Category: Computer Security

Police body cams found pre-installed with notorious Conficker worm | Ars Technica

One of the world’s most prolific pieces of malware is found in cams from Martel. Source: Police body cams found pre-installed with notorious Conficker worm >>>

Posted: November 16, 2015 in Computer, Security

Man-in-the-middle attack on Vizio TVs coughs up owners’ viewing habits | Ars Technica

Hack underscores amateur goofs routinely made by Internet-of-Things developers. Source: Man-in-the-middle attack on Vizio TVs coughs up owners’ viewing habits | Ars Technica

Posted: November 13, 2015 in Computer, Entertainment, Gadgetry, Security

New encryption ransomware targets Linux systems | Ars Technica

“Linux.Encoder.1” targets personal and website files, demands about $500. Source: New encryption ransomware targets Linux systems | Ars Technica

Posted: November 9, 2015 in Computer, Security

Belgium Tells Facebook to Stop Storing Personal Data From Non-Users

Facebook Inc. lost a fight with Belgium’s privacy watchdog after a court ordered it to stop storing personal data from people who don’t have an >>>

Posted: November 9, 2015 in Computer, Security

Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Automatic Spying Cannot Be Stopped – Forbes

Source: Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Automatic Spying Cannot Be Stopped – Forbes

Posted: November 2, 2015 in Computer, Security

Somebody Just Claimed a $1 Million Bounty for Hacking the iPhone

An unknown team of hackers found a way to jailbreak the new iPhone remotely. Source: Somebody Just Claimed a $1 Million Bounty for Hacking the >>>

Posted: November 2, 2015 in Computer, Operating Systems, Security

Beware, Microsoft plans to push Windows 10 on even more Windows 7 and 8 systems – gHacks Tech News

Source: Beware, Microsoft plans to push Windows 10 on even more Windows 7 and 8 systems – gHacks Tech News

Posted: October 30, 2015 in Computer, Security

These Senators Voted “Yes” on CISA, But There’s Still Time to Change Their Minds 

Your Senator probably just did something dumb. Yes, I realize I have to be more specific than that: The Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing >>>

Posted: October 28, 2015 in Computer, Security

EFF Wins Petition to Inspect and Modify Car Software

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Contact: Corynne McSherry Legal Director corynne@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 x 122 Mitch Stoltz Senior Staff Attorney mitch@eff.org +1 415-436-9333 >>>

Posted: October 27, 2015 in Computer, Security

EFF Disappointed as CISA Passes Senate | Electronic Frontier Foundation

s Source: EFF Disappointed as CISA Passes Senate | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Posted: October 27, 2015 in Computer, Security