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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Bizarre : China-Linked Hack Hits Tens of Thousands of U.S. Microsoft Customer

 Bizarre... “Dr. Seuss Books Deemed Offensive Will Be Delisted From eBay”

You may not be able to get those Dr. Seuss books on eBay, but fortunately they are still selling copies of “Mein Kampf” on there.



On Decision-making: Maximizers vs. Satisficers “One of the things that life teaches you is that ‘good enough’ is almost always good enough. You learn that you can get satisfaction out of perfectly wonderful, but not perfect, outcomes.”
@barrysch



How to poison the data that Big Tech uses to surveil you MIT Technology Review


Scientific communication in a post-truth societyPNAS


China-Linked Hack Hits Tens of Thousands of U.S. Microsoft Customers Wall Street Journal. Don’t blame me for the headline.


White House warns of ‘large number’ of victims in Microsoft hack Financial Times 


Czech city halls, public offices, and schools will commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the Tibetan rebellion against Chinese occupation by raising Tibetan flags today. 



Why is Electroshock Therapy Still a Mainstay of Psychiatry? Aeon


How banks and banking customers can protect themselves against financial crimes


Tech Republic: “Amid the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 saw a quick and abrupt transition to digital banking and commerce, a boon for banks and customers alike. But that shift also triggered a host of schemes and scams from cybercriminals eager to take advantage of the new environment. A financial crime report released Thursday by fraud prevention company Feedzai looks at some of the common types of attack and offers advice to financial institutions and their customers….To help banks and financial institutions protect themselves from scams, Feedzai offers the following seven tips:

  1. Create detailed customer behavior profiles to help you recognize and distinguish real customer behavior from criminal behavior.
  2. Educate your customers in the best practices for good digital hygiene.
  3. Implement security measures such as two-factor authentication.
  4. Monitor inbound and outbound payments, including the movement of payments between account rings.
  5. Capitalize on existing relationshipswith e-crime providers, dark web experts, and internal and external cybersecurity professionals to uncover credential testing and check customer scam reporting.
  6. Participate in the sharing of consortium data at least twice a week.
  7. Leverage rules, machine learning, and data analytics to detect and prevent fraud and financial crime…”


Undercover audit shows rehab centers use hard-sell tactics. Addicts might not need the care they’re selling. Academic Times 


GAO – “Every 2 years, we report on federal programs and operations that are vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, or that need broad reform—our High Risk List. Our 2021 report reviews the status of the 36 areas on the list and outlines steps to lasting solutions. We testified before the House that the ratings for over half the areas on our 2019 list remain unchanged in 2021. Since our last update, 5 areas regressed and 7 improved. We added 2 areas (small business emergency loans and drug misuse) and removed 1 area due to its progress (Department of Defense support infrastructure)… Seven areas have improved since 2019, and we removed one of those areas, DOD Support Infrastructure Management due to DOD’s progress on this issue. For instance, DOD has more efficiently utilized leased space, reduced its infrastructure footprint, and reduced costs. Additionally, 20 areas showed little change. However, 5 areas got worse:


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