Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:42:04 +0000
This episode brings you stories of Amazon Alexa, a UK government BCC error, and so-called smart-car apps with hard-coded passwords.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:42:29 +0000
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| A roundup of news stories from April 8–4, including Baldr, medical management apps, an Android password stealer, and new sextortion scams.
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| For any American company taking steps outside the US market, global data privacy compliance is a question of risk versus reward.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:51:46 +0000
In this episode of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, the team takes a look at hacks in OKCupid, the acquisition of Eero, and connected refrigerators.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:05:33 +0000
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| A roundup of security news from February 4 – 8, including Facebook’s secure messaging integration, Google’s changes to URLs, a scam involving the Kindle store and John Wick, and more.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:30:37 +0000
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| Over the weekend, we observed a clever spam campaign using bogus ebooks dressed as John Wick 3 movie files to push links to streaming sites. Can John and your ability avoid web based scams survive?
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:30:58 +0000
In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss smart locks locking people out, Alexa playing doctor, and more.
Read moreCredit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| A potentially erroneous report from Bloomberg claimed that Chinese spies were able to infiltrate US hardware supplier Supermicro, and therefore, our technology supply chain. Learn how this unverified story could ultimately come true—and what, if anything, can be done to stop it.
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Buxton| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:20:27 +0000
In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, a pair of animals making tech news, adult gaming on Steam, and Amazon deleting reviews.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 16:59:51 +0000
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| Security researchers have now found new ways to exploit voice recognition weaknesses in your favorite home device: smart assistants. You may want to listen in.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 16:18:48 +0000
The past month has seen one blockbuster revelation after another about how our mobile phone and broadband providers have been leaking highly sensitive customer information, including real-time location data and customer account details. In the wake of these consumer privacy debacles, many are left wondering who’s responsible for policing these industries? How exactly did we get to this point? What prospects are there for changes to address this national privacy crisis at the legislative and regulatory levels? These are some of the questions we’ll explore in this article.
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