Best smart security systems of 2022
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Hackers used multiple zero-day exploits to target iPhone, Android, and Windows users
Even though the security mechanisms implemented by Apple to protect iOS and keep hundreds of millions of devices secure have improved by leaps and bounds, …
Delete this Android app right now
Reports are circulating this week about a new Android app to be wary of — it’s called SHAREit, an app that has both an iOS …
China has reportedly stolen personal data from 80% of Americans
The ongoing conflict dynamic between the US vs China has continued to intensify during the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump’s antagonistic stance toward China deepened the …
Apple launches new security program to make iPhones and iPads safer
Apple today launched its Security Research Device Program which provides jailbroken iPhones to security researchers. The dedicated iPhones provide researchers with unique access to typically …
Ransomware targeting Mac users was recently discovered on torrent sites
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 …
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 …
Yet another study finds that Android security is total crap
A new study of Android apps has found that thousands seem to contain hidden backdoors that facilitate secret behavior, in what is but the latest …
Popular iOS email apps might be spying on you
Call me old-fashioned, but I’ve always enjoyed using Apple’s built-in Mail app for iOS. Sure, the app itself admittedly lacks some advanced features you can …
Contest offers up a free Tesla and nearly $1 million to anyone who can hack a Tesla Model 3
A few years ago, a Korean researcher named Jung Hoon Lee carried out a Google Chrome exploit at the annual Pwn2Own hacking competition and walked …
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 …
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 …
Facebook bug can secretly turn on your iPhone camera while you browse
As a company beleaguered by a seemingly endless string of scandals and public relations gaffes, the last thing Facebook needs is the discovery of a …
Facebook accidentally exposed over 400 million user records, but hey, at least they have a new dating app
Oh Facebook, you just can’t seem to stop tripping over your own big, dumb feet, can you? Today, the world’s largest social network and noted …
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 …
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 …
How Android defeated ‘the biggest botnet you’ve never heard of’
Speaking this week at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit in Singapore, Android security engineer Maddie Stone shed new light on the years-long battle between Google’s …
This web tool could be another step toward killing passwords for good
There are so many hassles and problems that can be tied to the necessity of securing accounts, websites and the like with passwords. Passwords that, …
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 …
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 …
Marriott reveals that hackers accessed sensitive information of 500 million guests
Another day, another hack. As we referenced yesterday with respect to the Dunkin’ Donuts hack, it seems that we can’t even go a week without …
Tim Cook calls on Bloomberg to retract story of alleged Supermicro hack
Earlier this month, Bloomberg published a bombshell report claiming that agents from a Chinese intelligence organization successfully planted malicious hardware on Supermicro servers that eventually …
Government-backed research suggests millions of smartphones have built-in security flaws
Well, this is comforting. Researchers funded by the Dept. of Homeland Security have found security vulnerabilities built into smartphones at the device level, vulnerabilities that …
Free online service allowed anyone to track your phone’s location in real time
Last week, The New York Times reported that a former Missouri sheriff had been using location data provided by the phone tracking company Securus Technologies to …
Every Twitter user needs to change their password because someone messed up real bad
Twitter is advising all 330 million users to change their account passwords after a bug logged them in plain text. Although Twitter doesn’t believe that …
Google security chief claims Android is now just as secure as iOS
While no one would ever go far as to say that iOS is altogether impervious to malware, the reality over the past few years is …
Former Apple security engineer’s new firm claims it will unlock any iPhone – for $15,000
Just about a week ago, word emerged that the Israeli-based security firm Cellebrite had developed a tool which enables it to access any locked iPhone …
