforeseen Impacts on Your Entire Family, Your Children, Etc.
The ever-worsening 23andMe hack shows the inherent vulnerability of genetic databases designed to show connections between people.