Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


 Another baby monitor is allowing strangers to spy on children

Researchers say Mi-Cam is easy to hijack: turn it off to keep the kids from being eyeballed by prying eyes or chatted up by strangers.


5 signs you may be talking to a bot

Twitter has been under increased scrutiny lately for hosting hundreds of thousands of accounts that seem to be legitimately owned by real people, but in fact are just “bots,” or automated accounts, that are created en masse to flood the platform – usually to espouse political beliefs.


5 Things to Know About SpaceX First Internet Satellite Launch

With the launch of Falcon Heavy and its cherry red Tesla Roadster completed, SpaceX is on to its next mission.  After multiple delays, it is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on February 22 9:17 AM ET, carrying an advanced radar satellite and two test internet satellites up into space. A live stream of the event can be watched above.


 

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