Security News > 2020 > August > DEF CON 2020 Wrap-Up: Hacking Phones, Cars and Satellites
Tens of researchers showcased their work last week at the DEF CON hacking conference.
They presented research on hacking phones, cars, satellite communications, traffic lights, smart home devices, printers, and popular software services, among many others.
Several vulnerabilities found by SentinelOne researchers in smart devices made by HDL could have been exploited to remotely hack thousands of impacted devices found in homes and buildings.
Researchers at Netherlands-based applied security research company Zolder showed how they hacked a traffic light management system that is connected to a smartphone app.
Researchers from SafeBreach found potentially serious vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service, the same service that was targeted by the notorious Stuxnet malware in attacks on Iran.