Amazon Kindle, Embedded Devices Open to Code-Execution
Flaws in Das U-Boot affect third-party hardware that uses the universal bootloader as an underlying component. Continue reading Amazon Kindle, Embedded Devices Open to Code-Execution
Category Archives: Embedded Devices
Critical Flaws Found in VxWorks RTOS That Powers Over 2 Billion Devices
Security researchers have discovered almost a dozen zero-day vulnerabilities in VxWorks, one of the most widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded devices that powers over 2 billion devices across aerospace, defense, industrial, medic… Continue reading Critical Flaws Found in VxWorks RTOS That Powers Over 2 Billion Devices
‘URGENT/11’ Critical Infrastructure Bugs Threaten EternalBlue-Style Attacks
Researchers have uncovered easy-to-exploit bugs that can impact physical safety, utilities, healthcare, critical infrastructure and more, setting the stage for widespread worm attacks. Continue reading ‘URGENT/11’ Critical Infrastructure Bugs Threaten EternalBlue-Style Attacks
Critical Flaws Found in Amazon FreeRTOS IoT Operating System
A security researcher has discovered several critical vulnerabilities in one of the most popular embedded real-time operating systems—called FreeRTOS—and its other variants, exposing a wide range of IoT devices and critical infrastructure systems to ha… Continue reading Critical Flaws Found in Amazon FreeRTOS IoT Operating System
Samsung Tizen Security ‘Feels like 2005’
A researcher at the Security Analyst Summit described the insecure state Samsung’s Tizen operating system. Continue reading Samsung Tizen Security ‘Feels like 2005’
The Hacker Who Turns Office Equipment into Bugging Devices
A clever hack could broadcast sensitive secrets over radio frequencies. Continue reading The Hacker Who Turns Office Equipment into Bugging Devices
This Tiny Computer has no Battery, Powered Wirelessly from Radio Waves
No matter how smart and fast your devices would be, the biggest issue is always with the battery technology.
Whenever you go to buy any electronic gadget — smartphone, laptop, or any wearable — the most important specification isn’t its processor speed or its camera quality but its Battery Backup, which is not getting better any time soon.
What if you could eliminate the very thing entirely
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