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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Google is tracking your location, even when the setting is turned off
Shock! It appears Google can track the location of anyone using some of its apps on Android or iPhone even when they’ve told it not to.
The sextortionists are back, this time with your phone number as “proof”
Last month the crooks were throwing old passwords into their scams to make you sit up and take notice. Now it’s phone numbers.
Are your Android apps listening to you?
This simple setup will help you discover if your apps are listening in on you.
Your smart air conditioner could contribute to mass power outages
Researchers call the scenario BlackIoT: an IoT botnet of high-wattage devices that could crash the power grid.
FBI warns of choreographed ATM drainage
This type of multinational ATM cashout could drain cash machines of millions within the span of hours.
Apple Mac “zero day” hack lets you sneakily click [OK]
A security researcher revisited an old bug of his that Apple had patched, made a blunder – and found the old bug was still there after all.
Pacemaker controllers still vulnerable 18 months after flaws reported
A popular brand of heart pacemaker is still vulnerable to compromise more than a year and a half after the company that makes them was told of weaknesses in its security, researchers have claimed.
Police body cameras open to attack
A security researcher has revealed that police body cameras could put evidence – and even police officers themselves – at risk.
11-year-old hacker changes election results
It took him less than 10 minutes to change election results on a replica of Florida’s state website.