The automotive world began featuring the technological underworld when Chrysler vehicles were hacked to prove that their UConnect system had a serious case of security flaws that could allow a hacker to take control of your vehicles transmission and brakes. Now, Chrysler is facing some criticism from the way they chose to handle the patching of the devices.
If you’re an Android user and you’ve gotten a strange message from the NSA demanding money in return for a decryption of your personal files, chances are you had a run in with an intelligent Ransomware that isn’t smart enough to realize that using PayPal as a method of paying a fine is a bit too fishy.
It might sound like something out of a horror film like Insidious, however, some of the video-streaming baby monitors might be vulnerable to hackers giving parents an unwanted watchful eye over their children. The devices aren’t taking all of the blame either, a report pointed the finger towards poor/unsafe security in household networks.
Mac’s password management system might be in jeopardy for some users as a Genieo Innovation adware has been caught accessing the Mac Keychain without user’s permission.
Google’s decision to changes it’s logo has been an enigmatic story in design news however, the Wired breakdown of the new logo shares a bit of insight into the font that the company used and possible motives behind the change.
The United States Energy Department is actively seeking someone who can design a new logo for its plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) program and is willing to pay up to $5,000 for the finished product.
While Windows 10 proved to be one of the best operating systems that Microsoft has released in some time, new reports are saying that it’s not enough to make up for parts of their previous platforms that may have contained spy features.
The investigation behind the alleged Chinese hackers who performed a slew of data breaches on the U.S. may have gone on long enough. The U.S. is now considering hitting China with economic sanctions as a mode of getting back at companies who benefitted from the data breach.
Uber is working towards fixing the flaws in their in-car technology and they are turning to two security researchers. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek are now pretty well-known for hacking into Chrysler’s Uconnect system and putting it on display for the security world at Black Hat and DefCon security conferences.
Unfortunately we live in a world where everything in technology is game for cyber hackers looking to steal your information or just plain accomplish the goal of hacking devices. A new company is trying to help mobile users figure out when apps might be malicious simply through a processing chip and alert system.
