Rephone lets you hack a cellular radio into anything
2015-09-28
Yesterday at the Maker Faire in New York, we had a chance to check out the Rephone, a clever little project that comprises a bunch of modules that let youRead More →
Hackers restore PlayStation TV compatibility that was blocked by Sony
2015-09-26
Simple e-mail exploit lets microconsole play dozens more games. When we gave our impressions of Sony’s Vita-based PlayStation TV microconsole last year, our biggest complaint was with the tiny unit’sRead More →
Porn sites hit by malware hidden in adverts
2015-09-25
Security firm Malwarebytes says a campaign of malware hidden inside online ads which hit search engine Yahoo earlier this year has now also appeared on adult websites. The advertising, apparentlyRead More →
Lenovo Laptops and Computers Come with Pre-Installed Spyware
2015-09-25
Lenovo has been caught, yet again, installing apps on its laptops and workstations without the user’s consent or knowledge, as Michael Horowitz from Computerworld reports. This is not the firstRead More →
‘RipSec’ goes to Hollywood: how the iCloud celeb hack happened
2015-09-25
TV starlet offers iCloud access, photoshopped nudes, to bait voyeur hackers. The chief hacker behind the infamous iCloud celebrity hacks has revealed in a documentary how the group dubbed RipSecRead More →
Chinese promotion company hijacks Android devices around the world
2015-09-24
A Chinese mobile app promotion company has created malicious adware that allows them to gain complete control of users’ Android devices. The company misuses this access to make the phonesRead More →
Fingerprints of over 5.6 Million Americans Stolen During the OPM Hack
2015-09-24
The data breach at the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is slowly shaping up to be one of the biggest hacks in the country’s history, the Department of DefenseRead More →
Western Digital My Cloud Devices Can Be Hacked by Local or Remote Attackers
2015-09-23
Security researchers at VerSprite have tested and discovered a few vulnerabilities in Western Digital’s My Cloud NAS (Network Attached Storage) hard drive, marketed by the company as your own personalRead More →
Apple hack exposes flaws in building apps in China
2015-09-23
China’s “Great Firewall” may have been partly to blame for the first major attack on Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) App Store, but experts also point the finger at lax security proceduresRead More →
Bitcoinist Weekly News Re-Hash: BitPay Hack, California Bitcoin Bill Dies
2015-09-21
After two weeks of sharp, last minute changes in the Bitcoin price, the markets caught a break this week, with the price remaining fairly stable throughout. Thus, it seems asRead More →
