Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Bluetooth scanners are readily available and easy to use—which means that smash-and-grab car break-in might not have been pure chance.

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 21:49:51 +0000

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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:59:52 +0000

Speculative execution attacks still haunt Intel, long after researchers told the company what to fix.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:31:14 +0000

Hackers are one thing. But too few companies take the threat of an inside job seriously enough. 

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Fraudulent tech-support sites are causing the browser to lock up and display a disturbing message. Force quitting is the only way out.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

For three years, WIRED has tracked the elite and shadowy Russian vanguard of cyberwar.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:00:00 +0000

By pointing lasers tuned to a precise frequency at a smart assistant, researchers could force it to unlock cars, open garage doors, and more.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 00:14:55 +0000

After months of warnings, the first successful attack using Microsoft’s BlueKeep vulnerability has arrived—but isn’t nearly as bad as it could have been.