Researchers from IOActive have developed a proof-of-concept attack that turns ordinarily benevolent robots into malicious, money-grubbing automatons who demand bitcoin as a ransom payment.
An academic paper published last month presents 10 previously undiscovered vulnerabilities in the 4G LTE wireless protocol, including one that researchers say allows unauthenticated attackers to spoof the location of a legitimate user to the network, and another that reportedly can be used to distribute fake emergency messages.
A previously unrecorded threat has been uncovered that has 53 still operating apps distributing RedDrop malware which can exfiltrate a wide range of data from a victim's mobile device.
Interpol recently drew 43 investigators and digital forensics pros from 23 countries together for its Digital Security Challenge - one in which a cyberattack is launched from a hacked IoT device, a webcam.
A newly discovered variant of Mirai botnet malware forces infected devices to act as proxy servers capable of protecting the anonymity of cybercriminals engaging in illegal activities.
In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee last Tuesday, six top U.S. intelligence officials unanimously advised against government bodies or private citizens using equipment or services from China-based telecommunications companies ZTE or Huawei, due to the risks of potential espionage.
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