Seven 'no log' VPN providers accused of leaking – yup, you guessed it – 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet [Mon Jul 20 2020]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 20 July 2020 ***************************************************************** Seven 'no log' VPN providers accused of leaking – yup, you guessed it – 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet Maybe it was the old Lionel Hutz play: 'No-logging VPN? I meant, No! Logging VPN!' ***************************************************************** Business * Forget about Wipro chairman saying no one would lose their job due to COVID-19: UK staff told they're facing redundancy Letter to Brit-based workers talks of 'new uncertainties for business' caused by pandemic * HCL hardly noticed COVID – revenue and profit rose and further growth predicted Helped by product business growing well and staff not being keen on new jobs right now Data Centre * Finally, made it to the weekend, time to breathe, relax, and... 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Scotland needs some tech smarts to help monitor its rampant herbivore populations Drones and satellite imagery probably better than sending out four helicopters at a time – or counting poop Personal Tech * Here's why your Samsung Blu-ray player bricked itself: It downloaded an XML config file that broke the firmware Network-connected gear stuck in boot loop needs replacing * Teardown nerds delve into Dell's new XPS 15 laptop to find – fancy that – screws and user-serviceable parts Repairability score good? Well, yes actually * Everything must go! Distributors clear shelves of ALL notebooks in Q2, even ones gathering dust over last 12 months UK portable sales-out (the stuff shipped to customers) more than double in lockdown buying frenzy Security * Seven 'no log' VPN providers accused of leaking – yup, you guessed it – 1.2TB of user logs onto the internet Maybe it was the old Lionel Hutz play: 'No-logging VPN? I meant, No! Logging VPN!' * Judge green-lights Facebook, WhatsApp hacking lawsuit against spyware biz NSO, unleashing Zuck's lawyers Legal discovery team could turn up some very interesting, and possibly embarrassing details * Cloud biz Blackbaud caved to ransomware gang's demands – then neglected to inform customers for two months Just a coincidence it put out a statement amid the Twitter mega-hack * Ew, that's unsanitary: SEO plugin for WordPress would run arbitrary JavaScript inputs instead of scrubbing them XSS vuln could hijack websites so update your All in One pack * Twitter admits 130 A-lister accounts compromised to promote Bitcoin scam after 'social engineering' attack Which, let's be real, is a fancy way to say 'we got phished' Site News * Looking for an IT person? Searching for a job? 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