I wrote about an attack on hotel routers a few weeks ago (see post). Today, I heard more details on the attack. ANTlabs InnGate router, used by many hotel chains (see advisory), was configured incorrectly. This configuration error allowed anyone to read or write any file in the router, thereby easily owning that router and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Researchers from the University of Virginia and Perrone Robotics recently completed testing of an anti hacking sensor for automobiles from startup Mission Secure, Inc. The sensor was able to detect several attempts to take over the braking, acceleration and collision avoidance systems of cars on a test track. This article says the tests went well, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In case you were wondering, Siri is not being faithful. Apple, Microsoft and other tech companies are sharing your voice with third parties. But before you go ballistic, they are not selling the data. Third parties such as Walk N’ Talk get your speech from these companies so that they can validate the quality of the speech […]
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