Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), the world's seventh largest automaker, <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33650491">today issued a recall notice</a> for 1.4 million vehicles in order fix a software hole that allowed hackers to wirelessly break into some vehicles and electronically control vital functions.
Lucas Mearian |
25 Jul |
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The Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu once wrote, "What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."
Lucas Mearian |
25 Jul |
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A security expert who recently demonstrated he could hack into a Jeep and control its most vital functions said the same could be done with hundreds of thousands of other vehicles on the road today.
Lucas Mearian |
24 Jul |
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Two U.S. senators today filed a bill that would require the federal government to establish standards to ensure automakers secure a driver against vehicle cyber attacks.
Lucas Mearian |
22 Jul |
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A Dallas law firm has filed a lawsuit against three major automakers claiming they have failed to take basic measures to secure their vehicles from hackers.
Lucas Mearian |
11 Mar |
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A U.S. Senator is questioning why the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved of a controversial cell phone surveillance device that both federal and state law enforcement agencies are using to track suspects, often without court orders to do so.
Lucas Mearian |
26 Feb |
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A teenager not even old enough to drive a car was able to wirelessly connect to a vehicle's internal computer network and control various functions.
Lucas Mearian |
21 Feb |
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Malware intentionally created by the U.S. National Security Agency to infect personal computer hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) cannot be detected by antivirus programs.
Lucas Mearian |
19 Feb |
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As vehicle manufacturers rush to adopt mobile-friendly platforms and wireless technologies, they've neglected to plug security and privacy gaps, a new report revealed.
Lucas Mearian |
10 Feb |
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The corporate tenants of a Swedish high-tech office complex are <a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/stockholm-office-workers-epicenter-implanted-microchips-pay-their-lunch-1486045">having RFID NFC chips implanted</a> in their hands, enabling access through security doors, as well as services such as copy machines, all without PIN codes or swipe cards.
Lucas Mearian |
07 Feb |
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Reddit <a href="https://www.redditstatic.com/transparency/2014.pdf">today released</a> what it called its first "transparency report," which details requests for user information from both government entities and private lawyers.
Lucas Mearian |
30 Jan |
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A smartphone app that drivers in Iowa will be able to use as an official driver's license could lead to privacy abuses by law enforcement.
Lucas Mearian |
19 Dec |
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Over 39 percent of 23,376 internet users surveyed across the world have acted to protect their online privacy as a result of the NSA spying revelations, according to the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
Lucas Mearian |
17 Dec |
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An international <a href="https://www.cigionline.org/internet-survey">survey of Internet users</a> has found that more than 39% have taken steps to protect their online privacy and security as a result of spying revelations by one-time NSA employee Edward Snowden.
Lucas Mearian |
16 Dec |
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While that fitness band or smartwatch you own may help you get in shape or never miss an appointment, the data it collects is now also fodder for criminal or civil litigation.
Lucas Mearian |
08 Dec |
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