Security News

Amazon Kindle, Embedded Devices Open to Code-Execution
2019-11-07 17:31

Flaws in Das U-Boot affect third-party hardware that uses the universal bootloader as an underlying component.

Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell Lets Attackers Steal Your Wi-Fi Password
2019-11-07 14:34

Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a high-severity security vulnerability in Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell Pro devices that could allow nearby attackers to steal your WiFi password...

A stranger's TV went on spending spree with my Amazon account – and web giant did nothing about it for months
2019-10-31 20:48

Crook exploited security hole, hijacked punter's bank cards A fraudster exploited a bizarre weakness in Amazon's handling of customer devices to hijack a netizen's account and go on multiple...

Ack! A stranger's TV hijacked my Amazon account – and the web giant would do nothing about it for months
2019-10-31 20:48

Crook exploited security hole, went on spending spree with punter's bank account A fraudster exploited a bizarre weakness in Amazon's handling of customer devices to hijack a netizen's account and...

Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Cloud Contract to Microsoft, Snubbing Amazon
2019-10-26 15:30

The Pentagon said Friday it is awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, following a highly scrutinized bidding process which Amazon had been favored to win. read more

Senators Push for FTC Probe Into Amazon Over Capital One
2019-10-25 12:04

Lawmakers Ask FTC to Investigate Whether Amazon Broke Federal LawDemocratic lawmakers are urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into whether Amazon violated federal law...

DDoS Attack Hits Amazon Web Services
2019-10-24 12:22

Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers experienced service interruptions yesterday as the company struggled to fight off a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. As part of such an assault,...

Amazon Calls for Government Regulation of Facial Recognition Tech
2019-10-14 01:04

Amazon is endorsing the idea of government regulation of facial recognition technology, as part of a wide-ranging statement of its principles on a range of social and political issues. read more

Amazon's Echo, Alexa parade: What it all means
2019-09-25 21:11

Here are Larry Dignan's key takeaways from Amazon's 2019 hardware event and what it means for smart home integration, privacy, and digital assistants.

Amazon EC2 G4 instances help accelerate ML inference and graphics-intensive workloads
2019-09-24 02:30

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced the general availability of G4 instances, a new GPU-powered Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance designed to help...