Security News

Should you risk buying your child smart toys currently on offer?
2017-11-27 19:33

As the end-of-the-year holiday season approaches, many security researchers, consumer groups and even governments warn against buying specific products or, at least, to make an effort read up...

Is trading resilience for business growth a smart strategy?
2017-11-07 14:00

Not long ago, the probability of a threat materializing was enough to open the IT pocketbook. Today, the mentality has shifted from one of risk prevention to one of risk marginalization. This...

Hacker Turns LG's Smart Home Appliances Into Remote-Controlled Spy Robot
2017-10-27 01:26

If your smart devices are smart enough to make your life easier, then their smart behaviour could also be exploited by hackers to invade your privacy or spy on you, if not secured properly. Recent...

Security Flaw Could Have Let Hackers Turn on Smart Ovens
2017-10-26 16:27

A security flaw in LG's smart home devices gave hackers a way to control the household appliances of millions of customers, including the ability to turn on ovens, a computer security firm...

Security Flaws in Children's Smart Watches
2017-10-19 14:18

The Norwegian Security Council has published a report detailing a series of security and privacy flaws in smart watches marketed to children. Press release. News article. This is the same group...

Security Flaw in Infineon Smart Cards and TPMs
2017-10-17 14:24

A security flaw in Infineon smart cards and TPMs allows an attacker to recover private keys from the public keys. Basically, the key generation algorithm sometimes creates public keys that are...

Critical Flaw Found in Siemens Smart Meters
2017-10-06 14:48

Siemens has released a firmware update for its 7KT PAC1200 smart meters to address a critical vulnerability that can allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and perform administrative...

Researchers Figure Out How to Blind ISPs from Smart Home Device Traffic (Threatpost)
2017-08-29 19:04

Researchers have come up with a way to blind ISPs and attackers in a man-in-the-middle position to network traffic emanating from smart home devices.

Smart Devices Can Be Hijacked to Track Your Body Movements And Activities Remotely (The Hackers News)
2017-08-20 03:17

If your smartphones, tablets, smart refrigerators, smart TVs and other smart devices are smart enough to make your life easier, their smart behavior could also be leveraged by hackers to steal...

Faulty Firmware Auto-Update Breaks Hundreds of 'Smart Locks' (The Hackers News)
2017-08-15 10:10

More features, more problems! Today, we are living in a digital age that is creating a digital headache for people by connecting every other unnecessary home appliance to the Internet. Last week,...