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As more and more smart TVs are sold worldwide, consumers should be aware of the risks associated with this technology. Consumer Union, a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to unbiased product testing, has conducted a privacy and security evaluat… Continue reading Five smart TVs tested for security, privacy issues
CES is (sadly) almost here, and LG and Samsung are revealing their new notebooks focused on battery life today ahead of rest of the crowd.
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By Waqas
According to the findings of Check Point researchers, there is
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers hack vacuum cleaner; turn it into perfect spying device
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Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in LG’s smart home infrastructure that could have allowed hackers to take over the legitimate user’s account and, through it, take remote control of all the LG SmartThinQ home appliances. These appliances include dishwashers, refrigerators, microwaves, dryers, and robotic vacuum cleaners. The dangers of certain devices being switched on or off while nobody is at home are obvious, but the researchers decided to show how an attacker could … More → Continue reading Researchers turn LG’s Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner into a real-time spying device
The July Android Security Bulletin patches 11 critical remote-code execution bugs including one dubbed ‘Broadpwn’ that impacts both Android and iOS devices. Continue reading Google Patches Critical ‘Broadpwn’ Bug in July Security Update
Remember all the talk about modular smart phones? They sounded amazing! instead of upgrading your phone you would just upgrade the parts a bit like a computer but more simplistic. Well it seems modular phones are dead (video, embedded below) even after a lot of major phone manufacturers were jumping on the bandwagon. Even Google got on-board with Google Ara which was subsequently cancelled. LG released the G5 but it didn’t fare too well. The Moto Z from Motorola seemed to suffer from the same lack of interest. The buzz was there when the concept of these modular phones was …read more
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A denizen of the venerable XDA forums reports that it is possible to upgrade the RAM of the Nexus 5X from 2GB to 4GB. Having suffered the dreaded bootloop, [Cathair2906] decided to send their phone off to China for repair. The technician advised that since reflow of the CPU was necessary anyway, it makes sense to upgrade the RAM as well. This is due to the RAM actually being fitted directly on top of the CPU, a method amusingly known as Package on Package (SFW).
Upgrading RAM in the average computer is a relatively trivial task. Pop the case open, …read more
Google said half of Android devices are unpatched and that percentage of potentially harmful apps on phones installed from all sources rose in 2016. Continue reading Half of Android Devices Unpatched Last Year
Oh Nexus 5X, how could you? I found my beloved device was holding my files hostage having succumbed to the dreaded bootloop. But hey, we’re hackers, right? I’ve got this.
It was a long, quiet Friday afternoon when I noticed my Nexus 5X was asking to install yet another update. Usually I leave these things for a few days before eventually giving in, but at some point I must have accidentally clicked to accept the update. Later that day I found my phone mid-way through the update and figured I’d just wait it out. No dice — an hour later, …read more
Continue reading Fix-a-Brick: Fighting the Nexus 5X Bootloop
Oh Nexus 5X, how could you? I found my beloved device was holding my files hostage having succumbed to the dreaded bootloop. But hey, we’re hackers, right? I’ve got this.
It was a long, quiet Friday afternoon when I noticed my Nexus 5X was asking to install yet another update. Usually I leave these things for a few days before eventually giving in, but at some point I must have accidentally clicked to accept the update. Later that day I found my phone mid-way through the update and figured I’d just wait it out. No dice — an hour later, …read more
Continue reading Fix-a-Brick: Fighting the Nexus 5X Bootloop
