A Company That Designs Jails is Spying On Activists Who Oppose Them
By: Vice August 17, 2021 HDR Inc. is a multi-billion dollar architecture and design firm that has designed over 275 jails and prisons. But designing buildings isn’t the only service the company offers—according to documents obtained through a public records request and provided to Motherboard, the firm has been monitoring activist groups’ social media […]
Millions of Web Camera and Baby Monitor Feeds Are Exposed
By: Wired August 17, 2021 A VULNERABILITY IS lurking in numerous types of smart devices—including security cameras, DVRs, and even baby monitors—that could allow an attacker to access live video and audio streams over the internet and even take full control of the gadgets remotely. What’s worse, it’s not limited to a single manufacturer; it […]
SEC Chief Gary Gensler Details the Risks of US-Listed Chinese Stocks in His Most Direct Warning to Investors Yet
By: Business Insider August 17, 2021 Few US investors know that the Chinese government doesn’t let foreigners own or invest in many of the country’s companies, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said on Monday in his most direct warning about US-listed Chinese stocks yet. China-based operating companies establish contracts with shell companies in other […]