Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!

“Alexa, are you spying on me?” — aaaa…..mmmm…..hmmm…..maybe!!!

Security researchers have developed a new malicious ‘skill’ for Amazon’s popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device.

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Highly Sophisticated Spyware Skygofree Targets Android Users

Security researchers have uncovered a malware program for Android devices that has highly sophisticated spying capabilities and is likely being used for surveillance. Researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab found the spyware implant in October,… Continue reading Highly Sophisticated Spyware Skygofree Targets Android Users

Adobe Fixes Critical Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Adobe Systems released an emergency patch for a critical vulnerability in Flash Player that was being exploited in the wild through Microsoft Word documents to infect computers with a known surveillance tool. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-1129… Continue reading Adobe Fixes Critical Flash Player Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

DARPA Invites Geeks to Convert Everyday Objects into Deadly Weapons

Do you know that your daily household items can be turned into deadly weapons?

Yes, it’s possible to convert some of your everyday household appliances into explosives, weapons or surveillance devices.

DARPA – the agency which does research in various fields for improving the US Military and US Department of Defense capabilities – had announced a new project dubbed “Improv” to transform

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