Nothing new, but I’m beginning to wonder if this is how they pay their hackers.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/north-koreas-state-hackers-caught-engaging-in-bec-scams/

North Korea's state hackers caught engaging in BEC scams

At the ESET Virtual World security conference on Tuesday, security researchers from Slovak antivirus maker ESET have disclosed a new operation orchestrated by the Pyongyang regime's infamous state-sponsored hacker crews.

Codenamed "Operation In(ter)ception," this campaign targeted victims for both cyber-espionage and financial theft.

Like so much meat.

https://www.databreaches.net/people-are-worth-1285-on-the-dark-web-new-study-by-privacy-affairs-finds/

People Are Worth $1,285 on the Dark Web, New Study by Privacy Affairs Finds

A new press release by Privacy Affairs offers an updated estimate about what we are worth on the dark web. The researchers’ Dark Web Price Index indicates:

• Online banking logins cost an average of $35
• Full credit card details including associated data cost $12-20
• A full range of documents and account details allowing identity theft can be obtained for $1,500

The report notes that a full range of documents and account details allowing identity theft can be obtained for $1285, which includes:

Stolen online banking logins, min. $100 on account	$35
U.S. driving license, high quality	$550
Auto insurance card	$70
Wells Fargo bank statement with transactions	$80
Europe national ID card	$550
Total	$1,285

Criminals can switch the European ID for a U.S. passport for an additional $950, bringing the total to $2,235 for enough data and documents to do any number of fraudulent transactions.

The full Dark Web Price Index 2020 can be found at https://www.privacyaffairs.com/dark-web-price-index-2020/

Should it also scream, “Hey! I’m lawyered up dude.”

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/17/21293996/siri-iphone-shortcut-pulled-over-police-starts-recording-video

‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’ shortcut makes it easy to record police

As protests against racial police violence have spread across the US, we’ve seen how video captured on mobile devices can help identify misconduct by law enforcement. But such evidence isn’t just useful at a protest, but during all sorts of routine interactions with the police, including traffic stops. That’s why the Siri shortcut “I’m getting pulled over” exists.

Once you load this (free) shortcut onto your iPhone, all you need to do is say “Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over” and it will kickstart a chain of events. It will dim your phone, pause any music being played, and start recording video from your front-facing camera. It can also send your current location and a copy of that video to an emergency contact, though you’ll need to confirm a few pop-up messages to complete these steps.

Sometimes I wonder if Facebook has a strategy for dealing with the information on it’s system. Perhaps they only trust what they create themselves?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/17/facebook-voter-campaign-strengthen-democracy-mark-zuckerberg-column/3191152001/

Mark Zuckerberg: Historic Facebook campaign will boost voter registration, turnout and voices

… To achieve this, we're creating a new Voting Information Center with authoritative information, including how and when to vote, as well as details about voter registration, voting by mail and information about early voting. We'll also include posts from state election officials and verified local election authorities. We'll show this center at the top of the Facebook News Feed and on Instagram to make sure everyone gets a chance to see it.

(Related) Now if only we could turn off politicians...

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/facebook-will-allow-users-to-turn-off-political-ads-mark-zuckerberg.html

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will allow users to turn off political ads

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the social network will allow its users to turn off seeing political ads.

“For those of you who’ve already made up your minds and just want the election to be over, we hear you — so we’re also introducing the ability to turn off seeing political ads,” Zuckerberg wrote in an op-ed published on USA Today. “We’ll still remind you to vote.”

Not real, yet.

https://www.businessinsider.com/interactive-ai-job-interview-experience-dystopian-future-art-project-2020-6

Take this dystopian job interview with an AI hiring manager to experience what life could be like if machines fully take over the workplace

… In a new online interactive experience, "An Interview With Alex," Chinese-born and New York City-based multimedia artist Carrie Sijia Wang lets people imagine that world by taking them through a job interview conducted entirely by an AI hiring manager.

Over the course of around 12 minutes, Alex analyzes your facial expressions, speech patterns, and answers to abstract puzzles and intrusive questions like the one above, which Wang told Business Insider are based on a famous study that tried to create intimacy between people by having them ask each other 36 personal questions.

Fewer billable hours? That probably won’t last.

https://www.bespacific.com/4-ways-coronavirus-may-forever-change-legal-tech/

4 Ways Coronavirus May Forever Change Legal Tech

Law360: “When the novel coronavirus closed down courthouses and law firms, technology allowed attorneys, their clients and judges to move litigation forward without jeopardizing public health. Some of those emergency fixes could stick around even after life returns to normal. Legal experts say embracing remote technology has boosted efficiency, transparency and access to the courts. Here are some of the top tech fixes that attorneys hope will stick around after the pandemic...”