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Radio frequency: An invisible espionage threat to enterprises

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You can’t see it, but corporate airspaces are under attack via radio frequencies. Foreign governments, competitors and cyber criminals are all conducting radio-based attacks on enterprises. These sophisticated attacks use compromised RF devices as thei… Continue reading Radio frequency: An invisible espionage threat to enterprises→

Emergency alert systems used across the US can be easily hijacked

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A vulnerability affecting emergency alert systems supplied by ATI Systems, one of the leading suppliers of warning sirens in the USA, could be exploited remotely via radio frequencies to activate all the sirens and trigger false alarms. “We first… Continue reading Emergency alert systems used across the US can be easily hijacked→

Low-cost wireless keyboards open to keystroke sniffing and injection attacks

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Bastille Networks researcher Marc Newlin has discovered a set of security vulnerabilities in low-cost wireless keyboards that could be exploited to collect all passwords, security questions, sensitive personal, bank account and payment card info users input through them. The problem with the vulnerable keyboards is that they don’t encrypt the keystroke data before they transmit it wirelessly to the USB dongle, and that’s because their manufacturers opted to use unencrypted radio communication protocols. “Wireless keyboards … More → Continue reading Low-cost wireless keyboards open to keystroke sniffing and injection attacks→