Countless “Secure” Devices and Tesla Vehicles Vulnerable to New Bluetooth Hack
By B.N. Frank Bluetooth and other wireless devices emit biologically harmful radiation. If that’s not enough of a deterrent to use them, there have been…
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US Fed Warns Hackers Have Developed Tool Targeting Industrial Control Systems
By Dashveenjit Kaur A warning was issued on the grounds that certain advanced persistent threat actors have developed custom-made tools to gain full system access…
Amazon Echos Can Be Hacked to Control “Smart” Appliances as well as “unlock doors, make phone calls and unauthorized purchases”
By B.N. Frank Research has determined that there are significant health risks associated with exposure to Bluetooth and wireless “Wi-Fi” radiation from common sources including…
Critical Infrastructure Alert: FBI Says Ransomware Attackers Are Now Directing Efforts toward Mid-Sized Victims
By B.N. Frank Ransomware attacks are not going away. Hospitals, municipal governments, schools, and utility companies are frequently targeted. According to the FBI, attackers have…
Confidential Report Alleges Hackers Could Take Control of Voting System and Change Votes; Poses Risk for Elections in 12 States
By B.N. Frank If you weren’t concerned about election security before, a new report might change your mind. From Gov Tech: Report: Hackers Can Flip…
FBI Issues Warning on Malicious QR Codes and Tips on How to Avoid Them
By B.N. Frank If you have a smartphone, you may be tempted on a regular basis to use it to access QR codes. The FBI…
Apple Alerts Biden Admin Officials Their Phones Hacked By Israeli Spyware
By Tyler Durden There’s been a huge revelation in the ongoing saga of the Israel-based NSO Group Pegasus spyware scandal. To recap, NSO Group was recently…
Hackers Sent Thousands of Fake Emails from Legitimate FBI Email Address
By B.N. Frank Does it seem like “the new normal” includes cyberattacks, risks, threats, and vulnerabilities being reported every single day (see 1, 2, 3,…
Millions of Routers and IoT Devices Vulnerable to New Malware
By B.N. Frank Hardwired Ethernet connections are safer, more reliable, and more secure than wireless (Wi-Fi) connections. In fact, experts have been warning for years…
Researchers Says Approx. 4,000 Health Care, Government, Medical, and Retail Devices Are Running Vulnerable Software
By B.N. Frank Cyberattacks can cause catastrophic and sometimes deadly results no matter who or what is targeted – businesses (see 1, 2, 3, 4),…
Palestinian Activists Hacked By Israel’s Blacklisted NSO Group Spyware
By Tyler Durden At a moment the Israeli government is said to be lobbying the Biden administration to reverse its recent blacklisting of surveillance company NSO…
Gas Stations Across Iran Crippled After Massive Cyberattack
By Tyler Durden Iran has announced that the country’s energy infrastructure was hit by a massive cyberattack on Tuesday, which left state subsidized gas stations…
FBI, CISA Warn Hackers Keep Targeting the US Water Supply
(by AJ Vicens | Cyberscoop) – Ransomware attackers are continuing to target water and wastewater facilities, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials warned in a bulletin…
Banks Around World Are Suffering Big Outages, Leaving Millions Of Customers In Lurch At Worst Possible Time
By Nick Corbishley Twenty banks (some suffering repeated outages), six countries (one in lockdown), five continents, tens of millions of unhappy customers. There’s never a…