Hackers reveal how Flock cameras really track cars and people
One hacked camera captured 1.6 million images and could detect people as well as cars. Flock license plate reader and camera with…
Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
RESEARCHER So we’re gonna have a private conversation about our next crypto scam, and it would really be unfortunate if anyone had…
Building a Rights-Respecting Digital Future in Pakistan
Putting People and Privacy at the Centre of Digital Transformation A digital service can look efficient on a screen while feeling confusing,…
Former AT&T store worker jailed after moonlighting as a SIM-swap gang’s inside man
44-year-old Kenneth Carter from Portland, Oregon, used to work in an AT&T retail store. But now he has been sentenced to 16…
‘Anne Hathaway’ admits leading $245 million crypto theft gang that spent a fortune on nightclubs, watches, and luxury cars
Here’s a tip for any budding cybercriminals out there. If you’re going to steal a quarter of a billion dollars worth of…
Interoperability, Privacy, and the Limits of the Digital Markets Act
The EU’s response The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has begun to mandate interoperability, identifying the largest platforms as “gatekeepers” and…
Smashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence
DANNY PALMER As I’m sure you’ve seen, in many cases a company will put out a rather generic statement saying they’ve been…
CRPx0 ransomware: what you need to know
CRPx0 is a cybercrime operation that started off operating a scam before pivoting into a fully-blown ransomware and cryptocurrency business. Read more…
The US military just turned off ad tracking on its phones. Maybe you should too
Branches of the US military have reportedly disabled ad-tracking on government-issued phones and computers, following concerns that commercially-available location data has been…
How a hole in Lenovo’s login system let hackers walk into 5,000 Dropbox accounts
If you ever linked your Dropbox account to a Lenovo ID – perhaps to make life easier when logging in via a…