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Blue Screen of Death meets cybercrime – true or false?

By Paul Duckin, Naked Security, April 19, 2016 Over the past week or so, an intriguing story has appeared around and about the web. It falls short of a meme, but sits higher than a rumour, and it’s attracted attention because it deals with an increasingly-endangered event: a BSoD. BSoD, of course, stands for Blue… Continue reading Blue Screen of Death meets cybercrime – true or false?

The FBI won’t tell Apple how it hacked the San Bernardino iPhone

By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press, April 28, 2016 Protestors gathered to support Apple’s decision to resist the FBI’s pressure to build a ‘backdoor’ to the iPhone of Syed Rizwan, one of the two San Bernardino shooters. WASHINGTON – The FBI says it won’t publicly disclose the method that allowed it to access a locked iPhone… Continue reading The FBI won’t tell Apple how it hacked the San Bernardino iPhone

Two Tips to Keep Your Phone’s Encrypted Messages Encrypted

By Andy Greenberg, Wired.com, April 26, 2016 END-TO-END ENCRYPTION BY default is quickly becoming the new standard for any communications app that claims to care about the privacy of those who use it But not all encryption is created equal. And default doesn’t always mean default. In just the month of April, both WhatsApp and… Continue reading Two Tips to Keep Your Phone’s Encrypted Messages Encrypted

Roku says Google is its biggest rival to build the operating system for smart TVs

By Ben Popper, The Verge, April 26, 2016 CEO Anthony Wood sees Roku’s future in licensing and advertising Roku is best known as a maker of a set top box that provides customers with access to streaming service on their TV. But it’s main business is actually licensing its technology to other companies who… Continue reading Roku says Google is its biggest rival to build the operating system for smart TVs

Your phone number is all a hacker needs to read texts, listen to calls and track you

By Samuel Gibbs, The Guardian, April 18, 2016 Weaknesses within mobile phone network interconnection system allows criminals or governments to remotely snoop on anyone with a phone Hackers have again demonstrated that no matter how many security precautions someone takes, all a hacker needs to track their location and snoop on their phone calls and… Continue reading Your phone number is all a hacker needs to read texts, listen to calls and track you

This chip is bringing intelligent computer vision to the world of thermal cameras

By Ben Popper, The Verge, April 19, 2016 Movidius and FLIR have come together to make a thermal camera core For several years car companies like Audi and BMW have incorporated thermal cameras powered by FLIR Systems, giving drivers the ability to enhance their night vision. Yesterday FLIR announced the next generation of its thermal… Continue reading This chip is bringing intelligent computer vision to the world of thermal cameras

Apparently Summoning a Tesla Model S with Your Mind Is Entirely Possible

By Vlad Mitrache, autorevolution.com, April 5th, 2016 Tesla Model S owners probably thought that holding the key fob in their hands and making the car slide out of that tight parking space was cool enough, but they’ve got nothing on the guys at Touch Titans. The term “mind control” has been thrown around pretty easily… Continue reading Apparently Summoning a Tesla Model S with Your Mind Is Entirely Possible

“BMW Lottery Department” 419 Spam

Source: Christopher Boyd, Malwarebytes, April 12, 2016 Good news, oh lucky winner! You’ve won a car, laptop, and a frankly terrifying amount of money after being entered in a prize draw. Well, that’s what the senders of the below missive want you to think, should you open it up in your mailbox. Titled “Dear Lucky… Continue reading “BMW Lottery Department” 419 Spam