Mozilla slapped a “Meets Minimum Security Standards" badge on the IoT gadgets on its list that passed at least some muster.
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Lees meerFrom the Microsoft mistake that left users fuming to the botnet that's pwned 100,000 routers, and everything in between. Catch up with all the stories from the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
Lees meerThis week: hacking phones at Pwn2Own, the brand new SophosLabs Threat report, and squeezing Shakespeare into one tweet. Enjoy!
Lees meerA comprehensive new report lifts the lid on the sketchy state of ATM security.
Lees meerA judge has ordered Amazon to turn over any recordings an Echo device may have made around the time a horrific crime occurred.
Lees meerResearchers describe breaking into the watches as "probably the simplest hack we have ever seen."
Lees meerArtificial intelligence can be used to 'grow' fake fingerprints that pack in common features, fooling scanners.
Lees meerThe hacking duo @fluoroacetate demonstrated zero-day exploits against phones from Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi at the recent Pwn2Own contest.
Lees meerThe epidemic of Twitter-based Bitcoin scams took another twist this week as attackers tweeted scams directly from two verified high-profile accounts.
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Lees meerDon't cry for us, Argentina: Critics saw potential for government meddling without court order, among other issues.
Lees meerBurying secret data in plain sight- is it a clever cybersecurity trick, or a way to attract the very attention you wanted to avoid?
Lees meerThis year's SophosLabs Threat Report is out. We talk targeted ransomware attacks, and in particular, SamSam.
Lees meerKey personnel at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) have suggested basing the next version of a core web protocol on Google technology.
Lees meerThe Cryptopay customer asked customer services for a new password. They refused, given that it was against the company privacy policy.
Lees meerStill reeling from last week's Windows 10 Pro debacle, Microsoft dropped a fresh pile of “Oops!” onto Windows 10 Mobile users.
Lees meerA brief outage on Monday diverted traffic to providers such as Google and Cloudflare via China - was it a blunder or a hack?
Lees meerThere's no obvious executable payload in the attack but the attackers may be building a collection of websites and biding their time.
Lees meerDrug and immigration cops in the US are buying surveillance cameras to hide in streetlights and traffic barrels.
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