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Researchers turn LG’s Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner into a real-time spying device
Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in LG’s smart home infrastructure that could have allowed hackers to take over the legitimate user’s account and, …
Camera-based, single-step two-factor authentication resilient to pictionary, shoulder surfing attacks
A group of researchers from Florida International University and Bloomberg LP have created Pixie, a camera-based two-factor authentication system that could end up being a …
WPA2 weakness allows attackers to extract sensitive info from Wi-Fi traffic
WPA2, a protocol that secures modern protected Wi-Fi networks, sports serious weaknesses that can allow attackers to read and capture information that users believe to be …
The privacy implications of email tracking
Emails are a widely used means for third parties to tie your email address to your activities across the web, Princeton University researchers have discovered. The extent of …
Secure coding in Java: Bad online advice and confusing APIs
For programmers and software developers, the Internet forums provide a great place to exchange knowledge and seek answers to concrete coding conundrums. Alas, they are not …
After hack, security researchers probe Deloitte’s security posture
It’s difficult – if not impossible – for any organization to keep their networks and systems completely safe from knowledgeable, well-resourced and …
Android unlock patterns are a boon for shoulder surfing attackers
The “swiping” unlock patterns typical for Android devices are considerably easier for attackers to discern than PIN combinations. In fact, after only one …
Using security cameras and infrared light to extract data from air-gapped networks
Researchers have demonstrated that it’s possible for attackers to covertly exfiltrate data from and send data into an air-gapped network by using the infrared light …
Researchers reverse 320 million hashed passwords
CynoSure Prime, a “password research collective”, has reversed the hashes of nearly 320 million hashed passwords provided by security researcher Troy Hunt through …
Researchers figured out how to disable the Intel ME controller on Intel chipsets
Researchers have discovered that Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) 11, a dedicated (and non-optional) microcontroller integrated into all Intel chipsets, can be disabled …
A step toward practical quantum encryption over free-space networks
Researchers have sent a quantum-secured message containing more than one bit of information per photon through the air above a city. The demonstration showed that it could one …
Researchers devise app to protect PINs and passwords
Every ATM or smartphone user can attest to the discomfort of having a stranger standing close enough to observe a financial transaction — and potentially note a PIN or account …