hardware
Fitbit trackers can easily be infected with malware, and spread it on
Security researcher Axelle Apvrille has managed to deliver malware to a FitBit Flex fitness tracker, and to spread the infection to any computer that the device is …
Western Digital self-encrypting hard drives are completely insecure
A team of researchers has decided to check whether the encryption offered by Western Digital’s My Passport external self-encrypting hard drives is effective and …
Criminals hacked chip-and-PIN system by perfecting researchers’ PoC attack
When in 2010 a team of computer scientists at Cambridge University demonstrated how the chip and PIN system used on many modern payment cards can be bypassed by making the POS …
Secret code in color printers enables government tracking
A research team led by the EFF recently broke the code behind tiny tracking dots that some color laser printers secretly hide in every document.The U.S. Secret Service …
Point-and-shoot weapon stops drones without destroying them
Unmanned aerial vehicles – so-called drones – can be helpful, malicious, or simply disruptive, depending on the intentions of those who use them.But while regular …
Attackers can use Siri, Google Now to secretly take over smartphones
A team of researchers from the French Network and Information Security Agency (ANSSI) has devised a way to covertly exploit the Siri and Google Now voice activated personal …
USB Killer 2.0: A harmless-looking USB stick that destroys computers
Plugging in random USB sticks in your computer has never been more dangerous, as a researcher who goes by the name Dark Purple has demonstrated his new device: USB Killer …
Global Internet experts reveal plan for more secure, reliable Wi-Fi routers
In a letter submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Dave Täht, co-founder of the Bufferbloat Project, and Dr. Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of the Internet, along …
Authentication bypass flaw in Netgear SOHO routers exploited in the wild
A critical security vulnerability affecting nine Netgear router models is being exploited in the wild. The flaw that the attackers took advantage of allowed them to access the …
Attackers compromise Cisco Web VPNs to steal login credentials, backdoor target networks
Another Cisco product is being targeted by attackers looking for a permanent way into the computer networks and systems of various organizations, Volexity researchers …
New Toshiba CMOS image sensor improves recognition and authentication
In recent years, mobile devices have adopted user authentication systems to protect access and information security. Password entry remains the most common, but finger print …
Pen-testing drone searches for unsecured devices
You’re sitting in an office, and you send a print job to the main office printer. You see or hear a drone flying outside your window. Next thing you know, the printer …