A bizarre sextortion scam is attempting to trick victims that not only has their smartphone been hacked to spy upon their private lives, but also every other...
Tag - IoT
An intriguing paper published by researchers at the University of Michigan describes a new processor architecture capable of self-encryption that can fend off...
If it was late at night and you were out in your back yard, and you heard an unknown voice coming from inside your house – how would you feel? My guess...
With 2018 just weeks away, we can say with absolute certainty that 2017 hasn’t been a boring year in terms of security incidents. If anything, some...
Mirai who? There’s a new type of malware in town targeting misconfigured IoT devices. BrickerBot, using the same exploit vector as Mirai, corrupts device...
How many times have you paid with your phone — NFC for tap-and-go services, scanning QR codes on your electricity bill or paying via SMS? Industry giants...
We are only a button away from controlling our homes or, more correctly, just a fingerprint or voice control away. Smart water valves and thermostats, home...
A vulnerability in Cisco’s Prime Home service being sold to ISPs as a solution to manage subscribers’ home smart devices, allows attackers to control allegedly...
Every day we see the significant changes technology has delivered to improve our behavior and activity, especially with the proliferation of IoT devices. But...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced an IoT competition, dubbed “FTC IoT Home Inspector Challenge”, promising $25,000 to whomever presents a...