By Any Greenberg, Wired.com, October 31, 2016 YOU MAY HAVE – thought that if you owned your digital devices, you were allowed to do whatever you like with them. In truth, even for possessions as personal as your car, PC, or insulin pump, you risked a lawsuit every time you reverse-engineered their software guts to dig up… Continue reading It’s Finally Legal To Hack Your Own Devices (Even Your Car)
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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
Radio Attack Lets Hackers Steal 24 Different Car Models
Source: Andy Greenberg, March 21, 2016 FOR YEARS, CAR owners with keyless entry systems have reported thieves approaching their vehicles with mysterious devices and effortlessly opening them in seconds. After having his Prius burgled repeatedly outside his Los Angeles home, the New York Times‘ former tech columnist Nick Bilton came to the conclusion that the… Continue reading Radio Attack Lets Hackers Steal 24 Different Car Models