Hackers Can Clone Millions of Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia Keys
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000
Encryption flaws in a common anti-theft feature expose vehicles from major manufacturers.
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Hackers Can Clone Millions of Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia Keys
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000
Encryption flaws in a common anti-theft feature expose vehicles from major manufacturers.
Read moreA Flaw in Billions of Wi-Fi Chips Let Attackers Decrypt Data
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000
Affected devices include iPhones, iPads, Macs, Amazon Echos and Kindles, Android devices, and various Wi-Fi routers.
Read moreHow a Hacker’s Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden’s Computer
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:59:20 +0000
Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother.
Read moreGmail Is Catching More Malicious Attachments With Deep Learning
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:18:02 +0000
Users of Gmail get 300 billion attachments each week. To separate legitimate documents from harmful ones, Google turned to AI—and it’s working.
Read moreNorth Korea Is Recycling Mac Malware. That’s Not the Worst Part
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000
Lazarus Group hackers have long plagued the internet—using at least one tool they picked up just by looking around online.
Read moreThe US Blames Russia’s GRU for Sweeping Cyberattacks in Georgia
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:10:00 +0000
By calling out Russia for digital assaults on its neighboring country, the US hopes to head off similar efforts at home.
Read moreHundreds of Chrome Extensions Secretly Uploaded Private Data
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000
A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme.
Read moreHundreds of Millions of PC Components Still Have Hackable Firmware
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:00:00 +0000
The lax security of supply chain firmware has been a known concern for years—with precious little progress being made.
Read moreOver 500 Chrome Extensions Secretly Uploaded Private Data
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000
A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme.
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