Security News

Smart Home Device Maker Wyze Exposed Camera Database
2019-12-30 10:03

Technical Data Plus Emails Made It Possible to Link Cameras to PeopleSeattle-based smart home device maker Wyze says an error by a developer exposed a database to the internet over a three-week...

Machfu raises $3.75 million to accelerate IIoT in Smart Grid and Oil & Gas markets
2019-12-18 00:00

Machfu, a leader in Edge Intelligence Platform and Applications for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced that it has closed $3.75 million in its Series A round. This investment is...

Your Smart Christmas Lights Are Safer Than They Were Last Year
2019-12-12 14:20

Manufacturers of the Twinkly IoT-connected lights slightly boosted security by switching out the Wi-Fi module, according to Pen Test Partners.

Sunsa chooses InnoPhase to automate window blinds and make them smart
2019-12-12 01:00

Sunsa, an innovator in home automation products, selected InnoPhase, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in extreme low power wireless solutions and its award-winning Talaria TWO wireless...

Smart Krampus-3PC Malware Targets iPhone Users
2019-12-11 21:16

The malware affected 100 different online publishers.

Bad news: KeyWe Smart Lock is easily bypassed and can't be fixed
2019-12-11 16:30

Good news? There is no good news File this one under "not everything needs a computer in it". Finnish security house F-Secure today revealed a vulnerability in the KeyWe Smart Lock that could let...

Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Unlock Smart Home Door Locks
2019-12-11 14:16

Vulnerability in KeyWe Smart Locks Could be Exploited by Attackers to Intercept Communications to Steal Key and Unlock Doors read more

FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk
2019-12-11 11:11

Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.

Beware of bad Santas this Xmas: Piles of insecure smart toys fill retailers' shelves
2019-12-11 11:00

Latest Which? study with NCC Group highlights toys it ain't smart to buy It seems to come around quicker every year – the failure of so-called smart toys to meet the most basic of security...