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Lenovo computers come with pre-installed adware and MITM proxy
If you have recently bought a new Lenovo computer, you’re in for a nasty surprise: the company has been shipping them with pre-installed adware. And, what’s even …
Flaw in Netgear Wi-Fi routers exposes admin password, WLAN details
A number of Netgear home wireless routers sport a vulnerability that can be misused by unauthenticated attackers to obtain the administrator password, device serial number, …
Equation Group: Cyber espionage, compromising HDD firmware, sophisticated malware
For several years, the Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has been monitoring more than 60 advanced threat actors responsible for cyber-attacks worldwide. …
Car hacking and hijacking is too easy, report says
A report released on Monday by US Senator Edward Markey has confirmed what we already suspected: automobile manufacturers have yet to effectively deal with the threat of …
Be careful when talking in front of a Samsung SmartTV
Owners of Samsung SmartTVs that use its Voice Recognition feature to control the device should be aware that everything they say in front of their smart television set may end …
D-Link routers vulnerable to DNS hijacking
At least one and likely more D-Link routers as well as those of other manufacturers using the same firmware are vulnerable to remote changing of DNS settings and, effectively, …
Hijacking drones with malware
A recent incident at the White House showed that small aerial vehicles (drones) present a specific security problem. While in this particular case the actual danger turned out …
Researchers create inexpensive versions of NSA’s spying tools
ShmooCon, the hacker convention that welcomes individuals interested in all aspects of computer and information security, was held last week in Washington, D.C. Among the …
Bold reform needed to strengthen U.S cybersecurity
Mr. President, the status quo in cybersecurity is failing the U.S. It is failing the commercial sector, which is being publicly breached on a weekly basis, and it is failing …
2+ million US cars can be hacked remotely, researcher claims
Security researcher Corey Thuen has made a surprising discovery when he reverse-engineered the firmware of the Snapshot tracking dongles that US-based Progressive Insurance …
Home routers in Spain and Argentina sport critical vulnerabilities
Spanish security researcher Eduardo Novella has discovered two critical vulnerabilities affecting a specific ADB Pirelli home wireless router deployed by Spanish broadband …
Cyber attacks demonstrated on autonomous ground vehicles
Mission Secure Inc. (MSi), a cyber defense technology and solutions provider, and Perrone Robotics Inc. (PRI), a provider of robotic and autonomous ground vehicle solutions, …
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