With the recent release of Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus flagship smartphones, there’s been a lot of talk about WiFi calling lately. Unbeknownst to many, WiFi calling has been around for about a decade, as T-Mobile …
Yet Another Security Flaw In The IoT World: A Wi-Fi Enabled Thermostat Open To Potential Attacks
Yet Another Security Flaw In The IoT World: A Wi-Fi Enabled Thermostat Open To Potential Attacks
Can’t say we are all that surprised with yet another security vulnerability on an Internet of Things (IoT) device. Heatmiser, a UK manufacturer of digital thermostats, has issued a warning to its customers regarding its Wi-Fi enabled thermostats running …
WLAN Companies Looking To The Skies To Prevent Threats From Rogue Drones
WLAN Companies Looking To The Skies To Prevent Threats From Rogue Drones
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a drone. As drones are constantly evolving in what they can and can’t do, companies in the WiFi security industry will always be looking for ways to protect consumers from potential data breaches. …
Plug To Unplug: Anti Wireless-Surveillance System Prevents Attacks From Spy Devices
Plug To Unplug: Anti Wireless-Surveillance System Prevents Attacks From Spy Devices
Earlier this summer we talked about drones that can be programmed to act as rogue access points sent to break into unprotected wireless networks. Julian Oliver, an artist living in Berlin, created a device designed to prevent these types of …
Hacking Made Easy? Traffic Infrastructure The Latest In A Growing Trend Of Vulnerabilities In Open, Unsecure Networks
Hacking Made Easy? Traffic Infrastructure The Latest In A Growing Trend Of Vulnerabilities In Open, Unsecure Networks
September 19, 2014Red Light, Green Light is not just an innocent child’s game anymore. According to a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, it is possible to actually hack into traffic infrastructure to disrupt the flow of traffic and cause …
Your Car May Be The Latest Target For Hackers As Vulnerabilities In Wireless Key Fobs Are Detected
Your Car May Be The Latest Target For Hackers As Vulnerabilities In Wireless Key Fobs Are Detected
Gone are the days where a shattered window was the only telltale sign of a car break-in. At the Black Hat conference last month, Silvio Cesare, an Australian researcher, revealed a technique demonstrating how to spoof the signal from a …
Not Your Average Siamese: Coco Is A Cat-Turned WiFi Spy Sniffing Out Unencrypted Wireless Networks
Not Your Average Siamese: Coco Is A Cat-Turned WiFi Spy Sniffing Out Unencrypted Wireless Networks
Years ago industry experts may have laughed at the idea of a cat-turned WiFi spy. Last month a security researcher named Gene Bransfield showcased what he called the “War Kitteh” at the Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas. Using …
Is An Ultra-Secure Smartphone Built On An Android Operating System An Oxymoron?
Is An Ultra-Secure Smartphone Built On An Android Operating System An Oxymoron?
September 11, 2014What happens when you design a smartphone to specifically place security and privacy in the hands of its users? You get an ultra-secure, attack resistant device right? Not exactly. Researchers on the BlueBox Labs security team discovered a potential vulnerability …
Using A New Security Hack, Attackers Can Break Into Your WiFi Router’s Security In One Second Or Less
Using A New Security Hack, Attackers Can Break Into Your WiFi Router’s Security In One Second Or Less
WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) may no longer be a simple and painless method for connecting to secure wireless. According to researcher Dominique Bongard, founder of 0xcite security firm, there are vulnerabilities in the implementations of two WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) …
Comcast Injects Unwanted Ads Into Websites Accessed With XFinity Public WiFi Hotspots
Comcast Injects Unwanted Ads Into Websites Accessed With XFinity Public WiFi Hotspots
In a stealth move, one of the largest internet service providers could be tainting your websites with unwanted ads and malicious code. Sound dramatic? Comcast, as part of the recent launch of its XFinity public WiFi hotspots, is inserting ads …
