Bug or feature? An Israel based tech researcher demonstrated that it is possible to get access to any logged-in user account in any of the Windows OS version. And surprisingly, it takes less than a minute. Alexander Korznikov a Israel based researcher showed how he did get gained accessed to Windows account with actually knowing…
Recorded messages spoken to teddy bears could pose privacy risks for children. A security vulnerability allowed anyone to view personal information, photos and recordings of children’s voices from CloudPets toys. And at one point, some people tried to hold all of that information for ransom. According to a report compiled by security researcher Troy Hunt,…
If you haven’t already heard, you should probably download encrypted messaging app Signal and email encryption Virtru. Between high-profile security failures and the Russian hacks before the election, we should know by now to secure our personal data. But some people worry that government surveillance will expand under a Donald Trump presidency, especially because he…
So the holiday season is finally here, along with a wide spread of hackable gifts It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but I’m feeling anxious — security anxious, that is. Every year, we see a new round of electronic gadgets to gift during the holidays—and even indulge in ourselves. But more often than not,…
Have you ever wondered how a car insurance agent giving you a quote knows so much about you? Well, a lot of the information they get comes directly from the C.L.U.E. report. CLUE is short for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange. The CLUE report offers is a database of information which contains all of your insurance…
Microsoft’s new Windows 10 platform has received quite a reception from bloggers and tech journalists. More importantly, it has been received with open arms by consumers eager to wipe Windows 8 from their desktops and laptops, and start fresh. People say that Windows 10 is amazing. Windows 10 is fantastic. Windows 10 is glorious. Windows…
Even Steve Jobs could not see the potential of third-party mobile apps: those little software programs that turned our mobile phones into smartphones. Jobs had famously argued against such apps, instead advocating for the use of mobile web pages that could be accessed using iPhone’s Safari browser. It reportedly wasn’t until users began jail-breaking and…
Apple has said that a proposed encryption bill in the U.K. Parliament would send the tech sector into chaos. The Investigatory Powers Bill would give British law enforcement increased powers to collect people’s private communications, and it would require foreign companies to comply with U.K. warrants. Tech companies and lawmakers have differing views about how…
News: JPMorgan: 76 million customers hacked More than half of all households in the United States were affected by a data breach that occurred earlier this summer, JPMorgan Chase revealed on Thursday. JPMorgan said Thursday that cybercriminals gathered information on more than 80 million account holders as part of a massive bank hack this summer. Regulatory Filling…
The Supreme Court unequivocally ruled Wednesday that privacy rights are not sacrificed to 21st century technology, saying unanimously that police generally must obtain a warrant before searching the cellphone of someone they arrest. While the specific protection may not affect the average American, the court made a bold statement that the same concern about…