A Tiny Piece of Tape Tricked Teslas Into Speeding Up 50 MPH
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000
An MGM Resorts breach, natural gas ransomware, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Russia Doesn’t Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 01:41:28 +0000
The point of Kremlin interference has always been to find democracy’s loose seams, and pull.
Read MoreHow Trump Hollowed Out US National Security
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:58:01 +0000
Acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell is just the latest in a cascade of temporary or vacant personnel in critical government positions.
Read MoreThe US Blames Russia’s GRU for Sweeping Cyberattacks in Georgia
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:10:00 +0000
By calling out Russia for digital assaults on its neighboring country, the US hopes to head off similar efforts at home.
Read MoreBluetooth-Related Flaws Threaten Dozens of Medical Devices
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000
Hundreds of smart devices—including pacemakers—are exposed thanks to a series of vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol.
Read MoreYouTube Gaming’s Most-Watched Videos Are Dominated by Scams and Cheats
Credit to Author: Cecilia D’Anastasio| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:53:15 +0000
YouTube is littered with bot-driven videos promising big in-game riches—that also try to steal your personal information.
Read MoreHundreds of Chrome Extensions Secretly Uploaded Private Data
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000
A researcher discovered that hundreds of extensions in the Web Store were part of a long-running malvertising and ad-fraud scheme.
Read MoreHundreds of Millions of PC Components Still Have Hackable Firmware
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 11:00:00 +0000
The lax security of supply chain firmware has been a known concern for years—with precious little progress being made.
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