Ever wondered how that cool-looking chip on your bank card works? The EMV chip is actually a powerful computer that helps cryptographically process payments. Here’s how.
Determined to convince Tesla to add encryption to its Phone Key feature, an Austrian security researcher built an app called Tesla Radar that gamifies Model 3 tracking.
Devices hacked at the Mobile Pwn2Own contest include the Samsung S10, Amazon Echo Show 5, Sony and Samsung smart TVs, and TP-Link and Netgear routers. Total winnings: $315,000.
Facebook needs to do more to stem the spread of disinformation on its platforms, employees said in an internal letter, including vetting and labeling political ads. Experts agree.
EVRY’s Monica Verma charts her path from curious kid to hacker to CISO. Improving cybersecurity, she writes, means treating it as an investment rather than a brake on innovation.
Exploiting the vulnerabilities in the popular antivirus programs requires a hacker to have administrator privileges. This “provides the attacker the ability to run its own malicious code.”
More than two dozen zero-day vulnerabilities revealed in bootloaders of popular devices ranging from Androids to Linksys routers to Samsung TVs strike at the core of digital insecurity.
RCS brings a feature boost to the 30-year-old texting standard. Google and networks are pushing it hard. But their implementations aren’t ready for prime time, security researchers say.
“Disney did not use any of the best practices that can protect users,” GroupSense’s CEO says. It’s largely to blame for Disney+ credentials selling on the Dark Web at a premium.
Results from a survey of 3,419 respondents in 12 U.S. states supports the implementation of a new password security feature expected in all Google accounts next week.
As the bug bounty business matures, the bounties themselves present opportunities for hacker entrepreneurs to pocket profits while developing an important blend of business skills.
At DefCon’s Aviation Village, experts convene to explore planes’ burgeoning hacking vulnerabilities and highlight a need for proactive collaboration to protect their systems.
Ever come across a jarringly unfamiliar event like ““$$$ Playmate Wanted $$$” in your online calendar? It’s time to report calendar spam and update your calendar settings.
