Wired – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Plus: An evacuated aircraft carrier, Iranian hackers, and more of the week’s top security news.

A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:16:06 +0000

The Safari vulnerabilities have been patched, but they would have given an alarming amount of access.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:44:13 +0000

The service’s mixed messages have frustrated cryptographers, as the US government and other sensitive organizations increasingly depend on it.

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0000

More than 4,000 Google Play apps let developers and advertisers collect a list of the user’s other installed apps, no permission needed.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:30:08 +0000

A class action lawsuit. Rampant zoombombing. And as of today, two new zero-day vulnerabilities.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:32:10 +0000

The hotel chain has suffered its second major breach in 16 months. Here’s how to find out if you’re affected.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:19:37 +0000

As brick and mortars close due to the novel coronavirus, thieves have increasingly targeted digital checkout.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:38:21 +0000

The US is desperate for hospital beds. The US Army Corps of Engineers can build thousands of them in a matter of days.