Exploit shows autofill makes it easy to expose your credit card info on Chrome and Safari

Autofill on browsers are convenient. You input things once and then you’re all set every time. But the price you pay for that convenience could be that you’re giving away important personal data—like your credit card information. Viljami Kuosmanen, a hacker at Futurice, shared on Github and Twitter a simple exploit that makes it easy for malicious websites to rip you off based on the information you allowed to be saved as autofill on both Chrome and Safari.

Browsers will determine what type of information the site is looking for and then it’ll keep the rest. But hackers have a way to obscure certain text boxes and users wouldn’t even notice they’re being autofilled, especially when what’s being filled out is sensitive personal data (e.g. credit card info). A quick way to avoid this is to disable autofill on both browsers, you can head to chrome://settings and find it under Show Advanced Settings tab on Chrome or heading to Preferences on Safari and unchecking the boxes in the Autofill tab.

This is why I don't like autofill in web forms. #phishing #security #infosec pic.twitter.com/mVIZD2RpJ3

— Viljami Kuosmanen ⭐ (@anttiviljami) January 4, 2017

Source: Gizmodo

Demo for a HTC Vive Tracker accessory lets you take photos in VR

The Vive Tracker pushes the capabilities of HTC’s virtual reality headset further by letting actual objects be turned into controllers. One developer taking advantage of this is dotdotdash. Their team has created a virtual reality camera that will let you take pictures inside the VR space and even print these out in real life. Called the D3-U, it’s currently only a concept but a brief VR demo shows what it can do. The D3-U was used to capture images of mysterious life forms on Kepler 22-b. But it isn’t just simple point-and-shoot, just like how we use modern smartphone cameras, the D3-U lets users zoom in and out, use real-time filters like X-ray and thermal images. Imagine what this proof-of-concept can bring into the VR space if it ever does become widely available?

Source: The Verge

Apple Music’s version of ‘Carpool Karaoke’ will have 16 different hosts

The version of Carpool Karaoke that you know won’t quite be the same under Apple’s wings. According to the show’s executive producer Ben Winston, this time around there will be 16 different hosts for 16 specials, which each Winston describes as being “its own event.” Some of the hosts you can expect to see include Chelsea Handler, Seth MacFarlane, John Legend, and, of course, James Corden. The Late Late Show host expressed how he isn’t upset with the changes.

This time around what viewers can expect from the Apple Music show is there won’t just be singing. There will be like a 30-minute show with interviews and even getting out of the car. Some of the interesting matchups for Carpool Karaoke include Corden with Will Smith, MacFarlane with Ariana Grande, and Legend with Alicia Keys. “There’s something about the intimacy of a car,” says Winston, adding that there’s just something kinetic that happens between two people when they connect here, more so than in a studio.

Source: Deadline

Leaked images of HTC’s upcoming device looks like a Samsung-LG hybrid phone

Looks like HTC wants to try something new… but it’s not exactly something we haven’t seen before. Codenamed the Ocean Note, HTC’s rumoured upcoming device has a design that reminds us of recent Samsung phones but with a significant camera bump. It’s covered with an all-glass frame, which is a departure from HTC’s aluminum-built devices. But aside from taking cues from Samsung, there’s also a bit of LG in there with the secondary ticker located at the top of the display. The leaked images show that this ticker displays shortcuts, notifications, and has an always-on display mode. Hopefully, HTC plans to introduce something else different to make the unit standout more.

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