Thursday: Controversy over tech youtubers, lawsuits against security researchers

First the conscientiousness of the YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips was questioned. In the meantime, however, the case has spread into wildfire and is causing difficulties for the Linus Media Group as a whole. Owner Linus Sebastian contributes to the escalation with statements that are perceived as questionable. Meanwhile, the Cologne public prosecutor’s office is now appealing a criminal case against the programmer, who wanted to protect the data of over 700,000 end customers of systems from the Gladbeck software service provider Modern Solution. A jury awarded a victim of revenge porn in Texas 1.2 billion US dollars in damages, and at 5 p.m. the heiseshow will be live – the most important reports in a nutshell.

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The tech channel Linus Tech Tips (LTT) of the Linus Media Group currently has around 15.5 million subscriptions on YouTube. This makes it one of the widest-reaching of all. But currently the Linus Media Group LTT are at the center of the Youtube tech world for other reasons. What began with a lot of careless mistakes and a lack of conscientiousness degenerated more and more into a media storm. The eponymous owner Linus Sebastian fuels this with statements that are perceived as questionable. There are also allegations of misogyny, sexual assault and bullying as part of the corporate culture. Linus Tech Tips: Landing with one of the biggest tech youtubers

In June 2021, an IT expert found a serious security gap in the systems of the Gladbeck-based software service provider Modern Solution. Among other things, Modern Solution acts as a service provider and hosts the merchandise management system JTL-WaWi for customers who want to connect their online shops with online marketplaces, for example at Kaufland, Otto, Check24 and Idealo. Due to the security gap, the data of more than 700,000 end customers of these marketplaces was not adequately protected. The programmer reported the vulnerability to Modern Solution and made it public after the company fixed the vulnerability. The Aachen Regional Court decided in an appeals process that he still has to answer for himself in court. Is this setting a dangerous precedent? Modern Solution: Now criminal proceedings against security researchers

20 years ago the Blaster worm was rampant – a wake-up call for computer security. This is what the #heisehow is dealing with today. Other topics discussed live include the lawsuit against the Internet Archive for digitizing old shellacs. Tune in to the #heiseshow – like every Thursday live at 5 p.m. or afterwards to check it out.

After a couple separated in the US, the woman moved back to her mother. Her ex-boyfriend is said to have kept the credentials for her email and social media accounts and gained access to the security camera system at the mother’s home, allowing him to obtain intimate photos of the ex. In posting the footage online, along with information about her workplace and gym, he is said to have tagged friends and family to “embarrass, harass, torment, humiliate and publicly shame” the victim. The woman is said to have even thought about suicide. The man has now been sentenced to a hefty fine by a US jury in Texas. Revenge porn: Jury awards $1.2 billion to Texas victims

The Jodel app allows people to communicate with others within a certain radius. Founded in 2014 primarily for students, Jodel reached millions of users in 2018 and even expanded to Saudi Arabia. The platform is designed for people to share “the latest news, events, stories and jokes” with others nearby, as the company puts it. A data protection incident has now occurred at a service provider of the actually anonymous app. Spammers scouted out the email addresses. Data protection incident with “anonymous” student app Jodel

If the EU Commission has its way, citizens and companies should be able to use the digital euro as legal tender in a few years – from 2028 at the earliest. The Brussels government institution published a draft law at the end of June, with which it defines the legal framework for the digital currency. The plans are met with increasing criticism from banks and savings banks. This is shown by the statement of the German Banking Industry Association (DK). Above all, market restrictions and limits are viewed critically. Digital euro: German banking industry fears competition and abuse

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