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A vulnerability researcher has received a bug bounty after discovering security holes in Apple’s software that could allow malicious parties to hijack an iPhone or Mac user’s camera and spy upon them.
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A vulnerability researcher has received a bug bounty after discovering security holes in Apple’s software that could allow malicious parties to hijack an iPhone or Mac user’s camera and spy upon them. Bug hunter Ryan Pickren is richer to th… Continue reading Hacking the iOS/macOS webcam – Apple pays out $75,000 to bug hunter
Vulnerabilities discovered in popular video teleconferencing app Zoom could allow attackers to escalate privileges on a computer or allow access to users’ webcams and microphones, according to new research from Jamf Principal Security Researcher Patrick Wardle. It’s just the latest security and privacy issue for Zoom, which has been served with a class-action lawsuit over its data sharing practices, and come under scrutiny from the New York Attorney General’s Office and the FBI. Yet, if you’re already social distancing to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, the two vulnerabilities may not be a primary concern. In order for someone to exploit these zero-days, they would need to have physical access to a machine running Zoom’s MacOS client, according to Wardle. “However if you value either your (cyber) security or privacy, you … should avoid using the macOS version of the app, as neither of these essential values seem to be […]
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You might want to unplug this not-so-smart robot: researchers found they can watch video streams piped out from its security camera.
Continue reading Ironpie robot vacuum can suck up your privacy
Amazon is following Google’s lead by forcing all users to use two-factor authentication when logging into their Ring accounts. Continue reading Ring makes 2FA mandatory to keep hackers out of your doorbell account
You may have been expecting to reveal a lot by signing up as an adult webcam model, but I doubt this is quite what you had in mind.
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A British man has been jailed for two years after police caught him using a notorious Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to hijack the webcams of young women, and spy upon them.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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A British man has been jailed for two years after police caught him using a notorious Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to hijack the webcams of young women, and spy upon them.
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In episode 101: Start the new year off right by following our top 10 cybersecurity and privacy resolutions! ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Recommended Password Managers KeePass (free and open source): https://keepass.info/ Dashlane: h… Continue reading Top 10 Cybersecurity and Privacy Resolutions
Artist Jason Lazarus is looking for your submissions of what he calls the “world’s smallest protest sign.” Continue reading Photos of the First Known Collection of Webcam Covers