ReCaptcha Goes Totalitarian

ReCaptcha Goes Totalitarian
Google silently makes changes to the reCaptcha system that will force some users to have an approved smartphone certified by them. They are slowly starting to control the whole Internet.

Killer Lawnmowers and Other IoT Flops
IoT devices are still prevalent and in many cases they are hard to avoid. This week we look at two cases of IoT breaches that have the potential for danger.

Where Scamming and Stupidity Meet
Today we look at quicklines including a scam that said they could show you someone else's call logs. Why do people keep falling for scams?

ReCaptcha Goes Totalitarian
https://piunikaweb.com/2026/05/07/google-recaptcha-play-services-requirement/

https://support.google.com/recaptcha/answer/16609652?hl=en

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-google-cloud-fraud-defense-the-next-evolution-of-recaptcha/

https://www.androidauthority.com/grapheneos-google-apple-approved-devices-web-warning-3665319/

Killer Lawnmowers and Other IoT Flops
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/05/yarbo-responds-to-robot-flaws-that-could-mow-down-their-owners

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-meari-iot-baby-monitor-camera-vulnerabilities/

Quicklines
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/05/stolen-canvas-data-was-returned-after-hacker-agreement-instructure-says

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-callphantom-google-play-scam/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/13/1137203/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-fcc-robocall-crackdown-privacy-id-checks/

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-gmail-ai-personalization-privacy-settings/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/texas-sues-netflix-lawsuit