Security News

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.

Hacktivist Drama 'Mr. Robot' to End With 4th Season in 2019
2018-08-29 19:30

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The hacktivist thriller "Mr. Robot" is coming to an end. USA Network said Wednesday the drama series starring Emmy Award-winner Rami Malek will air its fourth and final season...

15,000-strong army of Twitter robots  found spreading cryptocurrency spam
2018-08-10 12:29

Researchers unearthed an army of 150,000 robot Twitter accounts plying a cryptocurrency scam.

Hacking a Robot Vacuum
2018-07-31 11:40

The Diqee 360 robotic vacuum cleaner can be turned into a surveillance device. The attack requires physical access to the device, so in the scheme of things it's not a big deal. But why in the...

IoT Robot Vacuum Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Spy on Victims
2018-07-19 18:55

Two vulnerabilities were discovered on Dongguan Diqee-branded vacuum cleaners, Thursday.

SoftBank invested 'almost nothing' in Pepper robot security, creating huge business risk
2018-05-29 13:15

Researchers claim that Pepper was commercialized before it was ready, and that 'the manufacturer extensively neglected any sort of security assessments.'