Security News

Japanese hotel chain sorry that hackers may have watched guests through bedside robots
2019-10-22 17:00

Can we at least turn the thing around before we... y'know? Japanese hotel chain HIS Group has apologised for ignoring warnings that its in-room robots were hackable to allow pervs to remotely view...

Hollywood hack job: How cybersecurity consultant for hit TV show "Mr. Robot" brought authenticity to actor Rami Malek's character
2019-10-15 15:52

James Plouffe, cybersecurity consultant for "Mr. Robot" reveals how he helped make hacking a reality on the USA-Network drama series starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater.

Friday Squid Blogging: Robot Squid Propulsion
2019-08-16 21:05

Interesting research: The squid robot is powered primarily by compressed air, which it stores in a cylinder in its nose (do squids have noses?). The fins and arms are controlled by pneumatic...

The sea is dangerous and no one likes robots, so why not send a drone on rescue missions?
2019-08-05 16:38

UK.gov offers £990k for pilotless pilot The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is coughing up just shy of a million quid to see how drones could help with sea rescue and surveillance operations.…

Rock-Paper-Scissors Robot
2019-06-12 11:22

How in the world did I not know about this for three years? Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a robot that always wins at rock-paper-scissors. It watches the human player's...

Utilising the Benefits of Industrial Robots Securely
2019-06-05 06:36

The benefits of industrial robots won’t be achieved for long if they are not deployed with cybersecurity at their core.

US Army clarifies its killer robot plans
2019-03-11 12:27

The US Army has been forced to clarify its intentions for killer robots after unveiling a new program to build AI-powered targeting systems last month.

Researchers Release Tool That Finds Vulnerable Robots on the Internet
2019-01-28 08:33

A team at a robot cybersecurity startup has released a free, open-source tool for information security professionals to help them easily 'footprint' and detect unprotected robots, not only...

Flaws Open Telepresence Robots to Prying Eyes
2018-10-18 18:22

Vulnerabilities in telepresence robots could provide an attacker not only with command execution capabilities, but also with access to a live video stream from the device, Zingbox reports. read more

Facebook’s robot coders step into the future of programming
2018-09-17 11:14

Like a good junior programmer, Facebook's AI is cutting its teeth with a bit of bug fixing.