Babysitting-booking app Sitter “temporarily” exposed the personal data of 93,000 account holders, according to a researcher who recently discovered the trove of data using the Shodan Internet of Things (IoT) search engine.
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Using smart meter data constitutes a search, but court allows them anyway
US cities using smart meters narrowly escaped a legal problem this month when a court decided that the benefits of these IoT devices outweighed the privacy issues created by collecting detailed home energy data.
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.
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.
“Simple trick” floors home security camera, gives anyone access
Anybody with a common, free security tool could create a valid camera serial number and intercept somebody else’s stream, researchers discover.
Gas thieves remotely pwn pump with mysterious device
In broad daylight, over the course of about 90 minutes, thieves somehow remotely froze pump software and stole 600 gallons of gas.
Smart TVs are spying on you through your phone
Smart TVs in millions of homes are using other devices on the same network in order to snitch on everything you watch and everywhere you go.
OMG! I just received someone else’s security camera footage!
The opposite of serendipity – a security camera service sent video alerts to the wrong user… who just happened to be a BBC journalist.
US legislators put industrial control system security on the map
After a spate of attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), the US this week officially recognized the need to secure them with a new bill.