InfoSec News Nuggets 09/10/2020

‘Willful, brazen, and unlawful’: Apple files breach-of-contract countersuit against Epic Apple  has filed a countersuit against Epic over the latter’s attempt to circumvent App Store rules and avoid paying millions in fees. The lawsuit alleges that Epic is deliberately in breach of contract and asks the court to award damages and prohibit Epic from attempting anything like this again. A brief refresher: Epic in mid August slipped in a new way to buy in-game currency for…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 1/22/2020

1 - Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills security service Charter is killing its home-security service and telling customers that security devices they've purchased will stop working once the service is shut down on February 5. The impending shutdown and customers' anger at Charter—a cable company also known by the brand name "Spectrum"—has been widely reported over the past month. Over the years, some customers have spent large sums on products that will no longer work.…
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