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More Medical Devices Are Found To Be Vulnerable To Hacking
Things continue to worsen on the smart medical device front. Recently, the USDA issued a recall order on six different models of pacemakers, all of which were vulnerable to hacks that would have allowed the hackers to literally kill the patients who relied on them. This is hardly a new development, and the government has […]
Glass May Replace Aluminum In Future Spinning Hard Drives
Manufacturers of hard disks are in trouble and they know it. They have been since the development of SSDs, and as these newer disks grow in capacity and continue to see their prices fall, the outlook is increasingly bleaker for conventional hard disk manufacturers. To help stem the tide and counter the threat, they’ve been […]
Malware Is Being Loaded On Computers To Mine For CryptoCurrencies
Since the development of BitCoin, cyrptocurrencies have seen a tremendous surge in popularity. In fact, in recent months, the value of all the major cryptocurrencies currently available has spiked, fueling even greater interest and speculation. That growing interest is also fueling something else: the marked increase of currency mining software clandestinely installed on an unwitting […]
Display Widgets WordPress Plugin Gives Hackers Access
WordPress is the most popular CMS on the planet. It has been the reigning king of websites for years, and all indications are that it will continue to be so. Unfortunately, there’s trouble brewing in the kingdom. If you used WordPress to build your company’s site, then you undoubtedly know that you can extend and […]
Bashware Is A Major Concern For Windows 10 PCs
If you haven’t heard the term “Bashware,” you’re not alone, but in the weeks and months ahead, you can bet you’ll be hearing more about it. The reason? Recently, Microsoft rolled out a new feature for Windows 10 users called WSL, which is a Windows Subsystem for Linux. It makes use of the popular “Bash” […]
New MicroSD Card Can Hold Up To 400GB Of Data
Technophiles rejoice! SanDisk has just announced a new 400GB microSD card, which is good news for just about everyone. Let’s face it, even if you’re not a technophile, you probably hate the idea of deleting photos or videos you’ve taken. But when storage space gets tight, you’ve probably found yourself in the position of having […]
Latin Social Network Taringa Breach Could Affect 28 Million Users
A highly popular Latin social media company called “Taringa” recently suffered a massive data breach that impacted some 28 million users, which is essentially its entire user base. The breach revealed two fundamental issues, one the responsibility of the company, and the other the fault of their users. First, on the company side, they didn’t […]
Recent CCleaner Hack Could Have Spread Malware To Millions
You’ve probably heard of the popular app, “CCleaner.” Owned by Avast, this handy utility boasts more than two billion downloads and currently has more than two million active users. As the name suggests, the program cleans the “crud” off your hard drive so that your computer will run faster and more efficiently, and it’s very […]
Massive Pacemaker Recall Over Hacking Threat
The FDA recently issued a recall order on nearly half a million pacemakers that have serious security flaws. They could allow hackers to take control of them, run their batteries dry or even modify a patient’s heartbeat, putting their lives at risk. The recall order impacts six different types of pacemakers, manufactured by Abbott (formerly […]
Newly Discovered Vulnerabilities In Bluetooth Could Affect Your Devices
If you haven’t heard of the “BlueBorne” attack vector yet, you probably will in the months ahead It’s perhaps one of the most invasive, pervasive attack vectors in the history of the internet, and that’s really saying something. A group of security researchers at Armis Labs discovered a total of eight zero-day vulnerabilities in Bluetooth […]
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