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Data Breach Reveals Catwatchful ‘Stalkerware’ Is Spying On Thousands of Phones

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. The bug, which was discovered by security researcher Eric Daigle, spilled the spyware app’s full database of email addresses and plaintext passwords that Catwatchful customers use to

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Proposed Budget Seeks To Close Mauna Loa Observatory’s Climate CO2 Study

“Slashdot regularly posts milestones on CO2 levels reported by the Mauna Loa Observatory,” writes longtime Slashdot reader symbolset, pointing to a new article highlighting how the Trump administration’s proposed budget would eliminate funding for the lab’s carbon dioxide monitoring. “Continuous observation records since 1958 will end with the new federal budget as ocean and atmospheric

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