Feb 11th 2021
Tech News Weekly 170
PS5 Scalpers Are People Too
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Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
Florida Water Hackers, "I'm Not a Cat" Filter, Slack for Android Security
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Florida water hackers, "I'm not a cat" filter, Slack for Android security.
- A water treatment plant in Florida was hacked and was nearly poisoned as a result. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai from VICE has the details.
- Janhoi McGregor from Forbes talked to PlayStation 5 scalpers to understand their bot systems and found out that they feel misunderstood.
- A lawyer went viral when his courtroom Zoom video placed a kitten in his place. Thomas Smith from Debugger found out how he did it.
- Android users of Slack might want to change their password after login credentials were stored in plain text on device.
- A Beverly Hills Cop played a popular Sublime song when he knew he was being live-streamed by a civilian.
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Links
- Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say
- PlayStation 5 Scalpers Aren’t Happy With Their Public Image
- Here Is the Exact Video Filter That Created Lawyer Cat
- That Slack Email You Just Got Asking to Reset Your Password Is Legit, Not a Scam
- Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime’s ‘Santeria’ to Avoid Being Live-Streamed?