techietraveller84

True. Not something Tesla advertises.

If an attack slowed the oil and gas industry down significantly, the world would be in a heap of trouble as far as transportation, power production, and so much more.

This reality makes fully electric vehicles like Tesla sound like a safer bet than oil industry dependent gas-fueled cars, but then again, Tesla is in a constant battle with hackers that could result in some scary situations.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/tesla-model-x-hacked-and-stolen-in-minutes-using-new-key-fob-hack/

Who knew inventing a drink could net that much cash? Never ceases to amaze me.

Apparently Shopee and Line were affected as well.

"Lazada said that it was not the only company affected by the hack and said that Line and Shopee were implicated as well."

Bad day for data security.

https://www.thaienquirer.com/20953/lazada-suffers-data-hack-of-13-million-accounts/

My thoughts exactly. The $350 million settlement was done in March, and I haven't seen a dime. With all the info Apple keeps on users, each of us should be relatively easy to find.

The fake Line accounts are just the tip of the iceberg. Phishing, deepfakes, and ransomware attacks are on the increase, in a big way, in every online realm. It's actually really scary out there.

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/phishing-deepfakes-and-ramsomware-how-coronavirus-related-cyberthreats-will-persist-in-2021/

Another iPhone battery settlement, this time for $113 million. And this is after a $500 million settlement earlier this year. I'm waiting for my check(s).

"In March of this year, Apple agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, in which the company agreed to pay customers $25 per iPhone, with a minimum payout of $310 million. It covered current and former iPhone owners in the US who had an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus or SE running iOS 12.2.1 or later. It also covered the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus running iOS 11.2 or later before Dec. 21, 2017."

https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-to-pay-113-million-settlement-over-its-iphone-batterygate-slowdowns/

Maybe this will be the high profile COVID case that the scientific world needs to see if people really do gain immunity or not.

Somehow I feel more secure using apple devices, so I stay part of that cult, despite the quirks. ☺️

The biggest difference between the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro is a fan - and 300 dollars.

Maybe this tidbit will help with your next MacBook shopping trip.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/10/21559228/apple-new-macbook-air-pro-difference-arm-m1-fan-thermal-performance

2 factor authentication is easy to set up and will give you loads more security. Here's an article with tips on how to set it up for a variety of commonly used websites. https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/17/15772142/how-to-set-up-two-factor-authentication

Since history repeats itself, looking at the historical trends of the Baht vs Pound is a good start to predicting what's going to happen in the future. Especially now that 2020 and it's extreme unpredictability is almost over.

https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-THB

Recommend that doubters and the curious read the book "Sandworm." It talks a lot about Russian cyber operations yet reads like a novel. Very informative and very scary. Even touches upon hacks at the Korean winter Olympics a couple years ago, as well as a lot of other Russian hacking related headlines.

https://www.cyberscoop.com/sandworm-book-review-andy-greenberg-ukraine-cyberwar/

Despite its imperfections, I'm glad to see the government putting some effort into modernizing and making certain procedures more accessible.

At least Irene's English is perfect, a sure sign that it's not a scam. ????

Do you think the Cambodian leadership will be savvy enough to turn this into an opportunity? As long as it's foreign investors losing their cash but leaving physical assets behind, perhaps there are opportunities?

Really hope this becomes a blessing in disguise, for Cambodians at least.

Love a good entrepreneurial idea! Who would have thought to turn trash into treasure, with the help of an eager species of fly?

Because we need more to worry about in 2020, ZDNET published a list of AI enabled threats that are creeping up on us. Did they miss any?

• AI-enabled crimes of high concern: Deepfakes; driverless vehicles as a weapon; tailored phishing; disrupting AI-controlled systems; large-scale blackmail; AI-authored fake news.
• AI-enabled crimes of moderate concern: Misuse of military robots; snake oil; data poisoning; learning-based cyberattacks; autonomous attack drones; denial of access to online activities; tricking face recognition; manipulating financial or stock markets.
• AI-enabled crimes of low concern: Burglar bots; evading AI detection; AI-authored fake reviews; AI-assisted stalking; forgery of content such as art or music. 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/evil-ai-these-are-the-20-most-dangerous-crimes-that-artificial-intelligence-will-create/

Would a big condo crash be a boon to the regular Thai people, mostly affecting wealthy Thais and foreigners?

Are you having no trouble connecting with servers inside Thailand and Asia then?

Overseas voters don't only need to worry about their ballots reaching intended destinations, but they should also watch out for phishing campaigns. Groups like China based APT TA413, have been ramping up their skills, with recent successful attacks sending emails impersonating the World Health Organization’s guidance on COVID-19 critical preparedness. Were they to send another round of emails to Americans claiming to contain urgent absentee voter info, they'd probably earn a lot more eager, infectious downloads than we'd like to think.

https://threatpost.com/chinese-apt-sepulcher-malware-phishing-attacks/158871/

18 hours ago, Thaiaddict01 said:

I heard some expats when they were moving back home, and tried to transfer money out of TH, the bank wont' let them transfer it out!??!?!   It's their own money and banks wont' let them transfer the money out!!!  You guys heard about that? what's going on there.

Many foreigners move to Thailand to stay, and likely haven't considered challenges that might come up if plans change and leaving the country becomes necessary or desirable. Like when a pandemic combined with anti-foreign sentiment comes on the scene.