The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants
The United States Defense Department has ideas about a dramatic strategy for defending Taiwan against a Chinese military offensive that would involve […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws
At the 2023 Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas, prominent AI tech companies partnered with algorithmic integrity and transparency groups to sic […]
An AWS Configuration Issue Could Expose Thousands of Web Apps
A vulnerability related to Amazon Web Service’s traffic-routing service known as Application Load Balancer could have been exploited by an attacker to […]
The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach
Data breaches are a seemingly endless scourge with no simple answer, but the breach in recent months of the background-check service National […]
Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App
Google’s flagship Pixel smartphone line touts security as a centerpiece feature, offering guaranteed software updates for seven years and running stock Android […]
A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says
When Donald Trump’s presidential campaign publicly stated last week that it had been successfully targeted by Iranian hackers, the news may have […]
Your Gym Locker May Be Hackable
Thousands of electronic lockers found in gyms, offices, and schools could be vulnerable to attacks by criminals using cheap hacking tools to […]
Want to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival’s Wireless Shifters
Shimano says it has provided that firmware update to the professional cycling teams that use its components. But it says its fix […]
Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All
If you know where to look, plenty of secrets can be found online. Since the fall of 2021, independent security researcher Bill […]
Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs
Demand for graphics processing units or GPUs has exploded in recent years as video rendering and artificial intelligence systems have expanded the […]