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Experts say wireless mice or keyboards could be vulnerable to “MouseJack” security threat
May 20, 2016
KRON has a warning for those who use computers, and that is just about all of us.
Security experts said wireless mice or keyboards could be vulnerable to the MouseJack security threat.
HelpNet Security
Internet of Fail: How modern devices expose our lives
May 09, 2016
Should you sync your family’s calendar to your refrigerator or have it display photos? Samsung believes you should. They also think you need cameras that display the food inside, to help during shopping. Sure, these features can make life easier, but how would you feel about someone accessing this information? What could a stranger do if he knew you’re out of the house tomorrow night?
Xconomy
Visiting A “Legal Hacker” Who Finds Cracks In IoT Security
By Bernadette Tansey
If you've been rambling around Second Street in San Francisco's South of Market tech hub recently, you might have seen an unusual sight - a tall young Australian walking along with and open laptop connected to a mysterious knobby white stick.
McClatchy DC
It’s Not Paranoia: Hackers Can Use Your Webcam to Spy on You
By Tim Johnson
Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook does it. So does FBI director James Comey. Should you?
What they do is cover up their laptop webcams - sometimes with just a piece of opaque tape - blocking scuzzball computer hackers from activating the built-in cameras and spying on them, perhaps in their bedrooms.