Collaborate Disseminate
Plain-text, unencrypted passwords were sent instead of having users reset them. There was no breach, the firm claims, but how would it know? Continue reading Millions of utilities customers’ passwords stored in plain text
Doctors use RF signals to adjust pacemakers so that instead of slicing a patient open, they can change the pacemakers parameters which in turn avoids unnecessary surgery. A study on security weaknesses of pacemakers (highlights) or full Report (PDF) has found that pacemakers from the main manufacturers contain security vulnerabilities that make it possible for the devices to be adjusted by anyone with a programmer and proximity. Of course, it shouldn’t be possible for anyone other than medical professionals to acquire a pacemaker programmer. The authors bought their examples on eBay.
They discovered over 8,000 known vulnerabilities in third-party libraries …read more
Continue reading Radio Controlled Pacemakers Are Easily Hacked
CBS recently fixed a vulnerability in its popular Sports application that could have exposed users to man-in-the-middle attacks and inadvertently leaked personal data. Continue reading CBS Sports App Transmitted Data Unencrypted