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LTE was theoretically supposed to fix the security holes baked into earlier wireless standards, but it isn’t completely immune. An international team of researchers has discovered a attack methods (nicknamed aLTEr) that takes advantage of inherent flaws in LTE to direct users to hostile websites. An active exploit uses the lack of integrity checks in […]
Sony/ Columbia The tech world is in a tizzy over “Meltdown” and “Spectre” — two methods of exploiting a security vulnerability found in Intel, AMD, and ARM processors which, between them, threaten almost all PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, regardless of manufacturer or operating system. The exploits were discovered by Google, which warns that an […]
Sean Parker, who was Facebook’s founding president alongside its creator Mark Zuckerberg, has revealed how social media have been specifically designed to prey on human weaknesses. Since leaving the company Mr Parker admitted he has become “something of a conscientious objector” on social media. He said: “The thought process that went into building these applications, […]
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– The history of Mini is rich with remarkable and collectible models. One of them is the 1275GT, launched in 1969 and fitted with the same engine that powered the original Cooper S. Now, Mini tries to cash in by evoking that legendary model’s spirit with the new 1499GT. – As with its historical predecessor, […]
(credit: Wikipedia) In a sign of the soaring demand for zeroday attacks that target software that’s becoming increasingly secure, a market-leading broker is offering serious cash for weaponized exploits that work against Signal, WhatsApp, and other mobile apps that offer confidential messaging or privacy. Zerodium, the Washington, DC-based broker that launched in 2015, said on […]
Enlarge (credit: University of Queensland) The Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control System Computer Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has issued an alert warning of four vulnerabilities in multiple medical molecular imaging systems from Siemens. All of these systems have publicly available exploits that could allow an attacker to execute code remotely—potentially damaging or compromising the safety […]
Enlarge / A computer screen displaying Eternalromance, one of the NSA exploits used in Tuesday’s NotPetya outbreak. (credit: Matthew Hickey) Update: This post was revised throughout to reflect changes F-Secure made to Thursday’s blog post. The company now says that the NotPetya component was probably completed in February, and assuming that timeline is correct, it didn’t […]
Enlarge / A cryptocurrency mining farm. (credit: Marco Krohn) On Friday, Ransomware called WannaCry used leaked hacking tools stolen from the National Security Agency to attack an estimated 200,000 computers in 150 countries. On Monday, researchers said the same weapons-grade attack kit was used in a much earlier and possibly larger-scale hack that made infected […]
Microsoft is hopping mad that leaked NSA exploits led to the “WannaCry” (aka “WannaCrypt”) ransomware wreaking havoc on computers worldwide. Company President Brad Smith has posted a response to the attack that roasts the NSA, CIA and other intelligence agencies for hogging security vulnerabilities instead of disclosing them to be fixed. There’s an “emerging pattern” […]
