A piece of ransomware targeting the Mac has been making the rounds on torrent sites. The ransomware disguises itself as an app installer for Little Snitch. The software itself isn’t especially sophisticated but >>
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This $1,300 smart crib was vulnerable to a hack that could shake babies remotely
Researchers discovered a way to hack a smart crib to control its motion and speaker volume. The hack required access to a Wi-Fi network, which would be difficult to gain. The vulnerabilities have >>
Ring hackers demand $350,000 in Bitcoin from Texas couple, but something so simple ruined their plot
Amazon’s Ring cameras are now commonplace in homes of early smart tech adopters across the country, but just how secure are they? Recent reports from Ring owners read like a horror movie, with >>
OnePlus suffers second major data breach in two years
Late on Friday, OnePlus revealed that its systems were breached by an unauthorized third party individual or individuals and that a whole bunch of user information was exposed. Notifications began arriving in user >>
New iPhone hacking tool can reportedly access a user’s iCloud data
An Israeli security company with a track record of developing some of the most advanced and sophisticated mobile hacking tools we’ve ever seen has upped the ante considerably. According to a report from >>
Florida city agrees to pay hackers $600,000 in bitcoin to get its computer files back
Everyone knows that crime doesn’t pay, or at least that’s what we’re all led to believe. For hackers who broke into the computer systems of a Florida city a few weeks back, crime >>
Phishing scams keep getting smarter, making them difficult to spot
It’s a sad reality that phishing scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, often making it hard for even savvy users to differentiate between legitimate messages and ones designed to abscond with sensitive personal and >>
Bombshell report reveals how location data from carriers often ends up in the wrong hands
A new bombshell report from Joseph Cox over at Motherboard details how carriers like Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile are all in the business of selling real-time location data of subscribers. While this in and >>
