Security News

Researchers hack Vizio Smart TVs to access home network (Help Net Security)
2015-11-12 14:10

Not only do Vizio's Smart TVs track users' viewing habits by default (and that information is sold to third parties who can then use it to deliver targeted ads to other internet-connected devices that...

Betting Ticket Forged Based on Selfie (Schneier on Security)
2015-11-12 13:01

This is an interesting story. Someone posts a photograph of herself holding a winning horse-race betting ticket, and someone else uses the data from the photograph to forge the ticket and claim...

The automation and industrialization of cyber attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-11-12 12:35

A new Imperva report highlights cyber criminals’ use of automation to increase both the magnitude and velocity of attacks designed to compromise users and steal sensitive data. Every application an...