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When Artificial Intelligence affects lives

February 12, 2019 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, Technology

Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:00:02 +0000

Artificial intelligence assists judges, police officers, and doctors. But what guides the decision-making process?

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Voice assistants hear things we don’t

February 5, 2019 admin Alexa, cortana, DolphinAttack, Echo, Security, Siri, speech recognition, Technology, Threats, ultrasound, voice assistants, voice recognition

Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:58:47 +0000

We explain how ultrasound and audio recordings hidden in background noise can be used to control voice assistants.

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How eSIM works

January 23, 2019 admin apple, eSIM, iPhone, mobile communications, sim cards, Technology

Credit to Author: Ilja Shatilin| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 14:24:23 +0000

New iPhones support eSIM technology. We explain what it is and who will soon be using it.

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Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abused

January 22, 2019 admin Android, api, apps, browser alert, chrome, Chrome Extension, Edge, Edge browser, Firefox, Mac, notifications, opera, opera browser, push, safari, Safari browser, Security world, Technology, web, windows

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:03:05 +0000

Whoever invented browser push notifications must have been able to guess they would be abused for advertising. This post explains what they are and how to disable them. Categories: Security world Technology Tags: Androidapiappsbrowser alertchromeChrome ExtensionEdgeEdge browserfirefoxmacnotificationsoperaopera browserpushsafariSafari browserwebwindows (Read more…)

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A small sex toy with big problems

January 15, 2019 admin 35c3, 35с3, CCC, Chaos Communication Congress, Internet of Things, sex, Technology, Threats, vibrator

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:25:31 +0000

Analysis of a German sex toy reveals all sorts of vulnerabilities.

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How to hack a hardware cryptocurrency wallet

January 10, 2019 admin 35c3, bitcoin, CCC, Chaos Communication Congress, cryptocurrency, cryptowallet, hardware wallets, Technology, Threats

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:56:02 +0000

Security researchers found several ways to compromise hardware cryptocurrency wallets made by Ledger and Trezor.

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SiliVaccine: Antivirus from North Korea

January 9, 2019 admin 35c3, 35с3, Antivirus, CCC, Chaos Communication Congress, Darkhotel, SiliVaccine, Technology, Threats

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:40:52 +0000

Experts discovered lots of interesting things in the code of North Korean antivirus SiliVaccine.

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Hello, this is Lenny!

January 8, 2019 admin 35c3, CCC, Chaos Communication Congress, chatbot, phone, SCAM, Technology

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:12:23 +0000

Meet Lenny, the voice chatbot that can be used against telemarketers and phone scammers.

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Spectrology: CPU hardware vulnerabilities in 2019

January 7, 2019 admin 35c3, CCC, Chaos Communication Congress, CPU, meltdown, spectre, Technology, Threats, vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 18:14:20 +0000

The year 2018 passed under the sign of Spectre and Meltdown hardware vulnerabilities. What does 2019 have in store in this regard?

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Using the blockchain to create secure backups

December 27, 2018 admin backups, BlockChain, Business, majority attack, Security world, sybil, Technology

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:34:54 +0000

Some of the properties we would like to see in our backups have blockchain technology written all over them. Should organizations consider blockchain for creating secure, recent backups—especially after a ransomware attack? Categories: Business Security world Technology Tags: backupsblockchainmajority attacksybil (Read more…)

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Things of Internet: How smart devices fail because of their Web dependence

December 3, 2018 admin GDPR, google, Internet of Things, IoT, Nest, Netatmo, smart devices, Technology, Xiaomi, Yale Locks

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:40:59 +0000

Smart home appliances are dependent on remote servers, apps, and other things, which can cause all kinds of trouble.

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