Collaborate Disseminate
Security researchers at Check Point have published details of vulnerabilities they have found in Philips Hue smart bulbs that could be exploited by hackers to compromise networks remotely. The researchers were able to hijack control the IoT bulbs and i… Continue reading How your network could be hacked through a Philips Hue smart bulb
It may not be the most efficient way to steal data from an organisation, let alone the most practical, but researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel have once again detailed an imaginative way to exfiltrate information from an air-gapped computer…. Continue reading How your screen’s brightness could be leaking data from your air-gapped computer
It may not be the most efficient way to steal data from an organisation, let alone the most practical, but researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel have once again detailed an imaginative way to exfiltrate information from an air-gapped computer…. Continue reading How your screen’s brightness could be leaking data from your air-gapped computer
A gallery is tricked into giving millions to a fraudster, software tells doctors to push opioids onto patients, and an artist finds a novel way to trick Google Maps into thinking there’s a traffic jam.
All this and more is discussed in the latest… Continue reading Smashing Security #164: A bitter pill to swallow
If you run WhatsApp’s desktop client on your Mac or PC then you would be wise to make sure it’s up-to-date, following the revelation that a security researcher uncovered a critical security flaw.
Continue reading WhatsApp flaw gave hackers access to files from Windows and Macs
Twitter admits to a bug that might have put privacy-conscious users at risk – by revealing what phone numbers are associated with which Twitter accounts.
Continue reading Twitter security hole allowed state-sponsored hackers to match phone numbers to usernames
Despite a previous brush with the law, Ryan Hernandez went on to hack and hack again.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Man admits hacking Nintendo, leaking details of Switch games console
A 21-year-old Californiana man has pleaded guilty to hacking into into the servers of Nintendo and stealing confidential information about the (then upcoming) Nintendo Switch video game console. The case dates back to 2016 when Ryan S Hernandez, who wa… Continue reading Man admits hacking Nintendo, leaking details of Switch games console
If Everton Football Club’s Twitter account was really hacked to say it was signing Everton Soares then it needs to look at hardening its defence.
If the hack occurred at all, of course.
Continue reading Did Everton sign Everton? Twitter hack blamed for soccer sign-up screwup
With sad predictability cybercriminals are exploiting the Coronavirus outbreak that occurred in Wuhan, mainland China, and is now causing new infections around the world.
Continue reading Coronavirus – hackers exploit fear of infection to spread malware