Millions of Android phones could be tracked with ultrasonic spying tool

Researchers discovered 234 Android apps that could be spying on users CREDIT: GOOGLE Hundreds of Android apps could be covertly tracking users via inaudible sounds emitted by nearby devices, researchers have found.  Researchers discovered technology that lets devices talk to one another for tracking purposes using ultrasonic tones on 234 Android apps.  Televisions, billboards, websites and shops can emit the high frequency sounds, which can't be heard by humans but are picked up by the apps. This signals whether a person has engaged with an advert by watching it, or visited a shop, and how long for.  Apps featuring the technology include those from McDonald's and Krispy Kreme....

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An internet security expert tells us the scariest thing about webcam hacking 😎 💻 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 #cybersecurity #privacy

Mikko Hypponen, a cyber security expert told Business Insider: "Once you gain access to somebody’s system it’s trivial to turn on the webcam and record whatever they’re doing, or to just turn on the microphone and record whatever is being spoken around the infected laptop. "On some laptops, you can even do this so that the light next to your camera will not go on. The light which is supposed to tell you that I am recording might not tell you that it is recording." Mikko also said that even though he is "quite certain" that his work laptop had not been breached, he covered his webcam with a "band aid" for "a little bit of extra certainty." via BI var playerParam = {'pcode':'BhdmY6l9g002rBhQ6aEBZiheacDu','playerBrandingId':'undefined','skin': {'config': '//player.ooyala.com/static/v4/stable/latest/skin-plugin/skin.json'}...

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Uber, Ok Cupid and Fitbit password leaked by internet security firm

Uber, Ok Cupid and Fitbit password leaked by internet security firm California internet security firm Cloudflare helps 6 million websites push their content around the internet. It suffered a bug that saw hundreds of thousands of webpages leaking personal data. ... dailymail: 'Uber, Ok Cupid and Fitbit password leaked by internet security firm' → [Read details] Are you at risk of being hacked? A security bug has leaked the passwords and private messages of MILLIONS of Uber, Ok Cupid and Fitbit users for months  Bug in security firm's software led to leaked passwords and private messages Hundreds of thousands of sites have been affected by the leak  Cloudflare said that the bug has now been fixed and all exposed data secured There is no sign yet that the leak had been...

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Routers don't keep you safe from hackers

Many people assume that their router will keep them safe from hackers. It couldn't be further from the truth. There are a few things that routers offer, but they aren't enough. Port blocking isn't enough because hackers can get in through other ports. Unless you have an enterprise level router, the hardware is too weak to do much. 90% of people just have the router their ISP provides. It just doesn't have enough horsepower to do any meaningful analysis of traffic or any intelligent threat detection. Routers have static security measures that are outdated the moment they leave the factory. Hackers are constantly updating their tactics. This is why CUJO has security features that are intelligent and adapt to new threats. CUJO is...

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25 Scariest Things You Didn't Know About Using Public Wi-Fi

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‘AVALANCHE’ NETWORK DISMANTLED IN INTERNATIONAL CYBER OPERATION

On 30 November 2016, after more than four years of investigation, the Public Prosecutor’s Office Verden and the Lüneburg Police (Germany) in close cooperation with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Department of Justice and the FBI, Europol, Eurojust and global partners, dismantled an international criminal infrastructure platform known as ‘Avalanche’. The Avalanche network was used as a delivery platform to launch and manage mass global malware attacks and money mule recruiting campaigns. It has caused an estimated EUR 6 million in damages in concentrated cyberattacks on online banking systems in Germany alone. In addition, the monetary losses associated with malware attacks conducted over the Avalanche network are estimated...

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EnGenius' SOHO wireless router

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7 Important Simple Steps to Protect Your Home

1. Set Strong Passwords Often times we use basic passwords like Admin or 1234. It takes mere milliseconds to hack such passwords. Use passwords that are at least 12 characters long, have upper & lower case letters, contain symbols and numbers. It will take more than a year to decrypt your new password. Start with changing your computer and router passwords. And change them frequently, at least four times a year. 2. Protect Your Router Your router is arguably the most vulnerable connected device in your home. If hackers take over the router, they will collect information about you without alerting your anti-virus and anti-malware software. The best way to protect your router is to update your router’s firmware (software) at least quarterly, to set...

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iOS still does app privacy better than Android

There's not a lot new in Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which is now slowly making its way onto Android smartphones and tablets. Google characterizes Marshmallow more as an under-the-hood effort to improve system performance and stability. But one of the key new features for users is the ability to manage the privacy settings of applications. How do Marshmallow's privacy controls compare to iOS's? [ Looking to run office productivity apps on the go? Check out InfoWorld's comparisons of office apps for the iPad and office apps for Android devices. | If you're editing in the cloud, check out our comparison of cloud office suites. | Keep up on key mobile developments and insights with the Mobile Tech Report newsletter. ] For several versions, Android has shown users...

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iPhone spyware can snoop on desktop typing

A team of researchers at Georgia Tech have demonstrated how they were able to spy on what was typed on a regular desktop computer's keyboard via the accelerometers of a smartphone placed nearby.Normally when security researchers describe spyware on smartphones, they mean malicious code that can be used to snoop on calls, or to steal the data held on mobile phones.In this case, however, researchers have described how they have put software on smartphones to spy on activity *outside* the phone itself - specifically to track what a user might be doing on a regular desktop keyboard nearby.It sounds like the stuff of James Bond, but the researchers paint a scenario where a criminal could plant a smartphone on the desk close to their target's keyboard...

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