Cyberattack can steal data via cooling fan vibrations
Israeli researchers uncovered a novel way that hackers could steal sensitive data from a highly secured computer: by tapping into the vibrations from a cooling system fan.
Telecom
News tagged with security measures
Software
Researchers break Apple's new MacBook pro weeks after release
A Georgia Tech researcher has successfully evaded security measures on Apple's latest MacBook Pro with the M3 processor chip to capture his fictional target's Facebook password and second-factor authentication text.
Nov 21, 2023
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Internet
Researchers issue warning over Chrome extensions that access private data
Google Chrome browser extensions expose users to hackers who can easily tap into their private data, including social security numbers, passwords and banking information, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Hardware
Reports: Intel chips have new security flaws
A pair of new security threats to Intel-based computer systems have been revealed. The beleaguered semiconductor chip manufacturer has faced a seemingly endless series of vulnerabilities over the past two years.
Software
Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, didn't change it
Microsoft hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of U.S. government agencies and private companies sneaked further into its systems than previously thought, although the intrusion doesn't appear to have caused any ...
Jan 1, 2021
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Business
Security flaw detected for the second time in credit cards
After finding a vulnerability in certain credit cards for the first time last year, ETH researchers have now found a way to outsmart the PIN codes for other payment cards.
Feb 23, 2021
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Software
Apps for popular smart home devices contain security flaws
New cybersecurity research from Florida Tech has found that the smartphone companion applications of 16 popular smart home devices contain "critical cryptographic flaws" that could allow attackers to intercept and modify ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
BLURtooth attack overwrites Bluetooth encryption keys
A bluetooth vulnerability that could impact millions of users of smartphones, tablets and IoT devices was reported last week by two research groups.
Computer Sciences
Facebook announces AI that learns from videos
As a platform hosting a great deal of content, Facebook developers are creating an AI project called Learning from Videos that can learn from publicly available videos uploaded to the website. This AI aims to use audio, textual ...
Software
WhatsApp tests breaking free from smartphones
Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones.
Jul 16, 2021
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