Sennheiser launches its first audiophile Bluetooth in-ear headphones

Sennheiser fans can stop holding their breath, because the iconic German brand has finally produced an audiophile-quality set of in-ear, Bluetooth headphones. Based on the successful IE 80S wired model, the new IE 80S BT offers voice assistan… Continue reading Sennheiser launches its first audiophile Bluetooth in-ear headphones

Sennheiser partners with Karma to showcase first in-car immersive audio system

Sennheiser is aiming to take its Ambeo immersive audio technology on the road, and has teamed up with Karma Automotive to kit out a Revero GT with a specially-designed entertainment and communication system to be showcased during Monterey Car… Continue reading Sennheiser partners with Karma to showcase first in-car immersive audio system

High-End Headphones Get Flexible Boom Upgrade

It seems a reasonable assumption that anyone who’d be willing to spend a few hundred dollars on a pair of headphones is probably the type of person who has a passion for high quality audio. That, or they work for the government. We’re fairly sure [Daniel Harari] falls into that former category though, given how much thought he gave to adding a decent microphone to his Sennheiser HD650 headphones.

Not happy with the results he got from microphones clipped to his shirt or mounted on a stand, [Daniel] realized what he really wanted was a sensitive boom microphone. This would …read more

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‘Critical’ flaw in apps for Sennheiser headphones allows certificate access

Two applications developed by German electronics company Sennheiser contain vulnerabilities that could make it possible for hackers to forge digital certificates and impersonate legitimate websites. Sennheiser’s two apps, HeadSetup and HeadSetup Pro, installed certificates on users’ computers then failed to secure the key, according to a vulnerability report published Wednesday by the German security consulting firm Secorvo. The mistake means that hackers could decrypt the key and use the certificate, a means of digital authentication, to monitor victims’ traffic and launch main-in-the-middle attacks. “We found — caused by a critical implementation flaw — the secret signing key of one of the clandestine planted root certificates can be easily obtained by an attacker,” the Secorvo report states. “This allows him or her to sign up and issue technically trustworthy certificates. Users affected by this implementation bug can become victim of such a certificate forgery, allowing an attacker to send e.g. trustworthy signed […]

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