Tag: hacking
Smart lightbulbs can be used to steal secure data, finds report
Infrared channels could help attackers steal data and even reconstruct video images, say US researchers.
Smart lighting products have soared in popularity in recent years....
BAE, Vodafone, CyLon launch The Intelligence Network to fight cybercrime
Defence, aerospace, and security giant BAE has announced the creation of The Intelligence Network, an initiative to “engage, unite, and activate a global community...
Hackers could use Web-based attacks to take over IoT devices
Security researchers have warned that hackers could create webpages that rapidly scan for home IoT devices and then take control of them.
According to a...
Dixons Carphone suffers massive data breach
Electrical retailer and services company Dixons Carphone has admitted to a customer data breach on a huge scale. An ongoing investigation in the company...
MIT researchers devise IoT transmitter to stop hackers
NEWSBYTE Researchers at MIT have created a transmitter that could stop hackers from attacking IoT devices.
Such devices are vulnerable to hack attacks that locate,...
ForgotDoor: Singapore routers gave full access to IoT hackers
ForgotDoor vulnerability caused by open ports.
A vulnerability affecting hundreds of routers in Singapore could have given hackers complete access to connected devices.
According to a...
Cybersecurity: UK most breached country in Europe – report
The UK is Europe’s most breached country in cybersecurity terms, according to a new report.
Data security solutions provider Thales eSecurity revealed the findings in its...
Facebook & Microsoft pledge not to aid government cyber attacks
Over 30 technology companies have signed a new accord, promising to protect all customers – citizens and businesses – from government or state agency...
Europe warns 5G IoT deployments fundamentally insecure
5G security needs to be tightened as important lessons still haven’t been learned from previous technology generations, warns ENISA report.
The European Union Agency for...
Vendors, users ignoring IoT security in rush to market – report
Report warns of lax security among IoT users, and blames manufacturers for coding decade-old flaws into IoT devices.
A new report has found that there...
Three plead guilty in US to developing Mirai botnet
Hackers go up before US federal court charged with creating Mirai botnet used in massive DDoS attacks.
Three men have pleaded guilty to creating the...
Homehack could turn LG appliances into spy kit for cyber criminals
Check Point researchers warn that criminals could turn vacuum cleaners and dishwashers from LG into equipment for espionage.
Researchers at IT security company Check Point have...