Selfies Reveal Your PIN
A German researcher known as Starbug has demonstrated that it is possible to extract a smartphone PIN code from a selfie image.
Category: Security
Software Backdoor Found in Curiosity Rover
A security expert discovered a critical flaw in the VxWorks, one of the most reliable real-time operating systems for the IoT also used by the Curiosity Rover.
Researchers carefully protect dangerous pathogens – but how secure are all their data?
Even the most physically secure research lab could be the site of a devastating data security breach.
Hackers Can Remotely Steal Fingerprints From Some Android Devices
Security experts from FireEye have discovered four new methods to hack Android devices and extract user fingerprints remotely.
Hacking Satellite Tracking Systems for $1000
A security researcher demonstrated how to hack a satellite tracking technology with a $1,000 device made of off the shelf components.
WiFi Hacking Drones
Unmanned aerial vehicle with the ability to run cyber attacks on computers and mobile devices through Wi-Fi networks.
Duqu 2.0 — The Most Advanced Malware in the World
The experts at Kaspersky Lab confirmed that threat actors behind Duqu 2.0 was detected in an attempt of intrusion against its internal network. The discovery of the intrusion was casual, Kaspersky discovered Duqu 2.0 while testing a new technology designed to detect advanced persistent threats.
Mandrake — Biometric ID from Touch Interfaces
According to a senior fellow for Lockheed IT, the National Security Agency has tested the use of smartphone-swipe recognition technology dubbed Mandrake.
Securing the Artificial Pancreas
Millions of lives potentially depend on the resilience to cyber attacks of a new generation of “artificial pancreas” and other medical devices.
Hacking Medical Robots
University of Washington researchers show that state of the art teleoperated surgical robots can be hacked with a downloadable Python library.